What are the types of work visas in South Korea?

There are three major types of work visas in South Korea: full-time employment, non-full-time employment and visiting employment. Please see the following for detailed introduction:

1. Full-time employment :

1. Short-term employment C-4:

Persons who engage in short-term employment for profit-making purposes such as short-term performances, advertising, fashion models, lectures, lectures, research, technical guidance, etc.

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2. Job Hunting Activities D-10-1

In order to gain experience in teaching (E-1), conversation guidance (E-2), research (E-3), and technical guidance (E- 4) Persons who are employed in the fields covered by specialized occupation (E-5), artistic performance (E-6)*, or specified activity (E-7) visas and want to enter Korea for training or job hunting activities - including domestic enterprises or groups in Korea Organized recruitment activities and short-term internship courses with training fees before formal employment* However, the artistic performance (E-6) qualification does not include performance activities (E-6-2) in entertainment venues, etc., only pure arts are allowed fields and sports.

3. Technology Entrepreneurship Activities D-10-2

Personnel preparing technology start-ups that meet the 'da' content of the enterprise investment (D-8) qualification

< p>- Participate in entrepreneurial immigration education projects, apply or prepare to apply for intellectual property and other patents, prepare to establish entrepreneurial legal persons, and other preparatory activities related to entrepreneurship

4. Professor E-1

Foreigners who meet the qualifications stipulated in the Higher Education Act and wish to engage in education, research, and guidance activities in professional fields at educational institutions above a technical college or other equivalent institutions

5. General Conversation Instructor E-2-1

Foreigners who meet the qualifications specified by the Minister of Justice and wish to study at colleges of foreign languages, educational institutions above elementary school and their affiliated linguistics institutes, television stations, and companies Personnel engaged in foreign language conversation instruction at the Affiliated Linguistics Training Institute, and equivalent institutions or groups

6. School assistant teachers E-2-2

Possess the qualifications prescribed by the Minister of Justice Qualified foreigners who have signed an employment contract with the Minister of Education (municipal and provincial superintendent of education) and wish to work as foreign language assistant teachers in elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools

7. Research E-3

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Invited by public and private institutions in Korea, personnel engaged in research in the field of natural science or high-tech industrial technology in various research institutes [except those with professor (E-1) stay status]

8. Technical Guidance E-4

Personnel invited by public or private institutions in Korea to provide professional knowledge in the field of natural sciences or related technologies in special industrial fields

9. Specialized Occupation E-5

Foreign lawyers, certified public accountants, doctors and other nationally recognized qualifications recognized under Korean law who wish to engage in legal, accounting, medical and other professional work permitted by Korean law Personnel [except those with professor (E-1) stay status]

10. Arts and performing arts E-6-1

Engage in music, art, literature and other arts with a profit-making nature Personnel engaged in events and professional television performances, as well as persons who wish to engage in professional performing arts activities in accordance with the "Performance Act"

11. Hotel Entertainment E-6-2

According to the "Tourism Promotion Act" , those who engage in performances or performing arts activities in hotel industry facilities and entertainment venues (excluding music, fine arts, literature and other artistic activities, professional acting or professional performance activities conducted in accordance with the "Performance Law")

< p>12. Sports E-6-3

Football, baseball, basketball and other professional athletes and their accompanying agents and other people working in the sports field

13. Specific activities E- 7-1

According to contracts signed with domestic public or private institutions in South Korea, foreign talents with professional knowledge, technology or skills who are specially needed to be introduced by the Minister of Justice to improve national competitiveness< /p>

14. Specific ability F-5-11

Persons with outstanding ability in specific fields such as science, business, education, culture and art, sports, etc., who have been recognized by the Minister of Justice Personnel

2. Visit and employment category

1. Visit and employment for reasons H-2-1

According to the "Law on the Entry, Exit and Legal Status of Compatriots Abroad" , compatriots with foreign nationality who are over 25 years old and meet any of the following:

