SOUTH KOREA INFO

Part 24: Korean Visas

A

A-1 - Diplomat
A-2 - Government Official
A-3 - Agreement

B

B-1 - Visa Exemption
B-2 - Tourist/Transit
B-2-1 - Tourist/Transit (General)
B-2-2 - Tourist/Transit (Jeju) [Visiting Jeju Island within 30 days]

C

C-1 - Temporary News Coverage
C-2 - Short-term Business
C-3 - Short-term Visit
C-3-1 - Short-term General
C-3-2 - Group Tourist
C-3-3 - Medical Tourist [Enter Korea for medical treatment]
C-3-4 - Business Visitor (General)
C-3-5 - Business Visitor (Agreement) [Short-term business in accordance with an agreement with ROK]
C-3-6 - Business Visitor (Sponsored) [Invited by a company or an organization designated by the Minister of Justice of ROK]
C-3-8 - Short-term Visitor For Overseas Koreans
C-3-9 - Ordinary Tourist
C-3-10 - Airside Direct Transit
C-4 - Short-term Employee

D

D-1 - Artist
D-2 - Students
D-2-1 - Associate Degree
D-2-2 - Bachelor's Degree
D-2-3 - Master's Degree
D-2-4 - Doctoral Degree
D-2-5 - Research Study
D-2-6 - Exchange Student
D-3 - Industrial Trainee
D-3-11 - Industrial Trainee
D-3-12 - Industrial Trainee (Technology) [Who plans to receive a training at a technology-exporting entity which the need of the training at the entity acknowledged by the Minister of Justice of ROK]
D-3-13 - Industrial Trainee (Plant)
D-3-14 - Industrial Trainee (Others)
D-4 - General Trainee
D-4-1 - Korean Language Trainee [A person with at least high school diploma or the equivalent or a current student of high school or below, who plans to study Korean language at an academic institution affiliated with a foreign academic institution in ROK]
D-4-2 - General Trainee (Others)
D-4-3 - Elementary/Middle/High School Student
D-4-5 - Trainee Chef (Korean Cuisine)
D-4-6 - General Trainee (Private Institute) [Who plans to receive training at a private academic institute with an outstanding performance]
D-4-7 - Foreign Language Trainee
D-5 - Journalism
D-6 - Religion
D-7 - Supervisor
D-8 - Corporate Investor
D-9 - International Trade
D-10 - Job Seeking

D-10-1: Job Seeker:
📐A person who plans to engage in a training or find a job in a field qualified for a visa of Professor (E-1)
📐Foreign Language Instructor (E-2), Research (E-3)
📐Technical Instructor/Technician (E-4)
📐Professional (E-5)
📐Artist/Athlete (E-6)
📐Foreign National of Special Ability (E-7)

D-10-2 - Business Startup

E

E-1 - Professor
E-2 - Foreign Language Instructor
E-2-1 - Foreign Language Instructor (General) [Plans to teach conversational language at a foreign language institute, affiliated- language research institute or educational institute of higher than elementary school or language training institute affiliated with an enterprise or broadcasting company or other equivalent organization.]
E-2-2 - Teaching Assistant [Signed an employment contract with the Minister of Education to teach foreign language at an elementary, middle or high school as an assistant teacher]
E-2-91 - Foreign Language Instructor (by FTA) [Who meets the qualifications of the Agreement between the parties involved and plans to teach conversational language at a foreign language institute, affiliated- language research institute or educational institute of higher than elementary school or language training institute affiliated with an enterprise or broadcasting company or other equivalent organization.]
E-3 - Research
E-4 - Technology Transfer
E-5 - Professional Employment
E-6 - Artistic Performer
E-6-1: Artist [Plans to engage in profitable activities such as music, fine arts, and literature or professional acting or professional entertainment activities in accordance with the Public Performance Act]
E-6-2 - Hotel and Adult Entertainment [Engage in performance or entertainment activities at hotel business facilities and adult entertainment facilities in accordance with Tourism Promotion Acts.]
E-6-3 - Athlete
E-7 - Designated Activities
E-7-1 - Foreign National Of Special Ability
E-8 - Training Employment
E-9 - Non-professional Employment
E-9-1 - Manufacturing
E-9-2 - Construction
E-9-3 - Agriculture
E-9-4 - Fishery
E-9-5 - Service
E-10 - Crew Employee

F

F-1 - Visiting Or Joining Family
F-2 - Resident
F-2-1 - Awarded To The Spouse Of A Korean
F-2-2 - A single-entry [Visa valid for 90 days or less issued to an underage foreign child of Korean national.]
F-2-3 - Single-entry resident [Visa valid for one year or less issued to the spouse of a resident visa holder.]
F-2-7 - Awarded On A Points-based System.
F-2-99 - May be awarded upon fulfilment of additional requirements after 5 years on an E-2 visa.
F-3 - Accompanying Spouse/Child
F-4 - Overseas Korean
F-4-11 - Overseas Korean
F-4-12 - Descendent Of Overseas Korean
F-4-13 - Former D or E visa holder
F-4-14 - University Graduates
F-4-15 - Permanent Resident of OECD country
F-4-16 - Corporate Executive
F-4-17 - Entrepreneur of $100,000
F-4-18 - Multinational Company
F-4-19 - Representative of overseas Koreans organization
F-4-20 - Government Employee [Overseas Korean with a foreign nationality of a country, who is currently a member of National Assembly or has worked for 5 years or more at government office/enterprise]
F-4-21 - Teacher [Overseas Korean with a foreign nationality of a country notified by the Minister of Justice of ROK, who is a university professor or a teacher at an elementary/middle/high school]
F-5 - Permanent Resident
F-5-11 - Special Talent [Recognized by the Minister of Justice for his/her excellence in a specific field including science, management, education, cultural arts and athletics.]
F-6 - Marriage To Korean Citizen
F-6-1 - Spouse of a Korean National
F-6-2 - Child Raising [Father or mother of minor child born after a marriage with Korean but not qualified for F-6-1

G

G-1 - Miscellaneous
G-1-1 - Medical treatment due to industrial accidents and the family member.
G-1-2 - Undergoing medical treatments as a result of diseases or accidents or are a guardian of such a person.
G-1-3 - Involved in a lawsuit.
G-1-5 - Refugee status.
G-1-10 - Treatment and recuperation.
G-1-11 - Fallen victim to prostitution, sexual assault/harassment, human trafficking, etc.

H

H-1 - Working Holiday
H-2 - Working Visit
H-2-1 - Work and Visit (Family Connection)
H-2-2 - Work and Visit (Parents/Spouse of D-2 Student)
H-2-5 - Work and Visit (By lottery)
H-2-7 - Work and Visit (Expired Visa) [Overseas Korean aged 25 or older with foreign nationality in accordance with the Act on Immigration and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans who is 60 years or younger at the time of complete departure from ROK after the expiration of the (H-2)]

M

M-1 - Military 

T

T-1 - Tourist landing