Working Holiday in South Korea
1 - 12 months
English or Korean
All year
18 - 34
1590 EUR
Working Holiday
Working Holiday in South Korea
South Korea is the new trending Working Holiday destination! Our 4-week orientation program starts once a month in Daegu, a welcoming student city located halfway between Seoul and Busan. Both cities can be reached quickly and affordably by train. Daegu, South Korea’s third-largest city, however, also has a lot to offer: as the country’s number one student city, it boasts a young, vibrant atmosphere and affordable living costs.
During the 4-week orientation in Daegu, you’ll share an apartment with other participants from around the world. We assist with all administrative tasks, introduce you to working in South Korea, and help you experience Korean culture through activities and excursions. You can also take Korean language classes during this time. After the orientation, you can stay in Daegu, move on independently, or let us arrange a guaranteed job for you in Seoul, Busan, or Daegu.
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Working Holiday Base Package
We will assist you with travel preparations (including visa application support) prior to your trip. During the 4-weeks orientation program in Daegu, we help you with all formalities, such as foreigner registration, tax number setup, exemption from Korean health insurance, bank account setup, and making a phone contract, and of course with landing a job! Four activities/excursions are also included. And the best is: Our support lasts for a full year in Korea!
You can read all details of what is included in the package by expanding the following sections:
1. Travel Preparation
Our experienced team answers all your questions and helps you plan your year in South Korea.
Access to our mobile-friendly Working Holiday South Korea Knowledge Base with answers to common questions—useful both before departure and during your stay.
You can send us your visa application documents for review before submitting them to the Korean consulate, embassy or visa application center. If your visa is rejected after we have approved your documents (which has never happened before!), we will fully refund you.
Pre-departure Zoom session explaining all necessary steps and answering participant questions. This is also a great way to get to know other program participants!
2. Arrival in Korea & Accommodation
Pick-up from Incheon Airport in Seoul on your arrival date and accompaniment by airport train to Seoul's main train station, where we will give you the train ticket for the high speed bullet train (KTX) to Dongdaegu Station ("Daegu East"). You will travel there together with the other program participants (approx. 1 hour 45 min. Upon arrival at Dongdaegu, you will be picked up again and accompanied by subway to your World Unite! shared apartment accommodation, where you will check in.
A smart card with an initial balance of 5,000 KRW is provided, which can be used for public transportation and can also be used to pay in many stores and vending machines.
28 nights in a shared apartment (4-share dorm room) in Daegu are included.
3. Administrative Tasks & Local Orientation
We assist you with all legal requirements, such as: Foreigner registration (ARC), tax number setup, exemption from Korean health insurance (if you have adequate travel insurance), exemption from the pension system.
We will accompany you to the bank to open a Korean bank account.
We help you set up a mobile phone contract.
If you receive official letters from Korean authorities, we’ll guide you on what to do.
4. Job Assistance
Help with preparing a resume and application documents in Korean.
Participation in a group Job Counseling Session (90-120 min) covering everything you need to know about working in Korea, including a mock job interview.
One-on-one job search assistance with available job recommendations.
Job offers are shared via our KakaoTalk group for participants.
5. One Year of Support!
You can reach our English- and Korean-speaking support team for your entire one year in South Korea.
You can just walk into our support office in central Daegu during business hours to meet us!
If you're elsewhere in Korea, you can contact us via KakaoTalk, WhatsApp, email, phone, or chat. Do you need help with work, travel, Korean bureaucracy, or language barriers? We’ve got you covered!
6. Additional Services
Free luggage storage in Daegu (if you plan to travel around and don’t want to carry everything).
Mail and package forwarding within Korea (if registered at our Daegu apartment).
Participation in one free activity or excursion per week during the 4 weeks orientation program. After that, additional activities are available for a small fee.
We plant 10 native trees in Tanzania per participant to offset the CO₂ emissions from your long-haul flight!
7. Assistance with Booking Language Lessons
You can book affordable Korean language lessons as an extra. You can choose to have lessons 2x or 5x per week. Classes are available at various levels, from beginner to advanced intermediate.
In addition to formal language lessons, the language school offers daily language exchange sessions in the morning and evening, each lasting 2 hours. These are free of charge for language students and provide an opportunity to help Koreans improve their English conversation skills, while practicing your Korean conversation skills with them in return.
8. Assistance with Accommodation Booking
A 28-night shared apartment stay in Daegu is included in the Base Package.
For the time after that, we offer the following support:
You can easily extend your stay in the shared apartment in Daegu, if we have availability.
