Employment/part-time

Part-time Work of International Students

- Student visa (D-2) holders must obtain a prior permission to work part-time jobs

Application Eligibility

 - Student visa (D-2) holder meet the following conditions

 - GPA of C (2.0) or higher in the previous semester

 - A TOPIK score specified below

 - For English track courses, TOEFL 530/IELTS 5.5/TEPS 600 or higher is required. 

    (Students from countries whose native language is English are exempt from submission)

How to apply

• Apply at the Immigration office with application documents or on-line (www.hikorea.go.kr)

Required Documents

• Application From
  
• Passport
• Alien Registration Card
• Part-time Work Confirmation Form
• Academic Transcript 
• Score report for Korean language proficiency (TOPIK) 
• A copy of business registration certificate 
• A copy of standard labor contract 
• A part-time work confirmation form (issued by designated team at BUFS)

 Permitted work period & places [maximum one year within the staying period; limited to work at two places at once]

※ BUFS is categorized as ‘certified schools.’

Jobs that international students are allowed or not allowed to work part-time

- Allowed areas

• Low-skilled labor for students are allowed
• Excluding specialized fields Translation/Interpretation
• Restaurant assistant
• Office assistant
• Office work assistant /Event assistant
• Store salesmen in English-language villages or English-language camps/Tour guide assistant
• Duty-free shop sales assistant

- Not allowed areas: 

• Private tutoring 
• Work at high-tech industrial parks or research institutes to secure technology security
• Work that is against the social order and virtue
• Construction
• Manufacturing 
• Work that is not appropriate for the student’s status

※  An international student working part-time without permission shall be fined up to KRW 20 million or may be deported.