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PROGRAM · WORK & TRAVEL

Working Holiday Korea

Live and work in South Korea on a Working Holiday visa. Arrive in Daegu whenever you like, with 4 weeks of accommodation, help with paperwork and job search support.

AGE
18 to 34 years old
VISA
Working Holiday
ARRIVAL
All year round
BASE
Daegu

DESTINATIONS

Where will you be?

The program starts in Daegu. You are met at Incheon airport (Seoul), taken to the train and picked up at Daegu station, where you spend your first 4 weeks in shared accommodation. With the optional guaranteed job, positions can be in Daegu, Seoul or Busan.

Grupo de participantes posa con los brazos abiertos en un muelle de piedra con un pabellón coreano al fondo

OPTIONS

How to live the experience?

Base package

Arrival, 28 nights in Daegu, initial paperwork and job search support: career orientation, a CV translated into Korean and a list of vacancies.

With a guaranteed job

An add-on to work in hospitality or childcare in Daegu, Seoul or Busan: your interviews are arranged and you are prepared for them. Adding 4 weeks of Korean is recommended.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

Our support

  • Online preparation materials
  • Group video call before you arrive
  • 28 nights in a shared room (6) in Daegu
  • Pickup at Incheon and help getting to the train
  • Pickup at Daegu station
  • Alien registration, bank account and SIM
  • Local orientation
  • Group career orientation and a one-on-one session
  • CV prepared and translated into Korean
  • List of vacancies
  • One social activity a week
  • Contact by phone, messaging, email and office (1 year)

REQUIREMENTS

Do you meet the requirements?

Be between 18 and 34 years old.

The Working Holiday visa for South Korea is available to citizens of Argentina, Brazil and Chile.

There is an annual visa quota, subject to availability.

Work and Travel

PROCESS

From “yes” to your destination

Book an info meeting
  1. You apply

    We get to know your profile, answer your questions and you choose your arrival date.

  2. We set up your program

    We support your enrollment in the package and any add-ons you choose.

  3. You prepare your documents

    We guide you through the visa and you complete the online preparation.

  4. Your experience begins

    You arrive in Korea, are welcomed and settle in Daegu, with ongoing support.

GALLERY

You can only live it by travelling

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OUR PARTNERS

Sponsor logo · Wimbledon School of English · Paper
Sponsor logo · Partner Agency English UK · Paper
Sponsor logo · Cultural Homestay International · Paper
Sponsor logo · Nacel Open Door · Paper
Sponsor logo · Wise Foundation · Paper
Sponsor logo · Jenza IENA Group · Paper
Sponsor logo · Envisage Global Insurance · Paper
Sponsor logo · Quality English · Paper
Sponsor logo · Centre of English Studies · Paper
Sponsor logo · Spirit Cultural Exchange · Paper
Sponsor logo · International Center for Language Studies · Paper
Sponsor logo · Kiwi English Academy · Paper
Sponsor logo · InterExchange · Paper
Sponsor logo · ARSAA · Paper
Sponsor logo · International Association of Language Centres · Paper
Sponsor logo · ICEF · Paper
Sponsor logo · English in Totnes · Paper
Sponsor logo · Plus ED · Paper
Sponsor logo · International Educational Exchange · Paper
Sponsor logo · United Studies · Paper
Sponsor logo · Spintax Tax USA · Paper
Sponsor logo · Celtic English Academy · Paper
Sponsor logo · Language Studies International · Paper

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Everything you need to know before traveling

At any time of the year. You can change your arrival date free of charge up to 2 weeks before; after that, a fee applies.

A group career orientation session (90 to 120 minutes), your CV prepared and translated into Korean, a one-on-one job search session (60 to 90 minutes) and a list of vacancies. For one year after you arrive you can get in touch by phone, messaging, email or at the Daegu office.

Yes, as an add-on, in hospitality or childcare in Daegu, Seoul or Busan. You fill in a Korean-style CV and your interviews are arranged. If you are not accepted after 6 interviews, you can continue with unlimited interviews or leave the option and get the add-on refunded.

Yes, as an add-on, with Daegu Language Exchange: beginner and intermediate levels, 2 or 4 classes of 90 minutes a week for 4 weeks. If you choose the guaranteed job, adding 4 weeks of classes is recommended.

Yes, as an add-on: you can upgrade to a double room for the first 4 weeks or add extra weeks in the dormitory or a double room. There is also a package with the tickets for your arrival route: airport train, KTX from Seoul to Daegu and the Daegu subway.

Cancellation one month or more before arrival is free. Between two weeks and one month before arrival, the charge is 50%; less than two weeks before arrival, no-show or early departure is charged at 100%. Arrival dates can be changed free of charge up to two weeks before arrival. After that, a change fee applies and is explained before booking.

Book an info session to sign up for your new experience

Book your info session to sign up for your new experience.