OIA

Part-time Employment

Basic Principles

• ① International students (D2, D4) are generally not eligible for employment activities, so profit-making and employment activities are not allowed in Korea.
• ② However, if confirmed by the affiliated university and approved by the competent immigration office in advance, part-time employment activities, typically at the level of a college student's part-time job, are permitted through the following procedures.
• procedure

  1. 01. Preparation of Employment Contract

     Employment contract between the parties (standard labor contract, hourly wage stated)

  2. 02. Preparation of Part-time Employment Confirmation Letter

     Separate form, to be prepared by the university's international student coordinator.

  3. 03. Application

     Required documents attached, apply online or by visit.

  4. 04. Approval/Disapproval

     Affixing approval sticker or printing online approval letter.

• * Differential Application Standards for Permissible Hours of Part-time Employment Activities

  program	year	Korean Language Proficiency Standard ① TOPIK ② Social Integration Program ③ Sejong Institute	Start Time	Permissible Hours
  				Weekdays	Weekends Holiday Vacation
  Associate Degree	1st-2nd Year	X	After 6 months	10 hours
  		① Level 2 ② Level 2 or higher or pre-assessment score 41 or higher ③ Elementary 2 or higher	After 6 months	20 hours
  		X	Immediately	10 hours
  		① Level 3 ② Level 3 or higher or pre-assessment score 61 or higher ③ Intermediate 1 or higher	Immediately	25 hours	unlimited
  Advanced Major Program	3rd-4th Year	X	Immediately	10 hours
  		① Level 3 ② Level 3 or lower or pre-assessment score 61 or higher ③ Intermediate 1 or higher	Immediately	25 hours	Unlimited
  		X	Immediately	10 hours
  		① Level 4 ② Level 4 or higher or pre-assessment score 81 or higher ③ Intermediate 2 or higher	Immediately	25 hours	Unlimited

Restrictions (Permissible Scope)

• Activities that go against good morals or other social order (Enforcement Rule Article 27-2, Paragraph 2)

  【 Examples of business establishments under Article 2 of the Act on the Regulation of Public Morals Businesses and Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree 】

  1. 1. Game provision business under Article 2, Paragraph 6 of the "Game Industry Promotion Act" and complex distribution game provision business under Article 2, Paragraph 8 of the same Act.
  2. 2. Video viewing business under Article 2, Paragraph 16 of the "Act on the Promotion of Films and Video Materials."
  3. 3. Singing practice room business under Article 2, Paragraph 13 of the "Music Industry Promotion Act."
  4. 4. Accommodation business, bathhouse business (sauna business), and entertainment business (private room business) as stipulated by Presidential Decree among those specified in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 2 to 4 of the "Public Health Control Act."
  5. 5. Dalanjujeom (singing bar with alcohol) business and entertainment bar business under Article 36, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 3 of the "Food Sanitation Act."
  6. 6. Dance academy business and dance hall business under Article 10, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2 of the "Act on the Establishment and Use of Sports Facilities."
  7. 7. Other businesses stipulated by Presidential Decree that are likely to harm sound public morals or hinder the healthy development of youth.
• Activities at workplaces of companies and employers with a history of penalties such as illegal employment, which restrict visa issuance.
• Scope of activities in professional fields (E-1 to E-7).
• Non-professional employment (E-9) and sailor employment (E-10) industries.
  1. * Examples: Manufacturing, construction, fishermen on vessels weighing 20 tons or more, etc.
• Activities at foreign language education study facilities for minor students.
  1. * Examples: English kids cafe, English camp, foreign language academy, etc.
• Activities of special type workers such as courier drivers, delivery service riders, designated drivers, insurance agents, study material teachers, door-to-door salespersons, etc.
• Employment activities based on dispatch, subcontracting, or mediation relationships.
  1. * However, this excludes cases where a regional university, separately designated by the Minister of Justice considering regional characteristics, etc., arranges internship activities for international students through industry-academia cooperation.
• Remote work.

Application Documents for Part-time Employment

• ① Application form, alien registration card, passport.
• ② Part-time employment confirmation letter, academic transcript or attendance certificate, language proficiency proof documents.
• ③ Business registration certificate, standard labor contract, copy of employer's ID.