Tightened Visa Regulations
According to South Korea'snew visa regulations,native speakers of English in South Korea will be required toundergo criminal record checks,medical and drug tests,provide
sealed academic transcripts（成绩单）and have their university diplomas inspected,TheKorea Times has reported.The tightened regulations will affect an estimated17,000
foreigners that hold E-2 visas specifically for foreign language teachers.
The most controversial requirement is that English teachers residing（居住）outside South Korea will have to have an interview at a South KoreanEmbassy before taking up
their teaching posts. For applicants living in remote areas in Canada,Australiaor the US,thisis an additional travel burden .Meanwhile,foreign teachers currently living in
South Korea must leave the country after their one-year contracts and renewtheir visas by visiting a neighboring country and return without additionaldocumentation（文件
证据）.
The visa changes are a reaction to public concern about the suitability of someforeign teachers .A report from the South Korean Ministry of Education andHuman Resources
Development shows between 2001 and August of this year,1,481 foreign languageteachers have been caught for a range of offenses including forged（伪造的）degrees ,
visa violations and general lawbreak-ing.
But the changes are likely to slow up the supply of teachers to South Korea'sEnglish language education sector. According to Michael Duffy,manager of ateacher placement
service in South Korea,applicants have to spend a few hundred dollars andseveral months on getting affidavits（书面陈述书）fordocuments. " South Korea has put up too
many hoops（圈）to jump through,"he said,adding thatforeigners would seek work elsewhere.Most foreigners wonder if the experienceof working in South Korea will be
worth the burden of the paper work and increasing restrictions."I don'tthink(South)Koreahas thought this through."Said Scott Mclnnis,a Canadian teacher based inIncheon
near Seoul."Thisis a reactionary move by the government that will have strong implications forthe EFL community."
As part of the efforts to ease the discontent（不满）,theSouth Korean Ministry of Justice has granted a three-month grace period forcurrent E-2 visa holders to prepare the
necessary docu- ments.

Which of the following is NOT required of an E-2 visa applicant?

A.To pass a Korean language test.

B.To undergo a medical test.

C.To provide sealed school reports.

D.To undergo a drug test.