5 Immigrant Visas for Work, Family and Business for South Korea

One colored, passport-sized photo (white background)

Passport with at least 6 months remainder validity and one blank "visa" page (original and copy)

For Case 1: Letter issued by company stating date of hire and date of resignation (original and valid within 1 month of its issuance)

For Case 2: Degree certificate (original and copy)

You need a valid passport for at least 6 months

Your main intention should be Job seeking

You can apply if you are a previous employee of a listed company on the Fortune's Global 500 companies for more than 1 year in recent 3 years

or,if you are graduate of a university listed on the Times' Higher World University Rankings (Top 200) in recent 3 years

or,if you are graduate of a Korean community college or higher in recent 3 years

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Application Certificate such as a Letter of Patent, Utility Model Registration Card, Design Registration Card Copy or Intellectual Property Right Permission (for respective candidate only)

OASIS program completion certificate or participation confirmation letter (for a respective candidate only)

The head of Korean diplomatic missions abroad may request for additional documents depending on the condition of the country of residence/jurisdiction if it is deemed necessary for visa evaluation

You need a passport valid for at least 6 months

You need a detailed business Startup Plan

You need  Patent, Utility Model Registration Card, Design Registration Card Copy or Intellectual Property Right Permission (for respective candidate only)

You need proof of OASIS program completion (for a respective candidate only)

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A copy of Business Registration Certificate

An employment recommendation letter from a respective government department or any documents proving the necessity of the employment

An employment recommendation letter of a professional athlete/coach/judge from the hiring company or association

If a representative is hired, he/she must submit a Power of Attorney from an applicant, his/her employment certificate and A copy of ID Card

The head of Immigration Office may request for additional documents if it is deemed necessary to review the purpose of entry, validity of an invitation, and qualification of an inviting organization or an invitee

You need an invitation or employment contract

You need employment recommendation from a respective government department

Application form for Confirmation of Visa Issuance (Form No. 21

A document demonstrating you are a highly required specialist (i.e. resume, a certificate of employment history)

A proof of an applicant's current employment status from an applicant's company

 A dispatch order from an applicant's organization

 A copy of a permission for the establishment of a Korean branch or a copy of an Acceptance of Declaration 

A record of the inflow of funds or capital to a Korean branch or liaison office in ROK

In case of a newly-established company, a business management outline is required to submit

 If a representative is hired, he/she must submit a Power of Attorney from an applicant, his/her employment certificate and A copy of ID Card

You need an invitation from the branch in ROK

You must be currently employed in the same company 

A certificate of employment history or Degree 

Employment Contract or Confirmation on the appointment as a professor

You must be hired as a professor, an associate professor, an assistant professor, or a visiting professor in accordance with the KAIST law

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