• KUPID petition
• KUPID 민원신청

Document prepared

1. Applicant Eligibility

• Have an Alien Registration Card (ARC) with student visa (D-2)
• GPA over C (2.0) - previous semester's *on the date of application
• Currently enrolled at KU (student within coursework period or completed-research student)

2. Maximum Working Hours

• Required Korean Language Certificate (Among the below)

  • TOPIK: Level 4 or above
  • KIIP(Korea Immigration & Integration Program): Completion of level 4 or above / pre-evaluation test 81 points or above
  • Korean Education at King Sejong Institute Foundation: Completion of Intermediate 2 or above

• Only official TOPIK score reports are accepted; it cannot be replaced with KU Korean Language Center certificates
• If the student is majoring in International Studies (as 1st major), he/she needs to provide proof issued from the affiliated department office proving that all of his/her classes are held in English; TOPIK score may not be needed in this case
• GKS students are requested to contact us individually

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

Restricted Types of Part-Time Work (not allowed by law)

• Private tutoring

  (※ Even First-Time Offenses Involving Conversational Instruction at English Kids Cafés and Similar Facilities Will Be Penalized Without Exception)

• Construction
• Manufacturing
  * Exceptionally allowed for permission if:
• the workplace falls under the manufacturing industry with other types of business also listed on the Certificate of Business Registration (ex. Sales and Manufacture, Café and Manufacture, etc.) → Must be stated on the Part-Time Work of Foreign Student Confirmation Form
• Any other fields that are against the social order and virtue (ex. adult entertainment, casino, etc.)
• Professional fields requiring permission for activities beyond the scope of visa status
  * Exceptionally allowed for permission if
  - While independent professional work is restricted, activities that support professionals (e.g., assisting in their duties) are allowed.
• Activities of special-type workers such as delivery riders for agencies, substitute drivers, door-to-door salespersons, courier drivers, and home-tutoring instructors

Permitted Working Period & Places

• Working Period: maximum of one year within student’s coursework period
• Work Place(s): limited to working at two places at once

Change in Workplace

Student must report the change in their workplace within 14 days of occurrence. He/she can change their place of work with a different employer (if the criteria for legal part-time employment is met) within the permitted period of part-time work. The report can be made by visiting Sejongno Immigration Office in person.

Reminder

• Students must be granted permission to work part-time from the immigration office before they start working. Otherwise, it is considered as illegal employment, which will lead to serious penalty on both the employer and the student (ex. deportation, restriction on part-time work, etc.).
• Student visa (D-2) holders must obtain permission from the Global Services Center (GSC) and the immigration office to work outside of the university. Prior to working part-time, prepare the ‘Part-Time Work of Foreign Student Confirmation Form’ with other supporting documents specified above for approval. Again, itisconsidered asillegal employmentto work before the immigration officegrants permission.

We would like to provide the guidelines for paid research activities conducted inside or outside the affiliated university by degree-seeking international students (excluding D-2-5 visa holders) that are related to their academic studies.

1. Eligibility

Degree-seeking international students (excluding D-2-5)

2. Paid Research Activities within the Affiliated University

– Cases in which research stipends or allowances are paid by the university, industry-academic cooperation foundations, etc.

• Paid research activities related to academic studies
  → Submit a Supervisor’s Confirmation Form and a College Dean’s Recommendation Letter confirming academic relevance to the Global Service Center (gsc@korea.ac.kr).
• Paid research activities not related to academic studies
  → Part-time work authorization is required.

3. Paid Research Activities Outside the Affiliated University

• Paid research activities related to academic studies
  → Part-time work authorization is required.
  → Submit the following documents to confirm academic relevance to the Global Service Center (gsc@korea.ac.kr):

  • Supervisor’s Confirmation Form
  • College Dean’s Recommendation Letter
  • Statement of Reason for Participation in Research Activities Outside the Affiliated University
• Paid research activities not related to academic studies
  → Permission for activities outside the scope of stay is required.