How many hours can you work on a student visa?

How many hours can international students work in Czech Republic?

A study residence permit carries free access to the labour market, so a student in a full-time accredited university programme can take a job without any separate work authorisation. The same applies to full-time students at a secondary school, conservatory, higher vocational school or a language school authorised to hold state exams.

Source: Ministry of the Interior, Information Portal for Foreigners — Free access to the labour market

Czech Republic also asks you to prove CZK 115,810 before it issues the visa — a full academic year. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Poland?

Full-time students at a university approved by the minister responsible for internal affairs may work without a work permit, and Poland sets no weekly hour cap on that work. The exemption also covers you while you wait for the residence permit, provided you filed a complete application while you were still entitled to work. Once the residence permit is granted you have free access to the labour market and can run a business registered in CEiDG.

Source: Moduł Obsługi Spraw — Performing work without a work permit

Poland also asks you to prove PLN 9,312 before it issues the visa — twelve months of living costs at PLN 776 a month. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Portugal?

Holders of a residence permit for study may work in Portugal, either employed or self-employed, alongside the activity that led to the visa. AIMA states the rule under Article 97 of the Foreigners Act without setting a weekly hour limit, describing the work only as complementary to your studies.

Source: AIMA — Residence permit for higher education students, Article 91

Portugal also asks you to prove EUR 920 before it issues the visa — each month of your stay, at the 2026 minimum monthly salary net of social security. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Finland?

A study permit lets you work in any field for an average of 30 hours a week, which Migri also expresses as 120 hours a month or 1,560 hours a year. Individual weeks may go over as long as the yearly average holds, so full-time work over the holidays is allowed. Internships and thesis work agreed in advance as part of your degree fall outside the limit.

Source: Finnish Immigration Service — Studying in Finland

Finland also asks you to prove EUR 9,600 before it issues the visa — 12 months of living costs, separate from the tuition fee. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Hungary?

During the study period a student residence permit allows employment of up to thirty hours a week. Outside the study period you may work full time for a maximum of ninety days in a year.

Source: National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing — Residence of the student, pupil

How many hours can international students work in Spain?

A long-stay authorisation for higher education lets you work, employed or self-employed, automatically and with no extra permit, up to 30 hours a week. Going over 30 hours cancels the authorisation, and the permission is limited to one autonomous community plus neighbouring towns.

Source: Portal de Inmigración — Sheet 1: long-stay authorisation for higher education

Spain also asks you to prove EUR 7,200 before it issues the visa — 12 months of living costs, or EUR 600 for each month of a shorter course. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Japan?

With blanket permission for activity outside your status you may work up to 28 hours a week, and up to 8 hours a day during the school's long holidays. Going over the limit can cost you your next extension and, in serious cases, your residence.

Source: Immigration Services Agency — Permission for activity outside the Student status

How many hours can international students work in New Zealand?

A Fee Paying Student Visa normally allows part-time work of up to 25 hours a week during term and full-time work during scheduled holidays and the Christmas and New Year break. To get full-time holiday rights your course must be worth 120 credits, and students aged 16 or 17 need written permission from both a parent and the education provider.

Source: Immigration New Zealand — Fee Paying Student Visa

New Zealand also asks you to prove NZD 20,000 before it issues the visa — 12 months of living costs, on top of tuition fees and your onward ticket. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in South Korea?

Part-time work needs prior permission and the hour cap depends on your level and your Korean. Undergraduates who meet the language standard (TOPIK level 3, or level 4 in junior and senior year) may work 25 hours a week on weekdays and without limit at weekends and in vacations; those who do not meet it are held to 10 hours. Master's and doctoral students get 30 hours, or 15 without the language. Language trainees on D-4 must wait six months and are capped at 20 hours.

Source: Ministry of Government Legislation — Foreign students: part-time work

How many hours can international students work in Australia?

You may work up to 48 hours a fortnight once your course of study or training is in session. Students on a masters by research or a doctoral degree, and their families, have no work limit.

Source: Department of Home Affairs: Student visa (subclass 500)

Australia also asks you to prove AUD 29,710 before it issues the visa — twelve months of living costs for the student. A partner coming with you adds AUD 10,394 and each accompanying child AUD 4,449. The first 12 months of course fees and your travel costs are counted separately, on top of this figure. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Canada?

Study permit holders may work off campus up to 24 hours a week during a regular academic session and unlimited hours during scheduled breaks, provided they are enrolled full time at a designated learning institution in a programme of at least six months.

