E-5 eligibility check

Work Korean law reserves to a licensed profession: pilots, doctors, medical trainees and ship officers.

Who it is for

• Aircraft pilot Requires an employment recommendation from the transport ministry.
• Doctor with advanced medical skills For doctors holding current and advanced medical expertise, with an employment recommendation from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, working at a national or local government medical institution, a...
• Intern or resident training in Korea For someone who graduated a Korean medical, dental or oriental-medicine college or professional graduate school and is training as an intern or resident at a university hospital or a hospital...
• Ship's captain or officer For essential specialised crew employed by a Korean shipping company, holding a ship officer licence: navigation officer or engineer officer at the grades the Seafarers Act specifies, or a...

What the check asks

The check asks 6 questions, for example: Where are you applying from, Which profession, Is your qualification recognised under Korean law, Do you have the ministry employment recommendation your route needs. Your answers are never stored.

Documents a result can list

The result lists the documents for your route. Depending on your answers, they include:

• Application form, passport, a standard photo and the fee
• Your professional licence, and evidence Korean law recognises it
• Employment contract with the institution or company
• Application form (No. 34), passport and residence card, and the fee
• Employment contract (copy)
• Business registration copy, or the permit or registration certificate
• Degree certificate (copy) and professional licence (copy)
• Ministry employment recommendation (change filing)
• Workplace change/addition report (annex No. 38-3), passport and residence card: no fee
• The new workplace's business registration

Source: 법무부 출입국·외국인정책본부「사증민원·체류민원 자격별 안내 매뉴얼」(2026. 7.), pages 사증 162-164. An estimate. Immigration officers decide.