E-6 eligibility check

Profit-making work in the arts, performance, broadcast, modelling or professional sport.

Who it is for

• E-6-1 · Art, performance, broadcast or modelling For profit-making activity in music, fine art or literature, professional broadcast performance, and professional entertainment work under the Public Performance Act: composers, painters, sculptors...
• E-6-3 · Professional sport For professional players in football, baseball, basketball and other sports, together with the coaches and managers travelling with them.

What the check asks

The check asks 6 questions, for example: Where are you applying from, What would you be doing in Korea, Is a Korean organisation inviting you, Do you have the recommendation your activity 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:

• Certificate of Visa Eligibility application, passport and a standard photo
• Copy of the host's business registration certificate
• Copy of the employment contract
• Application form (No. 34), passport and residence card, one standard photo, and the fee
• Employment contract, or the performance contract
• Business registration certificate
• Employment or performance recommendation
• Report form, passport and residence card: no fee
• The new host's business registration
• Employment contract

Source: 법무부 출입국·외국인정책본부「사증민원·체류민원 자격별 안내 매뉴얼」(2026. 7.), pages 사증 165-169. An estimate. Immigration officers decide.