Basic Knowledge for Hiring Part-Time Workers! Let's Learn About Visas

To all business owners considering hiring foreign part-time workers! 

From now on, when hiring a foreign part-timer,  

check whether they hold the right visa (status of stay) before signing the employment contract  !

These days, you can see many foreign part-time workers at restaurants and cafés.

International students are actively working part-time to cover tuition and living expenses,

and many business owners are hiring foreign part-timers as well.

So, what visa does a foreigner need to work part-time?

The main visas that allow part-time work in Korea are as follows.

D-2 (University Student) 

D-4 (Language Training) 

D-10 (Job Seeking)

H1 (Working Holiday) 

You can assume that most foreign part-time workers

hold one of the visas above. 

In addition, there are 

F-2 (Residence) 

F-4 (Overseas Korean) 

F-5 (Permanent Residence)

F-6 (Marriage Immigrant) 

and other F visas. Their employment conditions are less strict than those of D visas,

but holders usually work as regular employees rather than part-timers.

One more thing! There is another important item to check after the status of stay.

It is the permitted working hours of foreign part-time workers. 

Permitted working hours vary depending on the visa and Korean language proficiency, 

and you can find the details here.