Source: IRCC: Work off campus as an international student

Canada also asks you to prove CAD 23,448 before it issues the visa — twelve months of living expenses for a single applicant outside Quebec, excluding tuition and transport, for applications made on or after 1 September 2026. A partner adds CAD 29,192 in total for two people, and a family of three needs CAD 35,888. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Austria?

Third-country students are covered by the Foreigners Employment Act and need an employment permit for any job, including marginal work. Employers can obtain that permit for up to 20 hours a week without a labour market test, and more hours are possible only if the post cannot be filled from the domestic or integrated foreign workforce. Compulsory internships that form part of your Austrian programme need no permit, but the employer must notify the employment service at least three weeks in advance.

Source: oesterreich.gv.at (Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs) — Studying and working for third-country nationals

Austria also asks you to prove EUR 1,308.39 before it issues the visa — one month of living costs for a student older than 24. Students under 24 show EUR 722.58 a month instead, and the money has to be available for every month the permit covers. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Belgium?

A student residence permit lets you work up to 20 hours a week without a work permit, provided the work is compatible with your studies and your electronic A card is valid. The 20-hour ceiling does not apply during school holidays, when you may work full time.

Source: Government of Flanders (vlaanderen.be) — Employing a foreign national in Flanders, student work rules

Belgium also asks you to prove EUR 1,062 before it issues the visa — one month of living costs for the 2026-2027 academic year. A blocked account has to hold twelve times that amount, EUR 12,744, for the year ahead. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Denmark?

A student in a state-approved higher educational programme gets a limited work permit alongside the residence permit: 90 hours a month from September to May, and full-time in June, July and August. Students who applied on or after 2 May 2025 for a programme that only holds a Danish Evaluation Institute advisory statement get no work permit at all. Unpaid voluntary work for a society-benefiting organisation is unlimited and does not count against the 90 hours.

Source: SIRI — Residence permit for higher educational programmes (ST1)

Denmark also asks you to prove DKK 89,112 before it issues the visa — 12 months of living costs, the most SIRI can require. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Germany?

While enrolled you may work up to 140 full days or 280 half days per year, or up to 20 hours a week. Part-time student jobs at the university can be held for an unlimited period. During a stay for seeking a university place the limit is 20 hours a week, plus up to two weeks of trial work.

Source: Make it in Germany (Federal Government portal): Visa for studying

Germany also asks you to prove EUR 11,904 before it issues the visa — twelve months of living costs for a student in 2026. Applicants coming to look for a university place rather than to enrol must show EUR 1,091 a month instead. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Hong Kong?

A student's condition of stay bars employment, paid or unpaid, and every exception needs prior permission from the Director of Immigration. Students on full-time locally accredited local programmes at degree level or above, lasting at least one academic year, may take up to 20 hours a week of part-time on-campus work and unrestricted work over the summer, plus study-related internships arranged by the institution. Since 1 November 2024 that same group, excluding exchange students, has been temporarily exempted from those restrictions and may work in Hong Kong for as long as their limit of stay or their No Objection Letter runs. Students on non-local programmes get internships only.

Source: Immigration Department — Frequently asked questions on the immigration policy on study

How many hours can international students work in Ireland?

Students holding Stamp 2 permission may work up to 20 hours a week during term and up to 40 hours a week during June, July, August and September and from 15 December to 15 January. The cap is a hard weekly maximum across all employers, not an average, and Stamp 2A holders cannot work at all. Course placements that earn ECTS credits can exceed 20 hours and do not count against the limit.

Source: Irish Immigration Service Delivery — Planning to study in Ireland?

Ireland also asks you to prove EUR 10,000 before it issues the visa — one academic year of living costs, on top of your tuition fees. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Italy?

A study residence permit allows part-time employment of up to 20 hours a week and no more than 1,040 hours a year.

Source: MAECI — Studying in Italy, frequently asked questions

Italy also asks you to prove EUR 10,179.85 before it issues the visa — one academic year; multi-year courses only need the first year proved. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Malaysia?

Student Pass holders at public universities and private higher education institutions may work up to 20 hours a week with prior approval from the Immigration Department, and only at restaurants, petrol stations, mini markets, hotels and on the university or college campus. EMGS states the permission applies only during semester breaks or holidays longer than seven days. Front desk work, cashier work and jobs as a singer, masseur, musician or guest relations officer are all barred, and language, training and skills centres get no work permission at all.

Source: Immigration Department of Malaysia — Student Pass

How many hours can international students work in Norway?

