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[edit] A-1 Diplomats

[edit] A-2 Public Officials

[edit] A-3 Agreements

[edit] B-1 Visa exemptions

[edit] B-2 Tourism

Visa requirements are waived for nationals of most countries who are traveling to South Korea as short-term tourists or those who are in transit. In these cases, entrance to South Korea is allowed for up to thirty days. Proof of confirmed onward or return tickets and sufficient funds are necessary for waiver of visa.

Additionally, visa exemptions are allowed for many nationals possessing diplomatic or official passports. Passports of all visitors most have a minimum remaining validity of six months.

[edit] C-1 Temporary news coverage

[edit] C-2 Short-term business

[edit] C-3 Short-term general

[edit] C-4 Short-term employment

[edit] D-1 Culture, art

[edit] D-2 Foreign students

[edit] D-3 Business Training

[edit] D-4 Regular Training

[edit] D-5 News Coverage

[edit] D-6 Religious

[edit] D-7

[edit] D-8 Business Investment

[edit] D-9 Trading

[edit] E-1 Professors

• Valid employment contract or a certificate of expected employment. • Certificate of career, i.e. verifiable resume.

[edit] E-2 Language Teachers

If you are a dependent of a diplomat stationed in Seoul, you can work as an English teacher. You must obtain a work permit by applying through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The minimum educational requirement for teachers is a three-year Bachelors Degree. Lesser education, such as a two-year associates degree, is not acceptable. Additionally, you must carry a valid passport from either Canada, US, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa.

• Bachelors Degree.

[edit] E-3 Research

[edit] E-4 Technology Consultant

• passport • visa application form • Transfer Order or Certificate of Employment • Contract between the Korean institute and overseas general contractor showing that agreement to provide technology consulting has been entered. • A certificate of incorporation of the sponsoring company • Applicant may also need to provide proof expertise such as degree or certification in the relevant field they are being employed for.

[edit] E-5 Specialized Work

[edit] E-6

[edit] E-7 Special Profession

[edit] E-8

[edit] E-9

[edit] E-10

[edit] F-1 Visiting/Joining Families or Adopted Koreans

Financial solvency requirements are often is dispute. Some applicants have been asked for proof of financial stability and other applicants have claimed they were not subjected to this requirement.

It is required that applicants of Korean descent must have lived in a foreign country and immigration had taken place after 1948. Koreans born overseas and possessing a different citizenship, as well as native-born Koreans who have since changed their citizenship, are able to qualify for an F-1 visa as well.

This type of visa grants you legal status within South Korea for two years and is renewable without requiring the applicant to leave the country. The immigration office at Seoul must be informed if you move during the two-year period.

You can legally purchase property, work or open a business – including private tutoring. It is important to note, however, that work must be of a “white collar nature”. In other words, no menial, factory or risky employment is allowed.

• In the case of visiting their relatives or joining their families in Korea:

•Passport •Visa application form •A $75.00 of visa processing fee(Money order or Bank cheque) •Substantiating documents for verifying the relationship of families or relatives(e.g.: marriage certificate, birth certificate or a Korean family tree register) •Personal reference letter

• In the case of an adopted Korean:

•Passport •Visa application form •a confirmation letter from an organization of adoption or statement of adoptive parents is required instead of a letter of reference. •A $75.00 of visa processing fee

[edit] F-2 Residence

[edit] F-3

[edit] F-4 Overseas or Adopted Koreans

F-4 visa holders -- commonly called "Gyopos" or overseas Koreans -- are Korean permanent residents with virtually the same rights as Korean citizens -- with some limitations (unable to obtain credit, for example). Eligibility is open to any overseas Korean who possesses foreign nationality, whose parents surrendered Korean nationality after 1948, i.e., they emigrated out of Korea and became citizens of a different country after the formation of the Republic of Korea (1948), and can provide documentation to this effect (Hojujok, proof of foreign citizenship, proof of parents' foreign citizenship. This type of visa allows an indefinite stay in Korea with unlimited renewals every two years, with virtually unlimited rights of employment, business ownership and property ownership. (The only limitation is that F-4 visa holders cannot work in unskilled labor jobs. They must be employed in professional occupations, i.e., "white-collar jobs", e.g., teacher, businessman, etc.) Also, OAKs (Overseas Adopted Koreans) and half-Koreans who are citizens of a foreign country are eligible as well, as long as they can provide the aforementioned documentation. (OAKs can have surrogate Hojujoks, i.e., family registries, issued by their adoption/placement agency in Korea.)

• A Korean foreigner who had Korean citizenship before his/her obtaining a foreign nationality:

•Passport • Visa application form • A $75.00 of visa fee( Money order, bank cheque or cash) • Substantiating documents for an applicant's ex-Korean nationality such as a Korean family tree register • Substantiating documents for the reasons and the time of obtaining a foreign nationality (certificate of citizenship)

• An immediate family member of a Korean-foreigner who obtained foreign nationality

• Passport • Visa application form • A $75.00 of visa fee( Money order, bank cheque or cash) • Substantiating documents that prove his/her parent's ex-Korean nationality • Substantiating documents for the reasons and the time of the obtaining foreign nationality of the applicant and his/her parent (certificate of citizenship) • Substantiating documents which establish the relationship of the family such as a certificate of birth

[edit] F-5 Permanent Residency

[edit] G-1 Other

[edit] H-1 Working Holiday

[edit] L-2 Urgent Landing

[edit] L-3 Catastrophe Landing

[edit] M-1 Soldiers