Visa Types

Number of uses

• Shingle entry visa: You can enter only once within 3 months.
• Multi entry visa: You can enter two times or unlimited during valid period.

Period of stay

• Short term visa: You can stay for up to 90 days for tour, visit, etc. Visa waiver program can be applied to specific nationals.
• Long term visa: You can stay for more than 91 days and must register at the immigration office within 90 days after entering Korea.

Purpose of stay

1. Residence visa

You can stay long with the following visa.

• Family visitor (F1)
• Resident (F2)
• Dependent family (F3)
• Overseas Korean (F4)
• Permanent resident (F5)
• Marriage immigrant (F6)

2. Work visa

You can conduct a job search with the following visa.

• Job search (D10)

You must be employed with a visa as below.

• Short term employment (C4)
• Professor, researcher, technical instructor, professional (E1, E3, E4, E5)
• Foreign language instructor (E2)
• Entertainment (E6)
• Specific activities (E7)
• Seasonal employment (E8)
• Non-professional employment (E9)
• Ship crew (E10)

 You can work with the following visa.

• Work and visit (H2)

You can work only for a short time with the following visa.

• Working holiday (H1)

You can work with a residence visa as below. You don't have to depart even if you are unemployed.

• Resident (F2)
• Overseas Korean (F4) except some restricted jobs like nightlife work.
• Permanent resident (F5)
• Marriage immigrant (F6)

3. Non-work visa

• Visa for study and training (D2, D3, D4)
• Visa for media, culture and religion (C1, D1, D5, D6)
• Visa for investment and corporation (D7, D8, D9)
• Visa for diplomacy and government official (A1, A2, A3)

You can start a business with the following visa.

• Investment (D8), Trade and management (D9)
• Overseas Korean (F4) except some restricted business like the nightlife industry
• Permanent resident (F5)
• Marriage immigrant (F6)
• Resident (F2) but some subtypes need a permit for activities
• Family visitor (F1) and dependent family (F3) need a permit for activities covered by some subtypes of D8 visa.

4. Other types

• Visa exempted (B1), Tour and transit (B2)
• Short-term visit (C3)
• Others (G1)

Product

Online Consultation

33,000 won (33 USD)

Application Support

110,000 won (110 USD)

Document Preparation

22,000 won (22 USD)

Documents Submission

100,000 won ~

Online Application

30,000 won ~

Representation

300,000 won ~