D-4 part-time work: waiting period before eligibility
6 monthsmonths after entry or status change
A student who budgets on part-time earnings from month one has budgeted on something that cannot legally happen yet. This is administrative guidance rather than statute, so it can move without a legislative change — which is exactly why it is worth watching.
- Applies to
- D-4-1 and D-4-7 holders wanting a part-time work permit
- Review cadence
- Checked quarterly
What we have recorded
- 2026-09-076 months
Counted from the date of entry or of the change of status, whichever applies.
Study in Korea — residence and stay information, part-time work
One reading so far. This becomes a history the first time the figure moves while we are watching — which is the part that cannot be reconstructed later.
Guides that depend on this figure
When this figure moves, every guide above needs the same edit. That is why it is tracked here rather than copied into each one.