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10questions - EPD Topik
10questions - EPD Topik
www.eps.go.kr
Re-entry for
Voluntary Returnees !!
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on the Special
Questions
EPS-TOPIK
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on the Special
Questions
EPS-TOPIK
Are the applicants allowed to apply for industries that are different from the previously employed industry in Korea?
Only applicable to those who voluntarily left Korea after January 1, 2010, and meet all eligibility requirements for the regular EPS-TOPIK.
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Where and how often does the Special EPS-TOPIK take place?
The Special EPS-TOPIK will be administered once every quarter at EPS-TOPIK CBT centers in the corresponding country. It will not be held in Korea.
EPS-TOPIK
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About 70% of the test will be made up of openly available questions on the official EPS-TOPIK website while the other 30% will be filled with new questions from unknown source (new questions will be introduced more in the future tests). Applicants can download the questions at http://epstopik.hrdkorea.or.kr.
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What should employers do to rehire their former employees who passed the Special EPS-TOPIK?
(Applicable only to the employers of the employees last workplace before departing from Korea)
No application is required prior to the employees arrival in Korea. Upon the employees roster registration, local job center in the district notifies the corresponding employer via text message or phone call. After making efforts to hire Korean workers, the employer then applies for pre-arranged job placement and employment permit.
What will be the permitted employment term for the test passers?
They are initially given three (3) years to work upon arrival in Korea and allowed to extend it for less than two (2) years (1 year and 10 months, to be specific), if rehired.
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What are the differences between the Special EPS-TOPIK and the re-entry system for committed workers who have successfully completed their employment term in Korea?
The candidates for the re-entry system are those who worked in industry or business such as agriculture & livestock, fishery or small-sized manufacturing that is determined by the Foreign Workforce Policy Committee, fully completed employment and re-employment terms without changing workplace, and have a contract that ends after July 2, 2012.
On the other hand, the eligible applicants for the Special EPS-TOPIK are those who were rehired after the initial employment term of three (3) years and voluntarily returned home within the expiration of their re-employment period (please refer to Q1).
www.eps.go.kr
The re-entry system allows the candidates to re-enter three (3) months after departing from Korea and gives them exemptions from job training before and after their arrival.
Meanwhile, the Special EPS-TOPIK applicants must comply with the 6-months re-entry restriction period and receive job training after arrival (please refer to Q6).
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Receiving Process
Receiving EPS-TOPIK Application Test Administration Announcement of Test Passers Receiving Job Application Verification of Job Application Notification of candidates for pre-arranged job placement Issuance of employment permit Signing of contract
Responsibility
Verify the applicants qualifications over the EPS website. Set test questions with more than 30% of new questions. Inform about the possible annulment of the test upon the discovery of the applicants unlawful stay in Korea. Confirm medical checkup results. Prioritize approval after verifying the applicants qualifications. Forward SMS automatically via EPS website Contact the candidates by phone or SMS. If error found in SMS auto forwarding system, send manually. Issue an employment permit after pre-arranging job placement within 25 days of the application submission.
Sign a contract on behalf of the workers through consignment pursuant to Article 9 of Act on Foreign Workers Employment etc. * Refund the cost, if the contract is cancelled after the issuance of the employment permit.
Special EPS-TOPIK
Rehired workers whose extended employment period ends after July 2, 2012; Rehired voluntary returnees departed from Korea Worked for industry or business determined by after January 1, 2010 the Foreign Workforce Policy Committee; and have no record of workplace change Restricted to industries or size of businesses (incl. agriculture & livestock, fishery, small-sized manufacturing) decided upon by the Foreign Workforce Policy Committee Exempted Exempted from job training before and after arrival in Korea
Industry / business Korean language test Job training Re-entry restriction period
Requirements to return to the previous workplace Prior application by employer
No restriction
Required to pass the Special EPS-TOPIK which is held once every quarter Exempted from job training before arrival
Permitted to return to the last workplace if worked Permitted only under the condition of going back there for more than one (1) year prior to departure to the last workplace from Korea Not required Required Not required
Issue CCVI to the contracted workers regardless of the expiration of their 6-month re-entry restriction period. Adjust entry schedules in accordance with the expiry date of their re-entry restriction period (6 months), if necessary Workers who enter Korea on the scheduled date will be transferred to job training centers.
Eligible country
No restriction
Enforcement date
July 2, 2012
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<Automatic SMS message> [Ministry of Employment and Labor] OOO (name of the re-entering worker) is eligible to apply for prearrangement job placement until OO/OO (month/day). Please contact your local job center.
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http://www.moel.go.kr
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