Visa guides
The latest rules and recent changes on extension of stay, change of status, invitations and more.
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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.
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What business owners who employ foreign workers must know (2026)
This article explains, from an employer's point of view, the results of the 2026 crackdown on illegal employment of foreign nationals, stronger limits on inviting foreign workers for employers responsible for unpaid wages or industrial accidents (proposed legislation), and changes in how human rights violations are handled.
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Foreign seasonal worker checklist for farms (2026)
This article sums up the changes that farms hosting seasonal workers in 2026 need to know: penalties for brokers, the mandatory standard employment contract, housing standards, issues found in inspections, and training and alien registration handled at the same time.
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New and changed visas in 2026 at a glance
This article sums up the visas that are new or changed in 2026: the digital nomad visa now officially in operation, the Top-Tier visa expanded to professors and researchers, a pilot for E-7-3 slaughterers and aquaculture technicians, and visa-free entry and fee waivers for group tourists.