Free tools for living in Korea

Open HWP and HWPX files from Hangul (한글) in your browser and save them as PDF, Word or images. Turns PDF and Word files into HWP too. Nothing is uploaded.

Life admin

Generate a Korean-format resume with the fields employers actually expect: photo placeholder, visa status, TOPIK level, Korean and English name. Live preview, print to PDF.

Jobs

Enter your gross salary to see your Korean take-home pay after income tax, health insurance, and pension.

Finances

Check whether you qualify for Korea's E-7 specialty work visa. Covers all four sub-types with 2026 salary thresholds, ministry recommendation flags, and the K-Point calculator for E-9 conversion.

Visas

Estimate your Korean severance (퇴직금) under the statutory 30-day formula. Base salary, allowances, bonus, years of service, and retirement tax.

Finances

Estimate your monthly burn in Korea by neighborhood, unit type, lifestyle tier, and household size. Rent, utilities, food, transport, insurance — line by line.

Finances

Find out if you qualify for Korean permanent residency. Covers the 4 most common F-5 pathways and tells you exactly what's missing. Income tied to current GNI.

Visas

Live countdown to every TOPIK sitting in Korea. PBT, IBT, and Speaking dates with registration windows and results dates. Source: NIIED.

TOPIK

Check the legal maximum commission before you pay. Korean agent fees are capped by law. Takes 30 seconds.

Housing

ARC registration, bank account, NHI enrollment, utilities, and everything else you need in your first weeks. Check items off as you go.

Life admin

Enter your measurements in centimetres and get the Korean standard size designation for that garment. Built on KS K 0051:2025, KS K 0050:2025, and millimetre shoe sizing under KS M ISO9407:2019.

Life admin

Answer a few questions to see the Korean visa category that fits your situation. Covers E-9, E-7, F-2, F-4, F-6, and more.

Visas

Turn Korea's 2026 and 2027 minimum wage (최저임금) into weekly, monthly, and yearly pay for your own hours, with the official 209-hour monthly figure.

Jobs

Six questions on your visa, Korean level, education, and field. See what your visa allows and a filtered list of live Korea jobs that fit.

Jobs

Paste a Korean job posting and see each hiring term explained: 정규직, 계약직, 우대사항, 경력무관, 4대보험, 퇴직금, and 70+ more.

Jobs

Check your weekly holiday allowance (주휴수당) from your hourly wage and schedule. See if you qualify at 15+ hours a week, your weekly total, and a monthly estimate.

Jobs

Estimate Korean unemployment benefit (실업급여): daily amount after the 2026 cap and floor, 120 to 270 benefit days, and whether your visa is covered.

Finances

Pick your starting level, target level, and a 2026 sitting. Get weeks available, weekly study hours, milestone phases, and a realism check.

TOPIK