South Korea Work Visa

Work visas guarantee and demonstrate your rightful presence in the country; they serve as a type of protection for the employee, employer, and country. Furthermore, it is more moral to relocate for work while using work visas and permits.

Types of Work visa issued by South Korea are listed below

• Regardless of the employment visa type for which they are seeking, people must apply for the C-4 Short-Term Employee Visa if they intend to work for fewer than 90 days.
• D-10-1 Job Seeker Visa: Applicants for this visa must be looking for work in one of the professional visa categories listed below in South Korea.
• E-1 Professor Visa: This visa is available to foreigners who desire to conduct research or provide lectures at a higher educational level. The validity term is for a year, and numerous entries are permitted. Expats can renew this visa for an additional year at a time.
• A foreign language will be taught at a school or organisation under the sponsorship of an E-2 foreign language instructor visa. The visa is given as a multiple entry visa and is valid for two years. After the two years are up, this visa can also be extended.
• People who want to conduct study in the natural sciences or the field of cutting-edge technology are granted an E-3 researcher visa. Only when a company or organisation in South Korea extends an invitation will this visa be granted. There is a multiple entry option available, and the validity duration is one year. One year at a time can be added to this visa's validity.
• It is possible to obtain an E-4 technical instructor or technician visa if you are an expert in your field of science or technology and plan to teach others in South Korea. Only if the applicant has received an invitation from a South Korean institution will this visa be granted. Visas are issued for both single and multiple entries, with the option of extension as needed.
• Foreign nationals who wish to practise law, medicine, accountancy, or another profession in South Korea are granted an E-5 professional visa. To practise in the Republic of Korea, candidates must hold a national certificate as well as an international licence, according to local legal requirements.

Documents required before you apply for Work Visa South Korea are listed below

• When applying for a foreigner's work visa to South Korea, you must provide certain documents. Within three months, all paperwork must be issued. Despite the South Korea visa type when applying through the Korean embassy, the document needs to be sealed and signed.
• original passport with a validity of more than six months.
• Recent colour passport-sized photos in two different sizes with a white backdrop are required (3.5 cm X 4.5 cm).
• When applying with the VFS global Korean visa application centre, you must submit a properly completed South Korea work visa for foreign nationals application form. The form must be filled out in block letters using a black or blue pen. The Korean visa application form must be written by hand if you are submitting it to the Korean embassy.
• A picture of the income tax return from the previous year is called an income tax return (ITR). Let's say you are unable to provide any bank statements or tax returns. You must then send a letter outlining your justification.
• Bank statements, a copy of the most recent six months' worth of bank statements, either in the original or on a copy stamped and signed by a bank representative.
• Original covering letter or letter requesting a South Korea work visa from anywhere with your signature.
• original identification card.
• Itinerary for travel.
• Evidence of lodging, hotel bookings, or reservations.
• confirmed tickets for return flights (departure and arrival).

Eligibility- Work Visa South Korea

• You must first complete a number of requirements in order to be granted a work visa to South Korea. Among those requirements for qualifying are:
• Those who plan to stay only briefly due to travel, tourism, visiting family, conferences, art, culture, shared training, religious ceremonies, gathering academic information, or other comparable causes (Must not be for profit).
• These involve setting up a foreign corporation's branch or a company with inward foreign direct investment.
• those looking to buy who are independent contractors.
• The Korean public/private organisation invited those who entered for consulting or contract work.
• Those in the trades who wish to learn about the setup, maintenance, inspection, or use of machinery (except those being paid for such acts)
• Those who wish to be invited by a hospital or other inviter with the Medical Services Law's consent to obtain medical care at a medical facility in Korea.