F-1-3 (Visit & Cohabitation – Dependent of A-1~A-3 Holder Outside Their Household) Korea Visa Guide | 2026

1. What F-1-3 Is

Granted to someone who is a cohabiting dependent ('동거인') of a person holding 외교(A-1) through 협정(A-3) status, but who is not counted within that sponsor's registered household unit (세대). It is issued abroad as a visa (not a domestic status-change), with a capped short stay period.

2. Eligibility Checklist

• Stay period on the visa: 1년 이하 (1 year or less), issued as a 단수사증 (single-entry visa).
• Applies specifically to A-1~A-3-status dependents who are NOT part of the sponsor's registered 세대 (household) — this is what distinguishes them from the standard A-series family/dependent visa track.
• The same underlying description ('외교 내지 협정 자격에 해당하는 자의 동거인으로서 그 세대에 속하지 아니한 자') recurs as one of the base listed purposes of 방문동거(F-1) in both manuals, confirming this is a defined, recurring subtype rather than a one-off mention.

3. Criteria Summary

• F-1-3 is not a points-based category.
• The definition above is taken from the manual's own wording for this code.
• Numeric thresholds, stay periods and fees are set in the manual's tables and annexes and are deliberately not reproduced here — confirm the current figures before filing.
• Where a rule depends on another status, check that status's own criteria too; several of these codes take their conditions from a principal holder.

4. Salary and Contract Rules

• The manual does not attach a salary or contract framework to this code specifically.
• Where income or financial capacity is assessed, it is evidenced with the documents named under that requirement rather than against a published floor.
• If your circumstances involve employment, verify separately whether this status authorises it — several of these categories do not.
• Do not assume the salary rules of a neighbouring code apply; they are set per status.

5. Employer and Workplace Change Rules

• Employer sponsorship is not the organising basis of this code.
• Any economic activity must fall within what the status authorises; where it does not, activity-outside-status permission is the mechanism.
• Report changes of circumstance that bear on the ground for the status.
• Keep the evidence that established eligibility available for extension reviews.

6. Required Documents

• Application form, passport, standard photograph and the fee.
• Evidence establishing the ground on which this status is claimed, as described above.
• Residence and identity documents as required at the counter.
• Any further documents the reviewing office considers necessary.

7. Fees and Processing

• Fees follow the published schedule for the application type rather than the subtype.
• Processing time varies by office workload and by how clearly the qualifying ground is evidenced.
• Where a principal holder's status governs the period granted, the principal's expiry date is the practical constraint.
• Apply with margin before any existing permission expires.

8. Common Rejection Reasons

• The qualifying ground for this specific code is not established by the evidence.
• The circumstances fit a neighbouring code better, making this a category mismatch.
• Supporting documents are incomplete, inconsistent, or out of date.
• An underlying condition the status depends on has ceased to apply.
• Unresolved immigration compliance history.

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