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Working Visa Options for South Korea

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Destination
Purpose
Duration
16 visas

  • E-1 Professor

    Processing
    Cost
    USD 60
    Duration
    Period of stay set by Korea Immigration for this status.
    Difficulty
    medium

    E-1 Professor

    USD 60Application fee
    See official pageProof of funds
    See official pageProcessing time
    5 yearsDuration
    No work limitPath to PR
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  • C-1 Temporary News Coverage

    Processing
    Cost
    USD 40
    Duration
    Period of stay set by Korea Immigration for this status.
    Difficulty
    medium

    C-1 Temporary News Coverage

    USD 40Application fee
    See official pageProof of funds
    See official pageProcessing time
    3 monthsDuration
    No work limit
    Official site ↗

  • Digital Nomad Visa (Workcation)

    Processing
    4 weeks
    Cost
    USD 60
    Duration
    Up to 2 years (1 year initial, extendable once)
    Difficulty
    medium

    Digital Nomad Visa (Workcation)

    USD 60Application fee
    See official pageProof of funds
    4 weeksProcessing time
    Up to 2 yearsDuration
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  • D-8 Corporate Investment

    Processing
    4 weeks
    Cost
    USD 60
    Duration
    Corporate investment (D-8): up to 5 years per grant for FIPA corporate investors (annex sub-item 가); 2 years for venture/startup sub-items (나/다).
    Difficulty
    hard

    D-8 Corporate Investment

    USD 60Application fee
    See official pageProof of funds
    4 weeksProcessing time
    up to 5 yearsDuration
    No work limitPath to PR
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  • D-10 Job Seeker Visa

    Processing
    2–4 weeks
    Cost
    USD 60
    Duration
    Up to 6 months (extendable to 2 years maximum)
    Difficulty
    medium

    D-10 Job Seeker Visa

    USD 60Application fee
    See official pageProof of funds
    2–4 weeksProcessing time
    Up to 6 monthsDuration
    No work limitPath to PR
    Official site ↗
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