(1) Those who were nationals of the Republic of Korea at birth and were registered in the Korean Ethnic Relations Registration Book or Closed Registration Book or in the Except for persons recorded in the registration book

(2) Persons whose parents or grandparents once held the nationality of the Republic of Korea

(3) Persons who are subject to the nationality of the Republic of Korea who have domicile in Korea, or who have Persons invited by a person who has acquired nationality qualifications and obtained permanent residence (F-5-7) status as stipulated in the Nationality Act (the relationship between the inviter and the invitee is within 8 inches of blood relatives or within 4 inches of marriage)

(4) Persons of national merit and their dependents as stipulated in the "Law Concerning Courtesy and Support for Persons of Merit to the State, etc." Survivors or family members

(5) Persons who have made special contributions to the Republic of Korea or contributed to promoting the national interests of the Republic of Korea

2. Study abroad, visit and employment H-2-2

According to the "Law on the Entry, Entry and Legal Status of Compatriots Abroad"

Law", compatriots with foreign nationality who are over 25 years old, parents and spouses invited by their children who are studying abroad (D-2) for more than one semester

3. Lottery visit for employment H-2-5

According to the "Law on the Entry, Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Compatriots", compatriots with foreign nationality who are over 25 years old and meet any of the following:

(1) Interview with Chinese compatriots who were selected by machine selection after applying for employment in advance

(2) All applicants from the former Soviet Union (CIS) within the quota allocated by each country

< p>4. Expiration of visit and employment H-2-7

According to the "Law on the Entry, Entry and Legal Status of Compatriots Abroad", compatriots with foreign nationality who are over 25 years old must return to the country after expiration of visit and employment. Those who are under the age of 60 as of the final date of departure

3. Non-full-time employment

1. Manufacturing E-9-1

Already Persons who meet the domestic employment conditions stipulated in the "Law on the Employment of Foreign Workers" and are employed in the manufacturing industry

2. Construction industry E-9-2

Have met the "Foreign Workers Employment Conditions" Domestic employment conditions stipulated in the "Employment-Related Laws" and employed in the construction engineering industry

3. Agriculture E-9-3

Already have the "Foreign Workers Employment-Related Laws" Persons who meet the stipulated domestic employment conditions and are employed in agriculture and animal husbandry

4. Fishery E-9-4

Have met the requirements stipulated in the "Law on the Employment of Foreign Workers" Domestic employment conditions, and those employed in coastal and offshore fisheries, aquaculture fisheries and salt refining industries

5. Service industry E-9-5

Have met the requirements of the "Foreign Labor Employment Relevant Domestic employment conditions stipulated in the Law, and those employed in construction waste processing, refrigerated and frozen warehouses, collection and sales of recyclable materials, and other publishing industries

6. Domestic aviation crew members E-10- 1

Operators engaged in domestic scheduled passenger transportation, domestic non-scheduled passenger transportation and domestic cargo transportation, and employees who have signed a crew labor contract of more than 6 months with the enterprise

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7. Fishing boat crew E-10-2

Those who use fixed-net fisheries and power fishing boats and operate businesses in accordance with offshore fishery regulations, and sign a 6-year contract with the enterprise (fishing boats over 20 tons) Crew members with crew labor contracts of more than 6 months

8. Cruise crew E-10-3

Operators of the cruise passenger transportation industry, and crew members who have signed contracts with the enterprise for more than 6 months Employees with labor contracts and boarding luxury passenger ships of more than 2,000 tons

9. Diplomatic housekeeping staff F-1-21

Personnel engaged in housekeeping services at foreign embassies in South Korea< /p>

10. High-value housekeeping service personnel F-1-22

Personnel who signed a contract with high-value investors to engage in housekeeping services

11. Cutting-edge housekeeping service personnel F-1-23

Personnel who have signed contracts with cutting-edge investors to engage in housekeeping services

12. Specialized housekeeping service personnel F-1-24

With Persons with outstanding professional talent status who sign a contract to engage in housekeeping services