Korea Immigration
Each Korean visa category has specific sub-tracks (E-7-1 professional, D-2-1 associate student, F-5-11 long-term resident, and so on). Browse every track, grouped by the parent visa.
Agreement/Treaty
A-3 is Korea's agreement/treaty-based status for qualifying personnel under applicable bilateral/multilateral arrangements. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical channel and documentation requirements.
Agreement/Treaty Other Case
A-3-99 is a special-case sub-path under A-3 used for designated treaty/agreement handling contexts. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical channel and record consistency guidance.
Short-Term Visit Subtype
C-3-1 is a short-term visit subtype under Korea's C-3 framework for specific temporary purposes. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical purpose matching, supporting documents, and compliance boundaries.
Short-Term Visit Subtype
C-3-2 is a short-term visit subtype under C-3 used for specific temporary purposes defined in visa guidance. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical purpose framing, documentation quality, and compliance boundaries.
Short-Term Visit Subtype
C-3-3 is a short-term visit subtype under Korea's C-3 framework for designated temporary purposes. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical purpose alignment, documentation quality, and compliance boundaries.
Short-Term Visit Subtype
C-3-4 is a short-term visit subtype under Korea's C-3 framework for designated temporary purposes. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical purpose alignment, documentation quality, and compliance boundaries.
Short-Term Business/Official Visit
C-3-5 covers designated short-term visit contexts under the C-3 framework. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on purpose-fit and evidence consistency.
Short-Term Medical Visit
C-3-6 is used for qualifying short-term medical-treatment visit contexts. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical filing and evidence consistency focus.
Short-Term Visit Subtype
C-3-7 is a designated short-term visit subtype within C-3. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on purpose-fit and document consistency.
Short-Term Business Visitor
C-3-8 is Korea's short-term business-visit subtype for temporary non-remunerated business activities. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical application evidence and compliance boundaries.
Tourist
C-3-9 is Korea's short-term tourism visa subtype for travelers who are not entering under visa-exempt/K-ETA pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical application and border/stay compliance.
Short-Term Visit Subtype
C-3-10 is a short-term visit subtype under Korea's C-3 framework for designated temporary purposes. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical purpose fit, documentation quality, and compliance boundaries.
Short-Term Visit Subtype
C-3-11 is a designated short-term visit subtype route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Short-Term Visit Subtype
C-3-91 is a designated short-term visit subtype route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Short-Term Employment
C-4-1 covers designated short-term employment contexts under Korea's C-4 framework. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on lawful scope and filing consistency.
Short-Term Employment
C-4-2 is a designated short-term employment route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Short-Term Employment
C-4-3 is a designated short-term employment route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Short-Term Employment
C-4-4 is a designated short-term employment route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Short-Term Specialized Activity
C-4-5 is a short-term activity/employment subtype for narrowly defined temporary specialized purposes. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical purpose framing, sponsor documents, and compliance boundaries.
Associate Degree Student
D-2-1 is Korea's student subtype for associate degree tracks at eligible institutions. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical issuance, extension handling, and compliance points.
Graduate Study
D-2-2 is the graduate-level study pathway under D-2. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on admission/funding consistency across issuance and extension.
Research Course Student
D-2-3 covers qualifying research-course student pathways under D-2. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical admission and continuity evidence guidance.
Doctoral Degree Student
D-2-4 is Korea's student subtype for doctoral degree programs at eligible institutions. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical issuance, extension management, and compliance points.
Research Course Student
D-2-5 is the study-status track for approved research-course enrollment in Korea. This page is structured from the 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical issuance and in-country stay management.
Exchange Student
D-2-6 is Korea's student status for approved university exchange programs. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical issuance, extension, and compliance points for exchange students.
Degree Student Subtype
D-2-7 is a degree-study subtype under Korea's D-2 framework for designated student pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension management, and compliance points.
Degree Student Subtype
D-2-8 is a degree-study subtype under Korea's D-2 framework for designated student pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension handling, and compliance points.
Industrial Trainee Subtype
D-3-1 is an industrial trainee subtype under Korea's D-3 framework for designated training pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension handling, and compliance boundaries.
Industrial Trainee Subtype
D-3-11 is a designated industrial-trainee subtype under D-3. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical host/trainee evidence guidance.
Industrial Trainee Subtype
D-3-12 is a designated D-3 trainee sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on lawful trainee activity boundaries and evidence quality.
Industrial Trainee Subtype
D-3-13 is a designated trainee sub-path under D-3. This page follows 2026 manuals and emphasizes precise trainee-scope documentation.
University Language Program
D-4-1 is Korea's general training status for university-affiliated Korean language programs. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical issuance, extension, and compliance points.
General Training Subtype
D-4-2 is a general training subtype under Korea's D-4 framework for designated non-degree training purposes. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension handling, and compliance boundaries.
General Training Subtype
D-4-3 is a general training subtype under Korea's D-4 framework for designated training pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension handling, and compliance boundaries.
General Training Subtype
D-4-5 is a designated general-training subtype under D-4. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on institution-plan consistency.
Vocational/General Training
D-4-6 is Korea's general training subtype used for approved vocational or specialized training pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical issuance, extension, and compliance boundaries.
