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All Visa Types
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A-1 (Diplomacy)
Category AApplicants: Members of foreign diplomatic or consular missions and their families
Stay period: Term of assignment
A-2 (Official)
Category AApplicants: Persons on official duty for foreign governments/international organizations and their families
Stay period: Official duty period
A-3 (Agreement)
Category AApplicants: USFK members, civilian employees, invited contractors, and families under SOFA
Stay period: Period of valid status
B-1 (Visa Waiver)
Category BApplicants: Nationals of countries that signed visa-waiver agreements with Korea
Stay period: Within 3 months (non-extendable)
B-2 (Tourism/Transit)
Category BApplicants: Persons entering without a visa for tourism/transit (designated by the Minister of Justice)
Stay period: Within 3 months (non-extendable)
C-1 (Temporary Press)
Category CApplicants: Persons conducting temporary reporting or press activity
Stay period: Within 90 days (non-extendable)
C-3 (Short-Term Visit)
Category CApplicants: Persons staying short-term for tourism, business, or visits
Stay period: Within 90 days (non-extendable)
C-4 (Short-Term Employment)
Category CApplicants: Persons engaged in short-term employment/profit activities
Stay period: Within 90 days (non-extendable)
D-1 (Culture/Arts)
Category DApplicants: Persons engaged in non-profit cultural/art activities
Stay period: 2 years (extendable)
D-2 (Study)
Category DApplicants: Persons receiving regular education at junior college level or above
Stay period: 2 years (extendable)
D-3 (Technical Training)
Category DApplicants: Production workers of overseas corporations training at Korean industries
Stay period: 2 years (extendable)
D-4 (General Training)
Category DApplicants: Persons training at university language institutes/private institutions
Stay period: 2 years (extendable)
D-5 (Press)
Category DApplicants: Persons stationed in Korea for reporting or press activities
Stay period: 2 years (extendable)
D-6 (Religion)
Category DApplicants: Persons dispatched by foreign religious organizations
Stay period: 2 years (extendable)
D-7 (Intra-company Transfer)
Category DApplicants: Essential staff dispatched to domestic branches from foreign companies
Stay period: 3 years (extendable)
D-8 (Corporate Investment)
Category DApplicants: Key specialists of FDI companies and venture/tech startup founders under FIPA
Stay period: 5 years (extendable)
D-9 (Trade Management)
Category DApplicants: Persons dispatched for company setup/management, trade, machinery installation, etc.
Stay period: 2 years (extendable)
D-10 (Job Seeking)
Category DApplicants: Persons for job-seeking, startup prep, or advanced-tech internships at eligible firms
Stay period: 6 months (advanced-tech internship: 1 year) (extendable)
E-1 (Professor)
Category EApplicants: Persons working in education at institutions above junior college level
Stay period: 5 years (extendable)
E-2 (Language Instruction)
Category EApplicants: Persons working as language instructors at private institutes, etc.
Stay period: 2 years (extendable)
E-3 (Research)
Category EApplicants: Researchers in natural science or advanced industrial technology
Stay period: 5 years (extendable)
E-4 (Technology Transfer)
Category EApplicants: Persons with specialized technical expertise
Stay period: 5 years (extendable)
E-5 (Professional)
Category EApplicants: Persons working in law, accounting, medicine, and other professions
Stay period: 5 years (extendable)
E-6 (Arts/Entertainment)
Category EApplicants: Persons engaged in arts, entertainment, sports for income
Stay period: 2 years (extendable)
E-7 (Special Activities)
Category EApplicants: Persons working as skilled/semi-skilled/functional workers in designated fields
Stay period: 3 years (extendable)
E-8 (Seasonal Work)
Category EApplicants: Persons working in crop cultivation/harvest and primary fisheries processing
Stay period: 5 months (non-extendable)
E-9 (Non-professional Employment)
Category EApplicants: Nationals of designated sending countries working in simple labor sectors under EPS law
Stay period: 3 years (extendable)
E-10 (Crew Employment)
Category EApplicants: Persons employed as crew under seafarer labor contracts
Stay period: 3 years (extendable)
F-1 (Visiting/Cohabitation)
Category FApplicants: Persons staying for relative visits or family cohabitation
Stay period: 2 years (employment not allowed)
F-2 (Residence)
Category FApplicants: Long-term residents, recognized refugees, or eligible investors with domestic living base
Stay period: 5 years (partially restricted employment)
F-2-7 (Points-based Skilled Talent)
Category FApplicants: Skilled foreign talent meeting points-based eligibility criteria
Stay period: Detailed stay period may vary by review and permit conditions
F-2-R (Regional Specialized)
Category FApplicants: Foreign nationals meeting regional specialized stay requirements
Stay period: Detailed stay period may vary by review and permit conditions
F-3 (Dependent)
Category FApplicants: Spouses or minor children of D-1 to E-7 status holders
Stay period: Dependent period (employment not allowed)
F-4 (Overseas Korean)
Category FApplicants: Overseas Koreans with foreign nationality under the Overseas Koreans Act
Stay period: 3 years (simple labor not allowed)
F-5 (Permanent Residence)
Category FApplicants: Persons staying for permanent residence with treatment similar to nationals
Stay period: Permanent (no employment restrictions)
F-6 (Marriage Migration)
Category FApplicants: Persons married to Korean nationals
Stay period: 3 years (no employment restrictions)
H-1 (Working Holiday)
OthersApplicants: Nationals of countries with working holiday agreements
Stay period: Agreement-defined period (non-extendable)
G-1 (Miscellaneous)
OthersApplicants: Persons needing humanitarian consideration (injury/illness treatment, asylum seekers, etc.)
Stay period: 1 year (extendable)