D-7 (Intra-Company Transferee (Resident)) Korea Visa Guide | 2026

1. What D-7 Is

D-7 (주재/Juje) is the status for a foreign national who has worked for at least a prescribed number of years at the head office, branch, or other place of business of an overseas public institution, organization, or company, and who is dispatched to work as essential professional personnel at that company's Korean affiliate, subsidiary, branch, or office. It also covers people who worked a prescribed number of years at an overseas local subsidiary or branch of a Korean listed company (KOSDAQ included) or public institution, and are dispatched back to the Korean head office/headquarters to provide or receive specialized knowledge, technology, or skills. It explicitly excludes people who instead qualify under D-8 (기업투자/Corporate Investment).

2. Eligibility Checklist

• Transfer facts fit current D-7 criteria.
• Corporate-group relationship is evidenced and verifiable.
• Assignment letter, role, and period are consistent.
• Company-side records support sponsor legitimacy.
• No unresolved compliance issues affecting transfer review.

3. Criteria Summary

• D-7 is not points-based.
• Review is assignment and group-relationship evidence driven.
• Timeline consistency across assignment records is critical.
• Weak corporate-link documentation is a frequent refusal trigger.

4. Salary and Contract Rules

• D-7 does not use E-7 points/salary gatekeeping.
• Compensation and assignment terms should remain internally consistent.
• Payroll/allowance records should align with assignment documents.
• Contradictions often trigger supplementation.

5. Employer and Workplace Change Rules

• D-7 is tied to assignment within the eligible group structure.
• Entity/workplace changes may require reporting or permission.
• Same-group movement must be documented clearly.
• Unreported assignment changes can harm extension outcomes.

6. Required Documents

• Application form, passport, ARC (if applicable), photo, and fee proof.
• Assignment letter and role description.
• Corporate-group relationship and sponsor-company records.
• Compensation/supporting records as requested.
• Additional office-requested documents.

7. Fees and Processing

• Fees follow current issuance/change/extension tables.
• Complex ownership/control structures can lengthen review.
• Supplement requests are common for weak group-link evidence.
• File extension cases early to avoid expiry risk.

8. Common Rejection Reasons

• Transfer does not satisfy D-7 criteria.
• Corporate-group proof is insufficient/inconsistent.
• Assignment role/timeline records conflict.
• Change-reporting obligations were not met.
• Identity/company verification cannot be completed.

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