Keep track of your student work limit.
Log your shifts. See how much of your limit is left this week, fortnight, month or year. Keep a clean record you can show if anyone asks.
Australia · 48 hours a fortnight while your course is in session
Canada · 24 hours a week off campus during term
China · work-study up to 8 hours a week and 40 a month in the semester
Denmark · 90 hours a month, full-time in June to August
Finland · an average of 30 hours a week over the year
France · 964 hours a permit year
Germany · 140 full days or 280 half days a year
Ireland · 20 hours a week, 40 in the national holidays
Italy · 20 hours a week and 1,040 a year
Japan · 28 hours in any 7 days, 8 a day in long vacations
Malaysia · 20 hours a week in breaks only
Netherlands · 16 hours a week, or full-time in June to August
New Zealand · 20 or 25 hours a week during study
Norway · 20 hours a week, full-time in holidays
Poland · no hour limit for full-time students
Singapore · 16 hours a week in term at listed institutions
South Korea · 10 to 35 hours a week, by course and Korean level
Spain · 30 hours a week
Sweden · 15 hours a week for permits from 11 June 2026
United Kingdom · 10 or 20 hours a week in term time
United States · 20 hours a week on campus while school is in session
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