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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 4:30 pm Post subject: Who is eligible to work in Korea ? |
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I thought this was worth posting. There seems to be a bit of muddled advice on this board (and in immi-offices) so here is a guide for you.
http://www.immigration.go.kr/indeximmeng.html
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If you want to work in Korea, you must have a visa allowing employment activities. And each visa allowing employment has also specific restrictions on the scope of your activities.
Even if you have a visa allowing employment, you should work only in the place of work reported to and designated by a local or district Immigration office
Work-related visas and the scope of activities |
C-4
(Temporary employment)
Short-term commercial activities such as ;
Commercial entertainment
Activities in commercial advertisement
Fashion shows
Lecture��Discourse
Research
Technological guidance
E-2
(Foreign Language Teaching)
Foreign languages teaching
Eligibility
Those who meet certain qualifications set by the Justice minister
Restrictions on where to teach
Foreign languages-teaching academies,
Educational bodies at a level higher than elementary school
Language-teaching institution attached to a broadcast company ,etc.
E-3
(Research)
Reseach activities in the areas of science or industrial high-technologies
Eligibility Those who are invited by public or private entities, and are going to work in research institutions of those entities (Exclusive of E-1 visa holders)
E-4
(Technological Guidance)
Technological Guidance with the expert knowledge of science or industrial high-technologies
Eligibility Those who are invited by public or private entities, and are going to work for those entities
E-5
(Profession)
Engagement in professions such as law, medicine, etc, within the areas of activities allowed by Korea's relevant laws
Eligibility Those who qualify in law, medicine, etc both in their home country and in Korea
E-6
(Arts/ Entertainment)
Commercial Entertainment activities such as ;
Music performance
Fine Arts exhibition
Sports
Fashion show
Commercial advertisement
E-7
(Specially designated Activities)
Special Activities designated by the Justice minister
Eligibility Those who have a contract with a public or private entity
E-8
(Employment after Industrial Training)
Employment after Industrial Training
Eligibility Those who have been trained in training entities with a visa status for industrial training, without running away from the entities during the period of industrial training, and have met such requirements as passing a Skills Certification test for E-8 visa status
E-9
(Nonprofessional Employment)
Eligibility Those who meet requirements for employment activities according to the Foreign Workers Work-Permit Act
E-10
(Labor Aboard)
Unskilled labor onboard ships of more than 5 tons
Eligibility Those who wish to work as laboring seamen onboard the ships that are prescribed as ships for passengers & freights transportation in the Marine Transportation Act
H-1
(Working Holiday)
Trip, while working for accompanying expenditures
Note) Exclusive of the activities that run counter to the purport of the working holiday arrangements, or require certain qualifications by Korean laws
Eligibility Those who are nationals of the countries that have made reciprocal agreements with Korea on working Holiday arrangements |
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thebum
Joined: 09 Jan 2005
Location: North Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Very good information. What do you make of this?
http://www.immigration.go.kr/HP/IMM80/imm_04/imm_p01/vm2.jsp
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Nationals of the countries below can enter Korea without a Korean visa for a stay of up to 30 days, if their purpose of visit is tour or transit |
OK...that makes sense...but then what does this mean?
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| North America U.S.A, CANADA(6months) |
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livinginkorea
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
Location: Korea, South of the border
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| thebum wrote: |
Very good information. What do you make of this?
http://www.immigration.go.kr/HP/IMM80/imm_04/imm_p01/vm2.jsp
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Nationals of the countries below can enter Korea without a Korean visa for a stay of up to 30 days, if their purpose of visit is tour or transit |
OK...that makes sense...but then what does this mean?
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| North America U.S.A, CANADA(6months) |
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Koreans can stay in Canada for 6 months as well (I think) so that's why Canadians can stay in Korea for the same time. I think after 9/11 the US changed it's Visa time for Koreans to a month so Korea have done the same I guess. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| livinginkorea wrote: |
| thebum wrote: |
Very good information. What do you make of this?
http://www.immigration.go.kr/HP/IMM80/imm_04/imm_p01/vm2.jsp
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Nationals of the countries below can enter Korea without a Korean visa for a stay of up to 30 days, if their purpose of visit is tour or transit |
OK...that makes sense...but then what does this mean?
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| North America U.S.A, CANADA(6months) |
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Koreans can stay in Canada for 6 months as well (I think) so that's why Canadians can stay in Korea for the same time. I think after 9/11 the US changed it's Visa time for Koreans to a month so Korea have done the same I guess. |
Does anybody know what it was like before 9/11 for Americans on tourist visas here? |
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