The Cost of Employment Placement Services in South Korea Has Been Reduced Fivefold
2026-10-20 20:00:00 / Media about us
The new tariffs came into effect on 20 October. The Migration Agency will provide employment placement services for European countries, Russia and Arab countries free of charge until the end of the year.
The cost of overseas employment placement services provided through Uzbekistan’s Migration Agency has been reduced. This was announced at the agency’s briefing held on 20 October.
By Order No. 114 of the Agency Director dated 19 October, new tariffs were approved for pre-departure training (adaptation) and overseas employment placement services.
In particular, the service fee for citizens being sent to South Korea for work under an E-9 visa has been reduced from 50 to 10 basic calculation units (BCUs). As a result, the fee has decreased from 22 million soums to 4.4 million soums. This represents a saving of 17.6 million soums for each citizen.
The fee for employment placement in South Korea under an E-7 visa has also been set at 10 BCUs, equivalent to 4.4 million soums.
In addition, citizens sent through the Migration Agency under organised recruitment arrangements to European countries, Russia and Arab countries will not be charged agency service fees until 31 December 2026. In some cases, foreign employers may cover the service costs.
The following tariffs have been established for employment placement in other countries:
Belarus — 44,000 soums;
CIS countries other than Russia and Mongolia — 440,000 soums;
Georgia — 880,000 soums;
Türkiye — 1.32 million soums.
The service fee for graduates of higher education institutions being placed in jobs in Japan in the fields of technology, humanities and international affairs has been set at 440,000 soums. For programmes for specialised skilled workers and technical internships, the fee amounts to 4.4 million soums.
The new tariffs came into effect on 20 October 2026 and do not apply to contracts concluded before that date.
The Migration Agency emphasised that the tariffs apply only to services provided by the agency itself. Visa processing, air tickets, medical examinations and other expenses may be paid separately, depending on the programme and the terms of the employment contract.
Information about the new tariffs is available on the agency’s official pages or by calling the short number 1282.
In early September, it was reported that the procedure for changing jobs had been simplified for Uzbek citizens working in South Korea under E-9 visas.
Specifically, the requirement to obtain approval from the Migration Agency’s representative office in Korea before changing jobs, as well as the fine for failing to comply with this requirement, has been abolished. However, citizens must still comply with the procedures and deadlines established under South Korean law.
Sources: daryo.uz, repost.uz, uz.kursiv.media, nova24.uz, @Rasmiy_axborot_official, @uznews, @sputnikuzbek, silapravamsc, @migrantlar24, @qoraxabar, @migrant_musofir, kun.uz, nuz.uz, www.uzdaily.uz, anhor.uz, caravan-info.uz, thelive.uz, vaib.uz.