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Foreign Workers Employment guide

Part-time employment

Foreign students residing in the Republic of Korea are eligible to work part-time under certain conditions.
Foreign students may only engage in part-time jobs (simple labor, etc.) that are generally undertaken by students in Korea.

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Application for part-time job permit by foreign students with Student Visa (D-2) or Korean Language Trainee Visa (D-4-1)

Foreign students who wish to work part-time must acquire a part-time job permit issued by a competent immigration authority, after obtaining confirmation from the person in charge of foreign students at their school of study.

  • Processing agency
    Competent immigration service or branch office
  • Application
    In-person applicationReserve
    • Visit the competent immigration service or branch office
    • ① Visit and reserve an appointment -> ② Visit the immigration office or its branch office at the reserved date -> ③ Apply -> ④ Receive -> ⑤ Process
    Online applicationApply
    • Hi KOREA e-Application (① File an e-Application→ ② Attach documents for submission→ ③ Submit application→ ④ Processing→ ⑤ Confirmation of processing results)
  • Required documents
    • Application (Form No. 34)
    • Passport
    • Overseas Korean Resident Card
    • Employment agreement
    • Part-time job permit for foreign students
    • Academic transcript or proof of class attendance (exempt when said information has already been entered into the foreign student information system)
    • Document evidencing the student’s proficiency in Korean
    • A copy of Business Registration Certificate
  • Fee
    Exempted
  • Business hours
    • Reserving an appointment : Available 24 hours at the Hi Korea website
    • Online application : 07:00–22:00 on weekdays (excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
  • Processing period
    10 days for general matters, and 2 months for matters requiring further investigation
  • Inquiries
    Immigration Contact Center (1345, without area code)
Declaration of change of part-time employment by foreign students with Student Visa (D-2) or Korean Language Trainee Visa (D-4-1)

When a foreign student who is working part-time changes employment (workplace), all relevant facts must be declared to the competent immigration service by the foreign student or through the person in charge of foreign students at the student’s university within 15 days of the change.

  • Processing agency
    Competent immigration service or branch office
  • Application
    In-person applicationReserve
    • Visit the competent immigration service or branch office
    • ① Visit and reserve an appointment -> ② Visit the immigration office or its branch office at the reserved date -> ③ Apply -> ④ Receive -> ⑤ Process
    Online applicationApply
    • Hi KOREA e-Application (① File an e-Application→ ② Attach documents for submission→ ③ Submit application→ ④ Processing→ ⑤ Confirmation of processing results)
  • Required documents
    Part-time job permit for foreign students, documents proving the change of workplace
  • Fee
    Exempted
  • Business hours
    • Reserving an appointment : Available 24 hours at the Hi Korea website
    • Online application : 07:00–22:00 on weekdays (excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
  • Processing period
    Within 3 days of receipt
  • Inquiries
    Immigration Contact Center (1345, without area code)