VISA
4. Part-time Work Permit for Foreign Students
If a foreign student wants to work part-time in Korea, you should receive permission for such extracurricular activity from the immigration service.
Eligibility
D-2 Study Abroad visa holder who is confirmed by a person-in-charge of an international student program at the school the student is attending
Time Limit
Undergraduate Course : up to 20 hours per week
(* Exceptions can be applied to students who attend a government-accredited university; maximum of 25 hours per week for working can be approved)
Postgraduate Course : up to 30 hours per week
Time limit does not apply to holidays (including Saturday) during the semester and the vacation time (holidays and the vacation period will be excluded in calculation of the time limit)
Activities Allowed
Translation/interpretation, assistant clerk at restaurants, office assistant, etc.
Activities at English villages or English camps as a sales clerk, a waiter/waitress or assistant staff (The rules apply mutatis mutandis to Chinese, Japanese and other foreign language camps)
Tour guide assistant, sales assistant in a duty-free shop, etc.
Place of Application
Immigration (branch) office in the area where the student resides
Web application is also possible: http://www.hikorea.go.kr
Required Documents
Application form, passport, Foreigner¡¯s ID card
Recommendation for part-time work of foreign student
Photocopy of Business Registration Certificate of workplace
Change of Workplace
Changing workplace (under a different employer) should be registered within 15 days of the date of change.
Limit in Extension for Period of Part-time Work
If the latest semester's attendance rate of the student is 70% or lower or GPA is C(2.0) or lower, the student will be regarded to have difficulty maintaining job and study at the same time
If the student fail to register detailed information of part-time job conditions (place, working hours, etc.) or haven't reported after changing workplace, extension of period of part-time work will not be approved.