A-3-99 (Agreement — Fulbright Program) Korea Visa Guide | 2026

1. What A-3-99 Is

A-3-99 is the specific visa-issuance sub-code within the A-3 (협정) category reserved for participants in the Korea-US Fulbright program (교육에 관한 양해각서, effective 1950). It is issued as a multiple-entry visa, and both the stay period and the visa's validity period are set to match the scholarship/grant period stated in the Korea-America Educational Commission's (한미교육위원단/한미교류재단) official cooperation letter, rather than a fixed standard duration.

2. Eligibility Checklist

• Case fits current A-3-99 agreement/treaty special-case scope.
• Treaty/arrangement basis is documented clearly.
• Official assignment and support records are complete.
• Identity and linkage records are consistent across filings.
• No unresolved official-record contradictions remain.

3. Criteria Summary

• A-3-99 is not points-based.
• Review is treaty-basis and channel-compliance driven.
• Official-document integrity is the core decision factor.
• Incorrect filing channel is a frequent refusal trigger.

4. Salary and Contract Rules

• Not reviewed under ordinary salary-floor logic.
• Eligibility relies on official assignment/treaty documentation.
• If compensation appears in records, figures should remain consistent.
• Channel/record mismatch can delay or block issuance.

5. Employer and Workplace Change Rules

• A-3-99 is official-framework based, not ordinary employment routing.
• Assignment changes should follow competent official procedures.
• Public work-status change rules do not directly apply.
• Maintain continuity across official records and communications.

6. Required Documents

• Official-channel application forms and passport/photo records.
• Treaty/agreement basis documentation.
• Official assignment/support records from competent authorities.
• Family/linkage records where applicable.
• Additional office-requested official documents.

7. Fees and Processing

• Fees follow official-category handling rules and exemptions where applicable.
• Processing is channel-dependent and may differ from public visas.
• Supplement requests are common when treaty basis is unclear.
• Coordinate early with relevant mission/authority channels.

8. Common Rejection Reasons

• Case does not satisfy A-3-99 special-case scope.
• Treaty/assignment records are incomplete or inconsistent.
• Incorrect filing channel used.
• Identity/linkage facts cannot be verified.
• Official records conflict materially.

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