Artist E-6-1
A person who plans to engage in profitable activities such as music, fine arts, and literature, or professional acting, or professional entertainment activities in accordance with the Public Performance Act
You are eligible to apply for this visa if you are a person who plans to engage in for-profit musical, artistic, literature, or entertainment activities designated by the Performance Act. (i.e. composer, painter, photographer and others artist, a member of orchestra and conductor, advertising·fashion model, badook(go) player, broadcaster, entertainer, theatrical actors/actress, makeup artists)
You can apply for a single-entry visa valid for 3 months.
Periods of stay will be granted for up to 1 year.
For more information on Alien Registration or Visa Extension, please visit Hi Korea website at www.hikorea.go.kr
① Application form for Confirmation of Visa Issuance (Form No. 21), a copy of passport, a photo in a standard format
② A copy of Business Registration Certificate
③ A copy of employment contract
< If you are going to perform in accordance with the Performance Act >
④ A performance recommendation letter from the Korea Media Rating Board (If an applicant’s performance is not recommended, then you will be exempt from submitting this document)
⑤ An outline of performance
< Other cases >
④ An employment recommendation letter from a respective government department* or any documents proving the necessity of the employment**
* An employment recommendation letter for an advertising/fashion model from the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of ROK, and a person on-air from the Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning of ROK respectively.
** For those who plans to participate in athletic, badook, and singing competitions awarding prize money, you must submit a cooperation agreement forged by the Ministers of respective government departments, an invitation statement, business plans or outlines from the host (organization), an attendance confirmation issued by the organizer
※ If a representative is hired, he/she must submit a Power of Attorney from an applicant, his/her employment certificate and A copy of ID Card.
※ The head of Immigration Office may request for additional documents if it is deemed necessary to review the purpose of entry, validity of an invitation, and qualification of an inviting organization or an invitee.