Job Seeker D-10-1
A person who plans to engage in a training or find a job in a field qualified for a visa of Professor(E-1), Foreign Language Instructor(E-2), Research(E-3), Technical Instructor/Technician(E-4), Professional(E-5), Artist/Athlete(E-6), and Foreign National of Special Ability(E-7)
– The activities not only include a job seeking or on-the-job training (including short-term paid internship) at an organization or company in ROK
* The activities related to Artist/Athlete(E-6) status only includes pure art or sports, and excludes adult entertainment businesses.
You are eligible to apply for this visa if you are
① A previous employee of a listed company on the Fortune’s Global 500 companies for more than 1 year in recent 3 years
② A graduate of a university listed on the Times’ Higher World University Rankings in recent 3 years
③ A graduate of a Korean community college or higher in recent 3 years
④ A person having a bachelor’s degree or above, completed a research program at a Korean research institution in recent 3 years.
⑤ Others who are specially acknowledged by the head of diplomatic mission
You can apply for a single-entry visa valid for 3 months.
Periods of stay for this visa will be granted initially for up to 6 months.
For more information on Alien Registration or Visa extension, please visit Hi Korea website at www.hikorea.go.kr.
1. Visa Application Form (Form No. 17), passport, a photo in a standard format, fee
2. Additional documents for each case
Case ① : Certificate of employment history (Proof of Employment), plan for seeking employment
Case ② : Proof of Education*, plan for seeking employment
* Degree (or a document confirming that you will receive a degree in the future), Certificate of Education, Certificate of your degree (Please choose one)
Case ③ : Proof of education and Transcript, plan for seeking employment
* If a proof of education in Korea can be verified via our system (International student Information System), you are exempt from submitting these documents.
Case ④ : Education Certificate, Completion Certificate*, plan for seeking employment
* A certificate indicating research topic, research period, completion results, which is issued by the head of research institution
Case ⑤ : Documents proving that you are a talent*, plan for seeking employment
* Proof of Education, career certificate, recommendation from the respective group or any other proving documents (if you have been awarded or covered by the media for winning a respected international or domestic competition)
※ The head of Korean diplomatic missions abroad may request for additional documents depending on the condition of the country of residence/jurisdiction if it is deemed necessary for visa evaluation.