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<< Urgent Notice: Automatic Extension of Period of Stay for Registered Foreigners >> In order to prevent and minimize the spread of infection by COVID-19, Immigration Offices decide to extend the period of stay for registered foreigners until April 30, 2020 AUTOMATICALLY. In this regards, please refrain from visiting your designated immigration offices until COVID-19 crisis is stabilized. If you want to extend your stay or report other immigration related affairs, please kindly visit to Hi Korea website or contact to 1345 Immigration Contact Center for further information. **However, E-9 visa, E-10 visa holders are EXCLUDED in the automatic extension. **You may check whether your visa has been extended or not on www.hikorea.go.kr and click ‘Check the authorized period of stay’ button and fill some information on that. In summary, except for E-9 visa and E-10 visa holders, if registered foreigners's eligible expiration date is before April 29, 2020, it shall

<< F5-15 VISA: PhD Holder >> If you came to Korea for PhD course and are working at a company after PhD diploma, you may have a chance to apply for F5-15 VISA. F5-15 VISA is a permanent residency for PhD diploma holders. (*If you got your PhD in overseas and are working at a company, you may have a chance to apply for F5-9 VISA). See more details on F5-15 VISA's requirements: (1) No need KIIP stage 5 completion; (2) GNI*1 income is required; and (3) Working as a permanent employment for over 1 year. The processing for F5-15 VISA takes around 5~6 months. Also, if you have F5-15 VISA, your spouse and children may get F5-4 VISA. **So, if you have F5-15 VISA, your spouse and children living in Korea shall change to F2-3 VISA and stay in Korea for over 2 years from F2-3 VISA to get F5-4 VISA. https://www.facebook.com/1703041279969144/posts/2563596770580253/ **The most of expats over 19 years old shall leave Korea if they don't have proper VI

<<NOTICE: D2-7 VISA Holder's Benefit>> If you have or had D2-7 VISA (GKS student), and apply for F5-10 VISA or F5-15 VISA (in case of holding E-7 VISA or F2-7 VISA etc.), your previous income will be exempted. (Compared with current F5-10 & F5-15 VISA, they need GNI*1 income for the previous year.) https://www.facebook.com/1703041279969144/posts/2563410747265522/ Also, D2-7 VISA holders have benefits such as: (1) E-7 visa application-Minimum requirements; (2) F2-7 visa application-Additional 10 points; and (3) F5-10 & F5-15 visa application-No need GNI*1 income. VISA in KOREA 장행닷컴행정사 #expats #foreigners #s2visa #d27visa #GKS #E7visa #F2visa #F5visa #visainkorea

<<F5-4 VISA: Spouse or Minor of F5-10 VISA Holder>> First of all, the most of all VISA types in Korea has a limitation to stay in Korea if one of expats is over 18 years old except for F-5 VISA etc. However, if minor child (under 18 years old) applies for F5-4 VISA, which is a minor child of F5-10 VISA holder, and then becomes an adult after acquisition of F5-4 VISA, he/she stays in Korea permanently. It is totally different from other VISA types such as F2 visa etc. If someone who meets F5-10 VISA (Permanent Residency for Bachelor or Master Degree Holder: See previous posting ‘F5-10 VISA’ at https://www.facebook.com/1703041279969144/posts/2559676537638943/), his/her spouse and child may change their current visa to F2-3 VISA which is a spouse or child visa for F-5 VISA holder. A spouse and child of F5-10 VISA holder may change their F2-3 VISA to F5-4 VISA 2 years from the acquisition of F2-3 VISA. https://www.facebook.com/1703041279969144/posts/256258547068

<<F5-10 VISA: PR for Bachelor or Master Degree Holders>> There are 27 types of F-5 VISA (Permanent Residence VISA) in Korea. Today, I would like to introduce F5-10 visa. If you had a master degree in one of Korean universities and are still working at a company, you may consider F5-10 visa. Basic requirements of F5-10 visa are as below (You shall meet all of below requirements): 1. Master's degree acquisition in one of Korean universities: It means you need a master degree, not completion certificate. However, if you got your bachelor degree majored in IT, Technical Management, Nanotechnology, Digital Electronics, Biotechnology, new materials, environment and energy related Advanced Technology from overseas or domestic universities, even though you don't have a master degree in Korea, you are eligible for F5-10 visa. If you have a master degree from one of Korean universities, your major is not matter for that. 2. You shall stay in Korea over 3