Applicant Eligibility

1) Alien Registration Card (ARC) with student visa (D-2)
2) GPA over C (2.0) in the previous semester *on the date of application
3) Currently enrolled at KU (less than 8 semesters of enrollment)

• students taking extra semester(s) cannot apply for part-time work

• Who are the students taking extra semester(s)? (on the date of application)

• General students: have registered 9 semesters or more (Architecture department: 11semesters or more)
• Transfer students: have registered 5 semesters or more (Architecture department: 7 semesters or more)

1) Get a Part-Time Work

• Prepare the following 3 documents proving the employment:

• Copy of the Certificate of Business Registration (of the workplace)
• Standard Employment Contract (Working period and hours, hourly wage, and job duty must be stated specifically)

• Employer & Student’s signatures needed

• Part-Time Work of Foreign Student Confirmation Form *Employer’s signature must be included

• Additional Documents required if Manufacturing or Construction is one of the buisniess types on the Certificate of Business Registration (of the workplace)

• Confirmtion of compliance with international student part-time employment requirements
• Copy of Employers‘ ID Card

• ※Please refer to this guidelines when preparing required documents

2) Visit GSC (get a signature)

• Bring 3 documents from 1 to GSC office with extra requirements below:

• Certificate of Registration
• Transcript of the previous semester
• Official TOPIK score report (if applicable)

• ※You MUST visit GSC in order to get the confirmation at least 3 working days prior to the start date of your Part-Time Work

3) Permission from Sejongno Immigration Office

• Bring the documents from #1 & #2 confirmed by GSC with Alien Registration Card (ARC)

4) Start Working

Maximum Work Hours

Year	Required Korean Language Certificate①TOPIK, ②KIIP(Korea Immigration & Integration Program) ③Korean Education at King Sejong Institute Foundation		Weekly Permitted Work Hours
			Weekdays	Weekends, holidays and Vacations
1~2	① Level 3 or above ② completion of level 3 or above / pre-evaluation test 61 points or above ③ Completion of Intermediate 1 or above	X	10h
		O	30h	No limit
3~4	① Level 4 or above ② completion of level 4 or above / pre-evaluation test 81 points or above ③ Completion of Intermediate 2 or above	X	10h
		O	30h	No limit

1. * Only official TOPIK score reports are accepted; it cannot be replaced with KU Korean Language Center certificates
2. * If the student is majoring in International Studies (as 1st major), he/she needs to submit the proof issued from the affiliated department office that all of his/her classes are held in English; TOPIK score report may not be needed
3. but English Certificates: TOEFL 530(CBT 197, iBT 71), IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2, TEPS 601(NEW TEPS 327) or above are needed
   ※Students from the countries which has English as mother language or common language do not need the English certificates above

Examples of Allowed Types of Part-Time Work (permission needed)

1. · Translation/Interpretation
2. · Restaurant assistant
3. · Office assistant
4. · Tour guide assistant
5. · Duty-free shop sales assistant
6. · Internships falling under E-1~E-7 with D-2-7 visa
7. · Internships falling under E-1~E-7 with D-2-2 visa during the vacation

Types of Part-Time Work Exempted from Permission (permission not needed)

1. · Working at the home institution as a class assistant, librarian, etc
2. · Temporary assisting of house chore or office work
3. · Participation in a movie, show, or event for once only
4. · Participation in Field training semester in accordance with regulations and laws by Ministry of Education
5.   * For more details, contact GSC individually

Restricted Types of Part-Time Work

1. · Private tutoring
2. · Construction
3. · Delivery worker, replacement driver, insurance agent, door-to-door salesman, home study teacher(ex: Kumon)
4. · Manufacturing
5. • Exceptionally allowed for permission if:
   • The workplace falls under manufacturing industry with other type of business (Ex. Sales & manufacture, café & manufacture, etc)
   • must be stated on the Part-Time Work of Foreign Student Confirmation Form

1. · Types of work falling under E-1~E-7, E-9, E-10
2. · Works at foreign language educational institution for the minor (English Café for kids, English Camp, etc.)
3. · Exceptionally allowed for permission if:
   • Working as safety assistants and play assistants at an English Kids cafe or English camp with a certificate of criminal history record issued by one's national government & a physical examination form for recruitment issued by the medical institution designated by the Ministry of Justice (including drug test results)
4. · Any other fields that are against the social order and virtue (Ex. Adult entertainment, casino, etc)
5. · Work by dispatch, subcontract, meditation
6. · Workplace located at more than 90 minutes away

Permitted Work Period & places

1. Working period: maximum one year within the coursework period(Only within your granted period of stay)
2. Working places: limited to work at two places at once

Change in Workplace

1. The student must report the change in workplace within 15 days of occurrence. He/she can change the place with different employer within the permitted period of part-time work. The report can be made by visiting Sejongno Immigration Office in person.

Reminder

1. It is mandatory for the student to get a permission from the immigration office before start working. Otherwise, it is considered as an illegal employment, leading to serious penalty on both the employer and the student (Ex. Deportation, restriction on part-time work, etc)