Alternatively, we can arrange accommodation for you in other shared apartments in Daegu with minimal bureaucracy.
For other cities like Seoul and Busan, we will provide you with information on recommended accommodation options in shared houses and hostels.
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Pre-arranged, Guaranteed Jobs
The following pre-arranged, guaranteed jobs can be booked as extras:
Hospitality Jobs
You can add a job in a café, restaurant, pub, hotel, hostel, guest house or amusement park in Seoul, Busan or Daegu.
Minimum duration: 3 months
Basic Korean language skills are required for these jobs, equivalent to the level you would gain by participating in our 4-week Korean language course (5x per week) as a beginner.
If you already have sufficient Korean language skills before your trip to Korea, we can arrange online job interviews in advance. If you do not yet have sufficient Korean, you should participate in our language classes and we will arrange interviews within the last 2 weeks of the 4-week orientation program in Daegu. The interviews usually take place on-site. You can expect a total lead time of 2-4 weeks before you can start the job.
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The jobs are paid around the Korean legal minimum wage (2025: KRW 10,030 per hour). The weekly working hours are limited to 25 hours on a Korean Working Holiday Visa (only for Canadians there is no limitation of weekly working hours).
You can specify preferences regarding the job and location, but we expect you to be flexible, as not all options are always available.
We arrange a maximum of 3 interviews, for which we will prepare you. If you are not hired after an interview, the process continues until the maximum number of 3 interviews is reached. If no job placement has been made after the three interviews, a refund for the "Pre-arranged, guaranteed job" extra will be issued, provided that you followed the advice/tips from our preparation during the interviews and the reason for non-employment is clearly on the employer's side.
When you book the hospitality job extra, we will arrange ONE guaranteed hospitality job for you (if you wish to arrange two different hospitality jobs, please book the number "2" of the "Pre-arranged, guaranteed job" extra.
Similarly, if you want 2 or more jobs from different categories (hospitality job and childcare job), please book the number "2" or the desired number of the "Pre-arranged, guaranteed job" extra.
Personalisierte To-Do-Checkliste vor der Anreise nach Deutschland: Unsere personalisierte Checkliste stellt sicher, dass du bei der Reisevorbereitung und Planung deines Work & Travel-Aufenthaltes auch sicher nichts vergisst
Zugang zu unserer umfassenden und mobilnutzerfreundlichen Knowledge Base Germany mit allen Informationen, die du zur Organisation deines Aufenthalts sowie Leben und Arbeiten in Deutschland brauchst, z.B.:
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Jobsuche: ausführliche Infos zum Thema Jobsuche und Job-Quellen, Erstellung deines deutschen Lebenslaufs, Tipps für ein erfolgreiches Vorstellungsgespräch u.a.
Leben in Berlin und Deutschland: Wohnungssuche, öffentlicher Verkehr, Wohnsitzregistrierung, Abschluss eines Handyvertrages, Deutsch lernen, Bankkontoeröffnung, Steuern, Reisen, Sport, Freizeit, Kultur
Liste von kurzzeitigen bis mittelfristigen Unterkunftsmöglichkeiten in Berlin, die dir die Möglichkeit bieten, deine Adresse zu registrieren. Die Registrierung deiner Adresse ist zwingend erforderlich, um überhaupt einen Job in Deutschland annehmen zu können. Bei Unterbringung z.B. in einem Hostel oder mit Airbnb ist dies nicht möglich.
Vorlagen aller relevanten Formulare mit englischer Übersetzung (z.B. Beantragung Aufenthaltsgenehmigung, Visumantrag) sowie Vorlagen für deinen Lebenslauf im deutschen Format
Englisch- und deutschsprachiges Online-Support-Team: Unser mehrsprachiges Team hilft dir bei allen Fragen, die du vor und während deines Work & Travel-Aufenthaltes in Deutschland hast. Du erreichst uns per E-Mail, Telefon und WhatsApp.
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Teilnahme an 5 Events/Aktivitäten/Touren inklusive Eintrittsgelder in Berlin mit Schwerpunkt auf alternativer Jugendkultur sind inklusive (es werden mindestens 5 solche Aktivitäten pro Monat angeboten)
Bei weiteren Events/Aktivitäten/Touren kannst du (nach Nutzung deiner 5 im Paket beinhalteten Aktivitäten) zusammen mit weiteren Teilnehmer*innen gegen geringe Extrakosten teilnehmen
Hilfe beim Buchen eines Deutschkurses: Grundkenntnisse der deutschen Sprache sind auf jeden Fall hilfreich, um sich in Deutschland zurechtzufinden und auch, um neue Freunde zu gewinnen. Wir können für dich Sprachunterricht bei einer günstigen und zentral gelegenen Sprachschule in Berlin buchen. Du kannst zwischen Morgen- und Abendkurs wählen und somit den Sprachunterricht deinen Arbeitszeiten in Berlin anpassen.
