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Korea LawPart-time job guide for foreign students.

Ciel
10 Apr 2025
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Hello.

This is Ciel from Famigo who informs you about the law and visa common sense in Korea every day.


Today, I will guide you again about the part-time job of an international student, which still has a lot of questions.

Before you start your part-time job, please know that you must first get a 'permission for activities outside of your status of residence' from the immigration office.


1. permitted working hours


- Undergraduate 1st and 2nd graders: 10 hours basic. However, 30 hours on weekdays for TOPIK level 3 or higher, and no restrictions on weekends and vacations.

- Undergraduate grades 3 to 4: 10 hours basic, but 30 hours on weekdays for TOPIK level 4 or higher, and no restrictions on weekends and vacations.

- Over-semester student: No part-time employment


- Graduate students: 15 hours basic, but 35 hours on weekdays for TOPIK level 4 or higher, and no restrictions on weekends and vacations.

- Graduate course completion: 30 hours for TOPIK level 4 or higher and 15 hours for non-instruction.



2. an acceptable field


- Only activities such as simple labor normally performed by students are permitted

- a restaurant assistant

- Tourism guidance assistance, duty-free shop sales assistance, etc


3. a restricted field


- the construction and manufacturing industries

- private tutoring

- Advanced businesses and research institutes

- facilities related to foreign language education for minors

- a delivery agency


4. Permission Period and Restrictions


- Activities within 1 year of stay

- Limited to 2 locations


5. required documents

Application, passport, alien registration card, part-time employment certificate, copy of business registration certificate, standard labor contract, TOPIK certificate (Korean proficiency), latest academic record certificate

For additional inquiries, we will inform you through the Famigo Channel Talk.

We will try to make sure that you live a stable life in Korea today as well.

This was Famigo speaking.


6. Things that will help you get hired if you tell about these 

 - Your university status/Course type(English Course, Korean Course)/TOPIK level

 - If you have any other place you are working now and how long how much 

 - Type of visa you have and when expiration date

 - If your score is over C on average

 - If you have any criminal record

 - If your distance of home(or university) to company is under 90 minutes


안녕하세요.

매일 한국의 법과 비자 상식에 대해 알려드리는 Famigo의 Ciel입니다.


오늘은 아직도 많은 질문이 들어오는, 유학생 아르바이트에 대해 다시 안내해 드리겠습니다.

아르바이트 시작 전에, 출입국 관리 사무소로부터 ‘체류자격 외 활동 허가’를 먼저 받아야 한다는 점, 꼭 알아주세요.


1. 허용 근무 시간


- 학부 1~2학년: 기본 10시간. 단, TOPIK 3급 이상 소지시 평일 30시간, 주말과 방학은 제한 없음.

- 학부 3~4학년: 기본 10시간, 단, TOPIK 4급 이상 소지시 평일 30시간, 주말과 방학은 제한 없음.

- 초과학기생: 시간제 취업 불가


- 대학원 재학생: 기본 15시간, 단, TOPIK 4급 이상 소지시 평일 35시간, 주말과 방학은 제한 없음.

- 대학원 과정 수료생: TOPIK 4급 이상 소지시 30시간, 미소지시 15시간.

2. 허용 분야


- 통상적으로 학생이 행하는 단순 노무 등의 활동에 한해 허용

- 음식점 보조, 일반 사무 보조

- 관광 안내 보조 및 면세점 판매 보조 등


3. 제한 분야


- 건설업, 제조업

- 개인 과외

- 첨단 사업체 및 연구소

- 미성년 대상 외국어 교육 유관 시설

- 배달 대행 업체


4. 허가 기간 및 제한


- 체류 기간 내에서 1년 이내 활동 가능

- 장소는 2곳으로 한정


5. 필요 서류

신청서, 여권, 외국인등록증, 시간제취업확인서, 사업자등록증 사본, 표준근로계약서, TOPIK 증명서(한국어능력), 최근이수학기 성적증명서


6. 회사에 사전에 말하면 좋은 요소들

- 현재 대학/학년/TOPIK 등급

- 현재 알바 중인 다른 곳이 있는지, 몇시간을 일하는지

- 비자 종류 및 만료일

- 직전학기 학교 성적이 C가 넘는지

- 기타 범죄 이력 조회

- 집/학교에서 회사까지의 거리가 90분 이내인지


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