Visa guides
The latest rules and recent changes on extension of stay, change of status, invitations and more.
- Registration · Reports
[Visa Basics 1] A visa is not the same as your status of stay
People say "E-9 visa" or "F-6 visa", but once you are in Korea, what matters is your status of stay, not the visa. This post explains visas, status of stay, alien registration and period of stay with a simple diagram.
- Notice
[Visa Basics] A new series on visas and status of stay, every Monday
From Monday, 9 November, we will post one article every Monday morning explaining visas and statuses of stay from the beginning. 18 articles in plain language with diagrams, in Korean, Vietnamese, English, Chinese and Russian.
- Residency · Naturalization
Staying on in Jecheon: Permanent residence (F-5) — how to keep it and how to get it
Even permanent residence can be lost if you do not look after it. This article covers renewing your permanent residence card every 10 years, the 2-year rule for staying abroad, the reports you must make, and the paths to permanent residence (F-5) for marriage migrants and ethnic Koreans in Jecheon.
- Extension of stay
Staying on in Jecheon: Specially designated activities (E-7) and skilled workers (E-7-4, E-7-4R)
More than half of the 157 E-7 workers in Jecheon hold region-specific skilled worker (E-7-4R) status. This article covers extensions, the rules for changing companies, the Chungbuk E-7-4R recommendation notice (until December 24), and the path on to residence (F-2-R).
- Change of status
Staying on in Jecheon: Job seeking (D-10) — while you look for work after graduation
For international students looking for work in Jecheon after graduation, this article covers the job seeking (D-10) period of stay and extensions, the rules on internships and part-time work, and the paths on to a work visa (E-7) and a region-specific visa (F-2-R).
- Extension of stay
Staying on in Jecheon: Residence (F-2) and region-specific outstanding talent (F-2-R)
Of the 251 F-2 holders in Jecheon, 219 hold region-specific outstanding talent (F-2-R) status. This article covers the conditions of living and working in Jecheon, the income checked when you extend, the procedure for changing companies, bringing your family, and the special hiring exception for small businesses.
- Extension of stay
Staying on in Jecheon: Marriage migrants (F-6)
For the 343 marriage migrants in Jecheon, this article covers F-6 extensions, reports you must make, staying after divorce or the death of a spouse, how to apply if you are a victim of violence, the path to permanent residence or naturalization, and inviting family from your home country.
- Invitation
Staying on in Jecheon: Family visas — visiting or joining family (F-1) and dependent family (F-3)
Jecheon is home to 383 family members with dependent family (F-3) status and 161 with visiting or joining family (F-1) status. This article covers how to extend together with the principal status holder, whether you can work, the period for home-country family of marriage migrants (F-1-5), and what to do when a child is born.
- Change of status
Staying on in Jecheon: Ethnic Koreans with Overseas Korean (F-4) or working visit (H-2) status
For the 451 ethnic Koreans living in Jecheon, this article covers the F-4 period of stay, how to change from H-2 to F-4, the employment restriction that is lifted only in Jecheon, and the path to permanent residence (F-5).
- Change of status
Staying on in Jecheon: Non-professional employment (E-9) workers
For the 517 E-9 workers in Jecheon, this article covers the period of stay and re-employment, the deadlines when changing workplaces, reports you must make, and ways to live in Jecheon long term with your family (E-7-4R, E-7-4).