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Childcare Jobs
Most childcare jobs we arrange in Seoul, Busan, and Daegu are in international Kid's Cafés. Kid's Cafés combine an indoor playground with additional activities for children and a café where parents can relax. Parents can monitor their children on video screens.
Minimum duration: 3 months
The children are usually in the age range of 1.5-9 years. You will play with them in the indoor playground, read them books, play board games (small groups of 3-5 children each), cook with them, do science experiments, do arts and crafts with them - all in English! Although you primarily speak English, basic Korean language skills are required, equivalent to the level of knowledge you would gain by participating in our 4-week Korean language course (5x per week) as a beginner.
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Kid's Cafés are particularly busy on weekends when you will be particularly needed. The jobs are paid around the Korean legal minimum wage (2025: KRW 10,030 per hour). The weekly working hours are limited to 25 hours on a Korean Working Holiday Visa.
If you already have sufficient Korean language skills before your trip to Korea, we can arrange online interviews in advance. If you do not yet have sufficient Korean, you will participate in our course and we will arrange interviews within the last 2 weeks of the 4-week orientation program in Daegu. The interviews will then usually take place on-site. You can expect a lead time of 2-4 weeks before you can start the job.
The jobs are paid at the Korean legal minimum wage (2025: KRW 10,030 per hour). The weekly working hours are limited to 25 hours on a Korean Working Holiday Visa (only for Canadians there is no limitation of weekly working hours).
You can specify preferences regarding the location, but we expect you to be flexible, as not all options are always available.
We organize a maximum of 3 interviews, for which we will prepare you. If you are not hired after an interview, the process continues until the maximum number of 3 interviews is reached. If no job placement has been made after the three interviews, a refund for the "Pre-arranged, guaranteed job" extra will be issued, provided that you followed the advice/tips from our preparation during the interviews and the reason for non-employment is clearly on the employer's side.
When you book the childcare job as an extra, we will arrange ONE guaranteed childcare job for you (if you wish to arrange two different childcare jobs, please book the number "2" of the "Pre-arranged, guaranteed job" extra.
Similarly, if you want 2 or more jobs from different categories (hospitality job and childcare job), please book the number "2" or the desired number of the "Pre-arranged, guaranteed job" extra.
Personalisierte To-Do-Checkliste vor der Anreise nach Deutschland: Unsere personalisierte Checkliste stellt sicher, dass du bei der Reisevorbereitung und Planung deines Work & Travel-Aufenthaltes auch sicher nichts vergisst
Zugang zu unserer umfassenden und mobilnutzerfreundlichen Knowledge Base Germany mit allen Informationen, die du zur Organisation deines Aufenthalts sowie Leben und Arbeiten in Deutschland brauchst, z.B.:
Reisevorbereitung: Flüge buchen, Versicherung abschließen, Visum beantragen, Packliste
Jobsuche: ausführliche Infos zum Thema Jobsuche und Job-Quellen, Erstellung deines deutschen Lebenslaufs, Tipps für ein erfolgreiches Vorstellungsgespräch u.a.
Leben in Berlin und Deutschland: Wohnungssuche, öffentlicher Verkehr, Wohnsitzregistrierung, Abschluss eines Handyvertrages, Deutsch lernen, Bankkontoeröffnung, Steuern, Reisen, Sport, Freizeit, Kultur
Liste von kurzzeitigen bis mittelfristigen Unterkunftsmöglichkeiten in Berlin, die dir die Möglichkeit bieten, deine Adresse zu registrieren. Die Registrierung deiner Adresse ist zwingend erforderlich, um überhaupt einen Job in Deutschland annehmen zu können. Bei Unterbringung z.B. in einem Hostel oder mit Airbnb ist dies nicht möglich.
Vorlagen aller relevanten Formulare mit englischer Übersetzung (z.B. Beantragung Aufenthaltsgenehmigung, Visumantrag) sowie Vorlagen für deinen Lebenslauf im deutschen Format
Englisch- und deutschsprachiges Online-Support-Team: Unser mehrsprachiges Team hilft dir bei allen Fragen, die du vor und während deines Work & Travel-Aufenthaltes in Deutschland hast. Du erreichst uns per E-Mail, Telefon und WhatsApp.
