Over 3,200 Sri Lankans departed for employment in South Korea in 2025: SLBFE
October 29, 2025 08:39 pm
A total of 3,253 Sri Lankans have departed for employment in South Korea during the first ten months of 2025, according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).
A group of 72 workers, including two women, left for South Korea today (29) to take up positions in the manufacturing sector.
These employment opportunities are provided under the E-9 visa category, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment and the Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea).
Under this program, Sri Lankan workers are employed in manufacturing, construction, fisheries and agriculture sectors in South Korea, the SLBFE stated.
The SLBFE said that job applicants are selected through a fully transparent online process, while the Korean Language Proficiency Test (EPS-TOPIK) is conducted via the UBT (Ubiquitous-Based Test) system, ensuring that no external influence or interference can affect the selection process.
Selected workers are permitted to stay and work in South Korea for a period of 4 years and 10 months, after which those who return to Sri Lanka are eligible to reapply for employment in South Korea upon completion of their initial term, the SLBFE added further.
