Incorporated Enterprise D-8-1
A required professional who plans to engage in a manufacturing·technical or management·administration at a foreign-invested Korean corporation in ROK in accordance with the 「Foreign Investment Promotion Act」
You are eligible to apply for this visa if you are an indispensable skilled worker dispatched by a foreign company which has invested in the ROK in accordance with regulations of the 「Foreign Investment Promotion Act」, and who plans to engage in management, administration, production, or technology at the foreign company
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 1 year.
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 A dispatch order indicating the period of a dispatch and a certificate of employment
③ A Foreign Investment Notification form or A copy of Certificate of FDI Company Registration
④ A copy of Business Registration Certificate, a copy of unabridged corporate registration, an original copy of a statement demonstrating the change of shareholders
⑤ Documents demonstrating a transfer of investment capitals
Case A. Investment in Cash
– A permission of a foreign currency transfer, or a confirmation of foreign currency remittance issued by the respective customs service or a bank (or a financial institution) of a respective country
– A statement of investment funds such as a confirmation of foreign currency transfer, a certificate of purchased foreign currency, a customs declaration form and others
Case B. Investment in Kind
– A copy of Confirmation of Completion of In-Kind Investment issued by the head of Korean Customs Service
– A copy of Customs Import Declaration Certificate
⑥ Additional documents for private investors who has invested less than 300 million KRW
– Documents demonstrating an initial capital such as a receipt for the purchased goods, costs of office interior, a bank statement
– Documents verifying the existence of business (i.e. an office lease contract, photos of an office in a front and an inside view, a street sign of a company or others)
– Documents proving work or entrepreneurial experiences from an applicant’s country.
※ 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.
You are eligible to apply for this visa if you are:
A person who plans to work at an foreign invested corporation in accordance with the regulations of the 「Foreign Investment Promotion Act」 (for only those dispatched to ROK)
– The investment target must be a Korean corporation (including the ones that are in the midst of establishment process).
– The amount of investment must be at least 100 million KRW, and you must either have at least 10 percent of the total capital stocks of the company in addition to the voting right (Paragraph 1, Article 2(2) of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act) or sign a contract of dispatching and appointing executives by having some stock shares (Paragraph 2, Article 2(2) of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act)
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 dispatch order indicating the period of a dispatch and a certificate of employment
③ A Foreign Investment Notification form or A copy of Certificate of FDI Company Registration
④ A copy of Business Registration Certificate, a copy of unabridged corporate registration, an original copy of a statement demonstrating the change of shareholders
⑤ Documents demonstrating a transfer of investment capitals
Case A. Investment in Cash
– A permission of a foreign currency transfer, or a confirmation of foreign currency remittance issued by the respective customs service or a bank (or a financial institution) of a respective country
– A statement of investment funds such as a confirmation of foreign currency transfer, a certificate of purchased foreign currency, a customs declaration form and others
Case B. Investment in Kind
– A copy of Confirmation of Completion of In-Kind Investment issued by the head of Korean Customs Service
– A copy of Customs Import Declaration Certificate
⑥ Additional documents for private investors who has invested less than 300 million KRW
– Documents demonstrating an initial capital such as a receipt for the purchased goods, costs of office interior, a bank statement
– Documents verifying the existence of business (i.e. an office lease contract, photos of an office in a front and an inside view, a street sign of a company or others)
– Documents proving work or entrepreneurial experiences from an applicant’s country.
※ 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.