General Training Subtype
D-4-7 is a general training subtype under Korea's D-4 framework for designated non-degree training purposes. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension handling, and compliance boundaries.
Corporate Investment
D-8-1 is Korea's corporate investment status for foreign investors establishing or participating in qualifying corporate entities. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical filing evidence and extension compliance.
Business Investment Subtype
D-8-2 is a business/investment subtype under Korea's D-8 framework for designated investment pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension handling, and compliance risks.
Business Investment Subtype
D-8-3 is a business/investment subtype under Korea's D-8 framework for designated investment pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension handling, and compliance risks.
Tech Startup Founder
D-8-4 is Korea's startup founder status for qualifying technology/business-innovation ventures. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, scoring logic, and filing risks.
Trade Management
D-9 covers qualifying trade-management and related business operation pathways in Korea. This page follows 2026 manuals with focus on evidence quality for issuance and extension.
Trade Business
D-9-1 is the trade-business sub-path under D-9 with dedicated evidentiary treatment in manuals. This page follows 2026 guidance for practical filing and extension preparation.
Trade Management Subtype
D-9-4 is a designated trade management subtype route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Job Seeker
D-10-1 is Korea's main job-seeker pathway for qualified applicants preparing to move into eligible work status. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical filing and extension guidance.
Startup Job Seeker
D-10-2 is the startup-oriented job-seeker sub-path within D-10. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on practical filing consistency and transition readiness.
Specialized Job Seeker
D-10-3 is a specialized D-10 sub-path used in designated job-seeking transition contexts. This page is structured from 2026 manuals with practical evidence-first guidance.
Arts/Performance
E-6-1 is the arts/performance subcategory within E-6. This page is structured from 2026 manuals with practical sponsor- and scope-focused filing guidance.
Entertainment Activity
E-6-2 is an entertainment-activity subtype under Korea's E-6 framework. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, venue/scope restrictions, and compliance risk management.
Athlete/Coach
E-6-3 covers qualifying athlete/coach and related sports-role activity within E-6. This page follows 2026 manuals and practical filing patterns.
Professional Skilled Worker
E-7-1 is Korea's core professional skilled-worker subtype under E-7. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical filing, occupation-code alignment, and salary-threshold compliance.
Semi-Professional Skilled Worker
E-7-2 is Korea's semi-professional skilled-worker subtype for designated shortage occupations. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical filing, occupation eligibility, and workplace compliance.
General Skilled Occupations
E-7-3 is Korea's general skilled-worker subtype for designated non-professional skilled occupations. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical filing, occupation matching, and compliance management.
Skilled Worker
E-7-4 is the skilled-worker upgrade path for long-term E-9, E-10, and H-2 workers already in Korea. This page is structured from the 2026 Ministry manuals and focuses on practical in-country change-of-status requirements.
Skilled Worker Special Track
E-7-T is a designated skilled worker special track route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-1 is a designated visiting/cohabitation route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-3 is a designated visiting/cohabitation route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Family Visitor Subtype
F-1-5 is a family-visitor subtype under Korea's F-1 framework for designated accompaniment/visitor circumstances. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical sponsor-link evidence, extension handling, and compliance risks.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-6 is a designated visiting/cohabitation sub-path under F-1. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical evidence and renewal guidance.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-12 is a designated visiting/cohabitation sub-path under F-1. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical relationship and continuity evidence guidance.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-13 is a designated visiting/cohabitation sub-path within F-1. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical filing consistency focus.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-15 is a designated F-1 visiting/cohabitation sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on pathway integrity and continuity.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-16 is a designated visiting/cohabitation route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-28 is a designated visiting/cohabitation sub-path under F-1. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical filing control points.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-51 is a designated F-1 visiting/cohabitation sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on pathway evidence integrity and renewal readiness.
Visiting/Cohabitation
F-1-52 is a designated visiting/cohabitation sub-path under F-1. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical filing and continuity-evidence guidance.
Visiting/Cohabitation Special Track
F-1-D is a designated visiting/cohabitation special track route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Resident Pathway
F-2-2 is a designated resident sub-path under F-2. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on practical evidence consistency for issuance and renewal.
Resident Pathway
F-2-3 is a designated resident pathway route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Resident Pathway
F-2-6 is a designated resident pathway route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Points-Based Resident
F-2-7 is Korea's points-based long-term resident status for qualified foreign residents. This page is structured from the 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical in-country filing and renewal conditions.
Resident Pathway
F-2-8 is a designated resident pathway route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Resident Pathway
F-2-12 is a designated resident sub-path under F-2 with pathway-specific standards. This page follows 2026 manuals and emphasizes documentation coherence.
Resident Pathway
F-2-16 is a designated resident pathway route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Regional Talent Resident
F-2-71 is a regional resident subtype under F-2 used for qualified foreign residents connected to designated regional policy tracks. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension handling, and compliance risks.
Resident Pathway
F-2-81 is a designated resident pathway route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Long-Term Resident
F-2-99 is Korea's long-term resident subtype for qualifying applicants under specific stay-history and compliance conditions. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical filing and renewal risk points.
