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The Korean government is said to be creating a step-by-step visa transition, the so-called ‘visa ladder’, to encourage foreigners to settle in the country.
On August 7, the government announced the ‘Study Abroad, Residence, and Innovative Foreigner Policy Collaboration Budget Promotion Plan’ at the Economic Relations Ministerial Meeting. Visa Ladder means that we support foreigners in obtaining visas from the time of entry into the country, through employment in Korea, starting a business, and settling down in the region.
International student
For international students (D-2 visa), the Korean government provides support until they obtain a job-seeking visa, a skilled worker visa, and a regional residence (F-2-R) visa. The way to do this is to strengthen employment education through industry-academia cooperation.
The goal is to move away from the existing theory-centered curriculum and increase the proportion of university education centered on associate degrees and industry-academia cooperation that are easily linked to domestic field training and employment.
Through this, we plan to encourage international students to find employment and settle down in Korea. It remains to be seen how effective this will actually be.
Non-professional manpower
For non-professional workers (E-9 visas), we provide customized services to support conversion to a skilled visa or acquisition of a residence visa. Following the shipbuilding industry this year, next year we will establish a special on-site visit class for skilled workers in all industries to provide training in Korean, etc.
In addition, we plan to relax Korean language requirements when non-professional workers choose to work long-term in regional areas while converting their visas to skilled workers (E-7-4). This is good news for foreigners who have difficulty obtaining an E-7-4 visa due to difficulty in Korean.
The government is said to be planning to improve the visa system so that requirements such as income are given preferential treatment for all visa types when residing in the region.
Start-up foreigner
The government is increasing the number of people issuing start-up preparation visas (D-10-2) and expanding entrepreneurship education, which was previously provided only in the metropolitan area, to non-metropolitan areas.
D-10-2 visa issuance continued to increase to 47 people in 2019, 93 people in 2021, and 133 people in 2023.
You can receive a visa if you have a bachelor's degree (or associate degree from a domestic university) and meet one of the following four requirements.
① Those who hold or are currently applying for Korean patent rights, utility model rights, and design rights ② Those who have completed or are currently completing one or more courses from the Start-up Immigration Support System (OASIS) ③ Those who participated in the ‘K-Startup Grand Challenge’ and are eligible for the National IT Business Promotion Agency Persons who have been recommended by the President for permission to change their residence status ④Overseas (OECD countries) intellectual property rights holders, etc.
You can stay for up to 2 years with an extension permit, limited to 6 months at a time. The Korean government is increasing the number of people issuing this visa, so it is worth a try.
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