Ticket für 1 Woche unbegrenzte Nutzung der öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel in Berlin (Innenstadt Zonen A+B)
Begrüßungsdinner in Berlin
Teilnahme an 5 Events/Aktivitäten/Touren inklusive Eintrittsgelder in Berlin mit Schwerpunkt auf alternativer Jugendkultur sind inklusive (es werden mindestens 5 solche Aktivitäten pro Monat angeboten)
Bei weiteren Events/Aktivitäten/Touren kannst du (nach Nutzung deiner 5 im Paket beinhalteten Aktivitäten) zusammen mit weiteren Teilnehmer*innen gegen geringe Extrakosten teilnehmen
Hilfe beim Buchen eines Deutschkurses: Grundkenntnisse der deutschen Sprache sind auf jeden Fall hilfreich, um sich in Deutschland zurechtzufinden und auch, um neue Freunde zu gewinnen. Wir können für dich Sprachunterricht bei einer günstigen und zentral gelegenen Sprachschule in Berlin buchen. Du kannst zwischen Morgen- und Abendkurs wählen und somit den Sprachunterricht deinen Arbeitszeiten in Berlin anpassen.
CO2-Kompensation: Für die CO2-Kompensation deiner Langstreckenflüge pflanzen wir pro Teilnehmenden 10 einheimische Bäume am Kilimanjaro in Tansania
SPECIAL, bereits ab 1 Woche möglich: Wir organisieren Farmstay in Deutschland ohne weitere Kosten, wenn du für 2024 dieses Programm buchst. Dabei bekommst du kostenfrei Unterbringung und Verpflegung gestellt.
Daegu - Our Location in South Korea
The location of our 4-week orientation program in South Korea is the university city of Daegu. With 2.5 million inhabitants, Daegu is the country’s third-largest city. Due to its 6 universities and 17 other institutions of higher education that attract Korean and foreign students, Daegu has a young, creative, and international vibe. Downtown Daegu has many bars, clubs, shops, and markets that cater to young people. Because of the students, the cost of living in Daegu is also significantly cheaper compared to Seoul. Throughout the year, various festivals and events take place in Daegu, such as the Daegu Fashion Fair, the Asian Bodypainting Festival, the Chicken & Beer Festival, and the Daegu International Music Festival.
Daegu is centrally located in South Korea between the two larger cities of Seoul and Busan, which can be reached quickly and relatively cheaply by train, taking around 1 hour and 45 minutes to Seoul and 45 minutes to Busan. In Daegu's surrounding region, you can find historically significant villages and towns, Buddhist temples, and mountains like Palong-san.
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Shared Accommodation in Daegu
Accommodation in Daegu is provided in a historic building in a very central location of Daegu, at walking distance from the language school and the city's main shopping and entertainment areas.
The building has 2 apartments for 6-share and 2 apartments for twin share (one bunk bed). In the case of accommodation in twin or dorm rooms, we try to separate by gender; however, this is not always possible and cannot be guaranteed. It is exclusively used for World Unite! participants. Each apartment has its own en-suit shower with toilet and kitchenette with fridge. Every resident has access of a private locker for their valuables. Each apartment also has its own washing machine.
There is a shared communal area on the ground floor, which has a living room with a large table, a kitchen, a toilet and a luggage storage room. Free WiFi is available at the shared areas. There is also a drinking water filter machine with hot and cold water.
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What is included?
- The services of the Work&Travel Basic Package are described in detail in the text above.
- Airport pickup from Incheon on the arrival day, including train tickets (airport train, KTX, and subway in Daegu to the shared apartment accommodation)
- 4 weeks of shared apartment accommodation in a shared room in Daegu
- If you book a pre-arranged, guaranteed job as an extra, the arrangement of the job, support/preparation for a possible interview, and help with the logistics for travel are included.
Not included?
- Accommodation for the period after the first 4 weeks (can be booked as an extra)
- Language classes (can be booked as an extra)
- Travel to and from Korea
- Meals
- Visa costs
- Local transportation costs
- Travel costs in Korea (e.g., to your job interview or your job)
- Insurance (travel health insurance, liability insurance, travel cancellation insurance; you book yourself, we can help)
- Personal expenses
- Vaccinations
INSIGHT
this program
The 4-week orientation program with like-minded people makes your start in South Korea easy!
Modern and cost-effective language classes can be booked as an extra.
English-speaking support team for a whole year.
Attractive shared apartment accommodation.
Guaranteed jobs in Seoul, Busan, and Daegu available!
Questions?
your consultant for this program is
Chris Engler
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