A study permit automatically carries permission to work part-time for up to 20 hours a week, remote work included, plus full-time during holidays. You cannot be self-employed or run your own business in Norway on this permit.

Source: UDI — Study permit: university college or university

Norway also asks you to prove NOK 170,368 before it issues the visa — one academic year of living costs, on top of tuition. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in United Kingdom?

Students on a full-time degree-level course with a sponsor that has a track record of compliance may work 20 hours a week during term time and full-time outside term time. Self-employment and work as a professional sportsperson or coach are not allowed.

Source: GOV.UK: Immigration Rules: Appendix Student (work conditions)

United Kingdom also asks you to prove GBP 10,539 before it issues the visa — nine months of living costs for a course outside London, at the £1,171 a month GOV.UK requires. Courses in London need £1,529 a month, or £13,761 over the same nine months. Your course fees for the first year sit on top of this. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in United States?

F-1 students may work on campus up to 20 hours a week while school is in session. Off-campus employment only becomes possible after one academic year, and always needs authorization first.

Source: DHS Study in the States: Working in the United States

How many hours can international students work in France?

A validated VLS-TS lets you work 964 hours a year, which is 60% of normal French working hours. Algerian nationals are limited to 50% instead. Part-time work will not cover all your costs and should be treated as secondary income.

Source: France-Visas (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs): Student

France also asks you to prove EUR 877.5 before it issues the visa — each month of your stay in France. For a ten-month academic year that is EUR 8,775, and the money must remain available after you have paid all tuition, administrative and programme fees. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Netherlands?

Students on a study residence permit may work either a maximum of 16 hours a week year-round or full-time during June, July and August — not both. Your employer must hold a work permit (TWV) from the UWV before you start; the Dutch Labour Inspectorate checks this and reports breaches to the IND, and the employer is fined.

Source: IND — Employing a foreign national

Netherlands also asks you to prove EUR 13,569 before it issues the visa — 12 months of living and study costs, excluding tuition fees. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Singapore?

A Student's Pass on its own does not let you work. During term time you may work without a work pass only if your institution is on the Ministry of Manpower's list and the work is either 16 hours a week at most or an industrial attachment or internship that counts towards graduation; during vacation, there is no hour cap for students at institutions on the Ministry's separate vacation list, which is longer than the term-time one. Exchange students may not work at all.

Source: Ministry of Manpower — Work pass exemption for foreign students

How many hours can international students work in Sweden?

Bachelor's and master's students whose permit was granted on or after 11 June 2026 may work a maximum of 15 hours a week during term. June, July and August are uncapped, and so is work that is part of your education, a traineeship, student representation, administration, research or artistic research at your own institution. Working more than the rules allow can get the permit revoked or an extension refused. Once you have completed a programme of at least two semesters and are not applying for another first or second-cycle study permit, the cap lifts for the rest of that permit.

Source: Swedish Migration Agency — New rules for residence permits for studies in higher education (25 May 2026)

Sweden also asks you to prove SEK 10,656 before it issues the visa — every month of the permit period you apply for. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in Switzerland?

Foreign students may work a maximum of 15 hours a week outside the holidays, and not before six months have passed since the course began. The cantonal authority has to approve the job, the employer submits the application, and the university must confirm the work is compatible with the studies and will not delay them. Basel-Stadt notes the permit is required even where the work is unpaid.

Source: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) — FAQ Working, study-related questions

Switzerland also asks you to prove CHF 2,000 before it issues the visa — one month of living costs and the return journey. This is the figure the canton of Basel-Stadt requires from third-country students, not a national one. Work is what tops that up, not what replaces it.

How many hours can international students work in China?

A study residence permit does not carry work rights on its own. To take on work-study or an off-campus internship you submit letters of consent from both your school and the host organisation and have the exit and entry administration add an annotation to the permit.

Source: National Immigration Administration — Service guide for issuing residence permits to foreigners

How many hours can international students work in Türkiye?

Students on associate, undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programmes may work only if they obtain a work permit from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. For associate and undergraduate students that right does not begin until after the first year of study.

Source: Presidency of Migration Management — Residence permit types

How many hours can international students work in United Arab Emirates?

Studying does not carry a right to work. Under the UAE Labour Law nobody may work without a permit from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, and the relevant permits are the part-time work permit, which lets an establishment hire someone on fewer hours than a full-time employee and lets that person hold more than one job with ministry approval, and the student training and employment permit for students aged 15 and over already in the country, valid for three months.

Source: u.ae — Work permits