The present specification provides a method for monitoring machine type communication (MTC). The method for monitoring MTC can comprise the steps of: receiving, by a new serving network node for monitoring, a context from a previous serving network node according to the movement of an MTC device; checking whether an indicator for the MTC monitoring is included in the context; and requesting for data related to an MTC monitoring event from another network entity on the basis of the indicator for the MTC monitoring which is included in the context and acquiring the same.