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All Korean visas
30 visa types, checked against the Sep 2026 manual
All visas
Work 16
Family 4
Residence 3
Study 3
Business 2
Other 1
Visit 1
F-5
Includes a points-based route
Permanent Residence
Permanent residence. Several routes, some scored.
Already in Korea
F-2-7
Includes a points-based route
Points-Based Residence (Outstanding Talent)
Points-based residence visa for professionals, graduates and outstanding talent. 80 of 170 points, plus an eligible applicant route.
From abroad or in Korea
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D-2
Student (Degree Programme)
Degree-seeking study at an accredited Korean university.
From abroad or in Korea
E-2
Foreign Language Instructor
Conversational foreign-language instruction at approved institutions.
From abroad or in Korea
E-7
Specific Activities (Professional Employment)
Employer-sponsored professional work visa covering designated occupations.
From abroad or in Korea
D-10
Includes a points-based route
Job Seeker
Points-based job-seeking visa. 60 of 190 points, with a minimum on the core categories.
From abroad or in Korea
F-2
Includes a points-based route
Residence (General)
General residence status covering several defined groups.
From abroad or in Korea
F-6
Marriage Migrant
Spouse of a Korean national.
From abroad or in Korea
E-9
Non-Professional Employment (EPS)
Employment Permit System visa for non-professional work in approved industries.
From abroad or in Korea
H-2
Work and Visit
Work-and-visit status for eligible ethnic Koreans from designated countries.
From abroad or in Korea
F-4
Overseas Korean
For ethnic Koreans holding foreign nationality.
From abroad or in Korea
D-4
General Training / Language Study
Language study or non-degree training programmes.
From abroad or in Korea
F-1
Visiting / Cohabitation
Long-term stay to join or care for family, to live in Korea without local employment, or to work remotely for a foreign employer on the F-1-D workation route.
From abroad or in Korea
F-3
Dependent Family
Spouse and unmarried minor children of a foreign resident holding an eligible status.
From abroad or in Korea
D-8
Corporate Investment
For foreign investors and staff of foreign-invested companies.
From abroad or in Korea
D-9
International Trade / Business Management
For international trade and business management activity.
Already in Korea
E-1
Professor
Teaching or research at a Korean university.
From abroad or in Korea
E-3
Research
Research at a Korean research institute, university or corporate R&D centre.
Applying from abroad
E-5
Licensed Profession
Work Korean law reserves to a licensed profession: pilots, doctors, medical trainees and ship officers.
Applying from abroad
E-4
Technology Transfer
Providing specialist industrial or scientific technology to a Korean organisation that has invited you.
Applying from abroad
E-6
Arts and Performance
Profit-making work in the arts, performance, broadcast, modelling or professional sport.
Applying from abroad
E-6-2
Hotel and Entertainment Performance
Performing at hotels, entertainment venues and tourism establishments: a sub-code of E-6 with its own rules.
From abroad or in Korea
D-7
Intra-Company Transfer
Posted to Korea by the company you already work for, as essential specialised personnel.
Applying from abroad
D-6
Religious Work
Religious or social welfare work in Korea, sent or invited by an organisation.
Applying from abroad
C-3
Short-Term Visit
Short-term visits for tourism, family visits or business meetings.
Applying from abroad
H-1
Working Holiday
Travel in Korea with short-term work to cover your costs, for nationals of countries that have a working-holiday agreement with Korea.
Applying from abroad
G-1
Miscellaneous (incl. Refugee Applicants)
Covers refugee applicants, humanitarian stay, medical treatment and other exceptional cases.
Already in Korea
E-8
Seasonal Work
Short-term farm and fishery work during peak season, run as a government programme.
From abroad or in Korea
E-10
Crew Employment
Crew work on Korean coastal passenger and cargo vessels, under a seafarer employment contract.
From abroad or in Korea
D-3
Industrial Training
Training at a Korean industrial site, arranged by an overseas company connected to it.
From abroad or in Korea
Where this comes from
Ministry of Justice manual, July 2026 edition, checked against the September 2026 revision. Confirm on HiKorea or call 1345 before you apply. HiKorea ↗
