Get paid in USD to help train AI. From Korea.

Can you do this on your visa?

F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6: open work rights, no permission needed. E-1 to E-7: concurrent-employment permit required from Immigration and your employer. D-2 / D-4 students: Part-Time Employment Permit (S-3), 20 hr/week cap. D-10 / D-8: case by case. Remote work paid in USD to a foreign account is a genuine grey area; default to the cautious read until you confirm with HiKorea.

Korean tax on USD remote income

In your first 5 years of Korean residence, foreign-source income is only taxed in Korea to the extent you remit it into Korea. Keep USD in a foreign account during the exemption window and you often owe nothing in Korea on it. After year 5, you’re taxed on worldwide income. Full tax guide.