(Overview) All South Korean Visa Types

 

Type A :Persons staying for diplomacy, official duty, or under international agreement

Status of stay | Eligibility | Period of stay

A-1 (Diplomat) | Members of foreign diplomatic missions or consular offices and their family members |  During Incumbency

A-2 (Foreign Government Official) | Officials of foreign governments or international organizations and their family members | During Official Duty

A-3 (International Agreement) | USFK, civilian personnel, invited contractors and their family members under the SOFA Agreement | For Duration of Status

Type B : Persons granted entry into the ROK under VWP, principle of reciprocity, etc.

B-1 (Visa Exempted) | Nationals from countries that have signed a visa waiver agreement with the Republic of Korea | Maximum 3 months (NOT Extendable)

B-2 (Tourist·Transit) | Persons entering Korea without a visa for the purpose of tourism, transit, etc. (Designated by the Minister of Justice) | Maximum 3 months (NOT Extendable)

Type C : Persons entering Korea for temporary stay within 90 days

C-1 (Short-Term News Coverage) | Persons visiting Korea for temporary news coverage or reporting | Maximum 90 days (NOT Extendable

C-3 (Short-Term Visit) | Persons staying for a short-term period for tourism, business, visitation, etc. | Maximum 90 days (NOT Extendable

C-4 (Short-Term Employee) | Persons visiting Korea for a short-term period to engage in employment/profit-making activities | Maximum 90 days (NOT Extendable)

Type D : Persons staying for educational, cultural, and investment-related activities

D-1 (Arts and Culture) | Persons engaging in cultural, artistic activities not for the purpose of profit | 2 years (Extendable)

D-2 (Student) | Persons who have received a formal education at an educational institution such as college (or higher) | 2 years (Extendable)

D-3 (Industrial Trainee) | Production workers from overseas corporation who want to receive training in a relevant industry in Korea | 2 years (Extendable) 

D-4 (General Trainee) |Persons receiving training at university-affiliated language institutes or private educational institutions, etc.| 2 years (Extendable) 

D-5 (Long-Term News Coverage) | Persons engaging in news coverage or reporting activities while residing in Korea | 2 years (Extendable) 

D-6 (Religion) Persons who are dispatched from a foreign religious organization, etc. to engage in religious activities in Korea | 2 years (Extendable) 

D-7 (Intra-Company Transferee) Essential workers who are dispatched from foreign companies to domestic branches in Korea, etc. | 3 years (Extendable) 

D-8 (Corporate Investor) | Essential professional workers of foreign-invested companies under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act and founders of venture companies | 5 years (Extendable) 

D-9 (International Trade) | Persons who are dispatched to work for the establishment and management of a company, trade, installation of imported machinery, production of industrial facilities, etc. | 2 years (Extendable) 

D-10 (Job Seeker) | Persons engaging in job-seeking activities for employment, preparing a start-up, or doing internship in high-tech field at a company meeting the relevant requirements | 6 months (High-Tech Internship: 1 year) (Extendable)

Type E : Persons staying for professional, non-professional activities

E-1 (Professor) | Persons giving lectures at an educational institution such as college (or higher) | 5 years (Extendable) 

E-2 (Foreign Language Instructor) | Persons who teach foreign language conversation at a foreign language institute, etc. | 2 years (Extendable) 

E-3 (Research) | Researchers in the field of natural science or high technology industry | 5 years (Extendable) 

E-4 (Technical Instructor) | Persons who possess technological knowledge in a special field of industry, etc. | 5 years (Extendable)

E-5 (Professional) | Persons working in a professional field such as law, accounting, or medicine | 5 years (Extendable) 

E-6 (Arts and Performances) | Persons engaging in artistic activities, entertainment, sports, etc. for the purpose of making a profit | 2 years (Extendable) 

E-7 (Special Occupation) | Persons working as a professional, semi-professional, or skilled worker in a specific field | 3 years (Extendable)

E-8 (Seasonal Work) | Persons working in the field of cultivation, the harvesting of crops, or the processing of aquatic products | 5 months (NOT Extendable) 

E-9 (Non-Professional) | Persons engaging in simple labor such as manufacturing as a citizen from the 16 sending countries in accordance with the Act On The Employment Of Foreign Workers | 3 years (Extendable) 

E-10 (Maritime Crew) | Persons who work as a seafarer, etc. under a seafarer employment contract | 3 years (Extendable) 

H-2 (Work and Visit) | Persons aged 18 or older as overseas Koreans with one of the 7 nationalities who wish to visit or work in Korea (46 occupations) (China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) | 3 years (Extendable) 

Type F : Persons staying on Dependent family, Resident, Overseas Korean, Permanent resident, Marriage migrant status

F-1 (Family visitor) | Persons staying for the purpose of visiting relatives, living together with family, etc. | 2 years (Work Not Permitted) 

F-2 (Resident) | Long-term residents, persons recognized as refugees, or investors meeting certain requirements, and whose livelihood is based in Korea | 5 years (Partial Restrictions on Employment) 

F-3 (Dependent Family) | Spouse or underage children of a person eligible for Arts and Culture (D1) to Special Occupation (E7) status | During accompanying (Work Not Permitted)

F-4 (Overseas Korean) | Overseas Koreans with foreign nationality who fall under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Overseas Korean Act | 3 years (Unskilled labor not permitted)

F-5 (Permanent Resident) | Persons staying in Korea for the purpose of permanent residency who receive treatment similar to that of a Korean national | Permanent (No Restrictions on Employment) 

F-6 (Marriage Migrant) | Persons married to a Korean national | 3 years (No Restrictions on Employment)

Others : Persons employed under agreement or staying on humanitarian grounds 

H-1 (Working Holiday) | Nationals from countries that have a working holiday program with Korea | As specified in Agreement (Not Extendable)

G-1 (Miscellaneous) | Persons in need of humanitarian consideration, such as treatment for industrial accidents and diseases, applicants for refugee status, etc. | 1 year (Extendable)