Resident Special Track
F-2-T is a designated resident special track route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Dependent Family
F-3-2 is a dependent-family status used for qualifying family accompaniment under Korea's stay system. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical sponsorship proof, extension risks, and compliance handling.
Dependent Family Subtype
F-3-18 is a dependent-family subtype under Korea's F-3 framework for designated accompaniment cases. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical sponsor-link proof, extension risks, and compliance handling.
Dependent Companion
F-3-19 is a designated dependent-companion sub-path under F-3. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on principal-link continuity.
Dependent Companion
F-3-20 is a designated dependent-companion sub-path under F-3. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical linkage-focused guidance.
General Permanent Residence
F-5-1 is the core general permanent-residence pathway in Korea. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on eligibility continuity and high-stakes evidence quality.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-2 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals and emphasizes pathway-specific evidence consistency.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-3 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals with evidence-continuity and compliance focus.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-5 is a designated F-5 permanent-residence sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical focus on pathway evidence and continuity controls.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-6 is a designated F-5 permanent-residence sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on pathway evidence durability and compliance integrity.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-7 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical continuity-focused filing guidance.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-8 is a designated F-5 permanent-residence sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals with a practical focus on multi-year consistency.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-9 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals and emphasizes long-term consistency and pathway proof quality.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-10 is a designated F-5 permanent-residence sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals and emphasizes pathway-specific record integrity.
Skilled Worker PR Pathway
F-5-11 is a permanent residency pathway designed for qualifying skilled-worker profiles under Korea's F-5 system. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical filing and review expectations.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-12 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical preparation guidance.
Foreign Pension Retiree PR
F-5-13 is Korea's permanent residency pathway for qualifying foreign pension retirees. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical evidence preparation and adjudication risk points.
Permanent Residency Subtype
F-5-14 is a permanent residency subtype under Korea's F-5 framework for designated qualifying pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, evidentiary standards, and compliance risk points.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-15 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on pathway integrity, support proof, and compliance continuity.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-16 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals and emphasizes pathway evidence completeness and continuity controls.
Permanent Residency Subtype
F-5-17 is a permanent residency subtype under Korea's F-5 framework for designated qualifying pathways. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, evidentiary standards, and compliance risk points.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-18 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on compliance-safe evidence assembly.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-19 is a designated F-5 permanent-residence sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals with evidence-consistency focus.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-20 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals with focus on pathway evidence integrity and long-term compliance continuity.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-21 is a designated F-5 permanent-residence sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical filing controls.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-22 is a designated F-5 permanent-residence sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical guidance on continuity-proof quality.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-23 is a designated F-5 permanent-residence sub-path. This page follows 2026 manuals and emphasizes documentary coherence and compliance continuity.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-24 is a designated permanent-residence sub-path under F-5. This page follows 2026 manuals and emphasizes continuity and evidence quality.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-25 is a designated permanent residence pathway route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-26 is a designated permanent residence pathway route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Permanent Residence Pathway
F-5-27 is a designated permanent residence pathway route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Permanent Residence Special Track
F-5-T is a designated permanent residence special track route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Spouse of Korean National
F-6-1 is Korea's marriage-migrant status for spouses of Korean nationals. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical evidence preparation, review risk points, and extension/change compliance.
Marriage-Related Family Subtype
F-6-2 is a family-related subtype under Korea's F-6 framework used in designated marriage/family circumstances. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical eligibility proof, extension handling, and compliance risks.
Marriage/Family Pathway
F-6-3 is a designated family pathway under F-6. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on relationship continuity and support evidence quality.
Other Temporary Stay
G-1-1 is a designated other temporary stay route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Other Temporary Stay
G-1-2 is a designated other temporary stay route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Other Temporary Stay
G-1-3 is a designated special temporary-stay sub-path under G-1. This page follows 2026 manuals with practical fact-evidence guidance.
Other Temporary Stay
G-1-4 is a designated special temporary-stay sub-path under G-1. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on evidence-first filing quality.
Humanitarian/Special Stay
G-1-5 is one of Korea's humanitarian/special-stay subtypes used for limited case categories under G-1 administration. This page is structured from 2026 Ministry/KIS manuals and focuses on practical evidentiary expectations and compliance management.
Humanitarian Stay
G-1-6 covers qualifying humanitarian stay permission contexts. This page is structured from 2026 manuals with practical evidence-focused guidance.
Other Temporary Stay
G-1-8 is a designated other temporary stay route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Other Temporary Stay
G-1-9 is a designated other temporary stay route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Other Temporary Stay
G-1-10 is a designated special temporary-stay sub-path under G-1. This page follows 2026 manuals and emphasizes factual-evidence precision.
Other Temporary Stay
G-1-11 is a designated other temporary stay route reflected in the 2026 manuals. This page focuses on practical filing consistency and risk control.
Family of Humanitarian Stay Holder
G-1-12 covers qualifying family-linked humanitarian stay contexts. This page follows 2026 manuals with relationship-evidence focused filing guidance.
Other Temporary Stay
G-1-99 is a broad special temporary-stay catch-all pathway under G-1. This page follows 2026 manuals and focuses on strict factual evidence packaging.
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