Kathmandu- The application process for the Korean language test for 2025 under South Korea’s employment permit system EPS is set to begin on August 11 for Nepalese workers. The application deadline has been set for August 16.

The EPS branch under the Department of Foreign Employment of Nepal has issued a public notice inviting applications for the first phase of the language test to be conducted in Kathmandu. Candidates who succeed in this phase will get employment in the industrial and animal husbandry sectors of South Korea.

The target for this phase is to recruit 5,300 Nepali workers. Out of which 3,500 will be selected in the industrial sector and 1,800 in the animal husbandry sector.

The notice states that this number may increase or decrease based on demand. Only Nepali citizens between the ages of 18 and 39 will be eligible to participate in the language test. One person can apply for only one sector.

In the fiscal year 2081/82 alone, 14,224 Nepalese have obtained work permits for Korea. So far, more than 110,000 Nepalese have gone to Korea, and about 50,000 are currently working in Korea.

South Korea signed an agreement with the Nepalese government in 2007 to send workers through the EPS system, and the process has been operating regularly since 2008.