Regulations Governing Employment Transfer Procedures and Employment Qualifications for Foreigners Engaging in the Jobs Specified in Subparagraph 8 to 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 of the Employment Service Act Article 23

If an individual is employed as a type B foreign worker or foreign skilled worker and the original employer indicates he/she will not continue employment but is willing to transfer the foreign worker to a new employer for continued employment (hereinafter referred to as a contract completion transfer foreign worker), the original employer is required to provide the following documents to the Central Competent Authority 2-4 months before the work permit expires as part of an application for employer or work transfer. However, if the new employer of a foreign worker applies for a contract completion transfer within the aforementioned period and receives approval, the original employer is not required to apply to the Central Competent Authority for an employer or work transfer:1. Application form.2. Certified documents attesting to the foreign worker’s agreement to an employer or work transfer.The Central Competent Authority is required to register necessary information relating to the aforementioned foreign worker’s agreement on a designated information system.After a public employment service agency registers information pursuant to the preceding paragraph, it should process a contract completion transfer based on the foreign worker’s preferred employment location, type of job and other conditions designated by the Central Competent Authority. The relevant procedures shall follow the provisions of Paragraph 2, Article 9, Article 10 and Article 12.