When resorts hire, where to apply, and what your visa allows
Where to look, what your visa allows, and your rights as a worker
Check which countries qualify and how to apply
Ideas for your days off
Everything you need for a working holiday or backpacking trip in South Korea, in one place.
Start with our Korea guide for the first-week essentials. Then find a room, a job and a second-hand bike. When you have a day off, browse trips and activities from Seoul to Jeju.
Employers will soon be able to post jobs for working holiday makers here. Until then:
Hiring working holiday makers? Contact us
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Rooms posted by share houses, goshiwon and landlords. Free to browse, no sign-up.
Have rooms for backpackers? List them free
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A free noticeboard for second-hand gear is on the way. Until then:
Follow @koreabackpackers for the launch
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ARC registration, bank account, SIM card and T-money, in order.
What “deposit” and “key money” mean before you sign anything.
The work rules, explained plainly, with jobs to avoid.
Why Google Maps falls short here and what to use instead.
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Thank you
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