Intra-Company Transferee (D-7)

Intra-Company Transferee (D-7)
ACTIVITIES ALLOWED AND ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS	You are eligible to apply for an Intra-company Tranferee (D-7) visa if: 1. You are a worker at a Korean branch office, sent from the foreign company. For example, - You had worked at a foreign public institution/association, or the headquarters, branch office, or other local offices of a foreign company and after that, sent to the foreign company’s affiliate/subsidiary company, branch, or other offices in the Republic of Korea as an “indispensable professional specialist“. -However, if you are considered as an eligible applicant for a D-8 Corporate/Foreign Investor visa, you are not eligible for the D-7 visa and 1) If you are going to work in the ROK's key industries or in national projects or, 2) your company has inducted $500,000 or more of business operational fund into its Korean office, the one-year work experience requirement does not apply. 2. You are a foreign worker at the domestic headquarters of a Korean company which has advanced into a overseas market. - You have worked at an overseas branch office of a listed Korean corporation (including listed corporations in KOSDAQ) or of a public Korean organization for at least one year, and you are dispatched to the headquarters or main office in Korea to provide or receive on-the-job training for a set of professional skills/techniques/knowledge. - However, if the Korean headquarters has invested less than $500,000 into its overseas branch/local office, you are not eligible to apply for the D-7 visa.
MAXIMUM LENGTH OF STAY	You are allowed to stay for up to 2 years.
VISAS ISSUED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS             󰁾 CONTENTS VISAS ISSUED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS                                                       󰁾 CONTENTS	Following types of visas are issued at the discretion of the heads of diplomatic missions 1. A multiple-entry visa valid for two years will be issued to a Chinese worker stationed in the Republic of Korea (employed by a private/public company for at least one year) and his/her accompanying family (F-3 visa). REQUIRED DOCUMENTS : If you are working at the Korean branch office of a foreign company ① Visa Application Form (form no.17), passport, one standard-size photograph, fee ② A proof of your current employment status from the foreign company ③ A document demonstrating your overseas assignment (i.e. dispatch order) ④ A document demonstrating the establishment of the branch office in the ROK - A copy of permission for the establishment of the Korean branch/contact office ⑤ A document demonstrating that the branch/contact office is in proper operation (i.e. an induction of management capitals (business outline, tax payment records*, etc. for a newly established branch/contact office) * If you work for a non-profit organization that does not bear tax payment obligations, you are can instead submit a document demonstrating the induction of management capitals in the Korean office. ⑥ A document demonstrating that you are an indispensable professional specialist (i.e. resume, certificate of work experience, etc.) ※ The head of the diplomatic mission may ask additional documents if it is deemed necessary to examine the purpose of your entry, genuineness of the invitation, and the qualifications of the inviter and the invitee.   2. A single/multiple-entry visa valid for ore year or less will be issued to a foreign worker stationed at the domestic headquarters of a Korean company which has advanced into a overseas market. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS   ① Visa Application Form (form no.17), a copy of passport, one standard-size photograph, fee ② A document demonstrating that you are an indispensable professional specialist (i.e. resume, certificate of work experience, etc.) ③ Comprehensive business registration of the headquarters (if it is a public company, you do not need to submit the document) ④ Foreign Direct Investment Declaration or Overseas Branch Office Establishment Declaration ⑤ A document proving the wire transfer to a foreign country ⑥ A certificate of business registration or a certificate of the registration of incorporations of the overseas branch office ⑦ A proof of your current employment status at the foreign company or a tax payment receipt ⑧ A document demonstrating your overseas assignment (dispatch order) : it should indicate the period of the overseas assignment ※ The head of the diplomatic mission may ask additional documents if it is deemed necessary to examine the purpose of your entry, genuineness of the invitation, and qualifications of the inviter and the invitee.   3. A single-entry visa, which is valid for one year, will be issued to a citizen of Chille in accordance with the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Republic of Chile Eligible Applicant(s) - A business man/woman employed by a Chilean company to provide managerial, executive, or expert-level service to the company, or its affiliates/subsidiaries
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A foreigner working at a Korean branch office of a foreign company REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION   ① An application for the visa issuance confirmation (form no.21), passport, one standard-size photograph ② Statement of Invitation ③ A document demonstrating you are an indispensable professional specialist (i.e. resume, certificate of work experience, etc.) ④ A proof of your current employment status from your foreign company ⑤ A dispatch order (a document demonstrating your overseas assignment) ⑥ A document proving the establishment of the branch office in the Republic of Korea - A copy of a permission for the establishment of the branch office or a copy of an acceptance of the declaration ⑦ A document proving that the branch offie or the contact office is in proper operation - A record of induction of management/sales capitals to the branch/contact offices - A business outline, tax payment records*, etc. for a newly established branch/contact office * If you work for a non-profit organization that does not bear tax payment obligations, you can instead submit a document demonstrating the induction of management capitals into the Korean office. ➠ If your representative applies on your behalf, additional documents such as a power of attorney, a proof of current employment status and ID card of the representative are required. ※ The head of the immigration (branch) office may ask additional documents if it is deemed necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation and the qualifications of the inviter and the invitee   2. A foreign worker stationed at the domestic headquarters of a Korean company which has advanced into a overseas market REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION   ① An application for the visa issuance confirmation (form no.21), a copy of passport, one standard-size photograph ② Statement of Invitation ③ A document proving that you are a indispensable professional specialist (i.e. resume, certificate of work experience, etc.) ④ A certificate of incorporation registration of the headquarters ⑤ A declaration form of the direct investment to a foreign country, or a declaration form of the establishment of the branch/local office ⑥ A document proving the wire transfer to the foreign country ⑦ A certificate of registration of incorporation of the foreign branch office or a certificate of business registration ⑧ Tax payment receipt of the headquarters ⑨ A document demonstrating the overseas assignment (dispatch order) : it should indicate the duration of the overseas assignment ➠ If your representative applies on your behalf, additional documents such as a power of attorney, a proof of current employment status and ID card of the representative are required. ※ The head of immigration (branch) office may ask additional documents if it is deemed necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation and the qualifications of the inviter and the invitee.   3. An eligible candidate as set forth in the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Russian Federation on Temporary Labor Activities of Citizens of One State in the Territory of the Other State A. Eligible Applicants High Commissioner Contact Office employee, Corporate Group Employee (Article 2(A)(B-1) of the Agreement) ‣High Commissioner Contact Office employee : a Russian citizen temporarily working in a high commissioner contact office of a company or an individual enterprise located in the Republic of Korea (a company that has business registration without a corporate registration) ‣Corporate Group employee : workers employed at a foreign branch office of a collection of companies (branch/local office, contact office, subsidiary company, affiliated company), which function as a single economic entity, controlled directly or indirectly by the parent company via a document proving the establishment. ※ If you are hired domestically, you are eligible for the Foreign National of Special Ability (E-7) visa. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS   ① An application form for confirmation of visa issuance (form no.21), passport, one standard-size photograph ② A document demonstrating your assignment to the headquarters ③ A document proving the wire transfer and the induction of sales capitals ④ A proof of tax payment (receipt) ⑤ A document demonstrating the establishment of the Korean branch office - A copy of the establishment of the branch office/contact office or the copy of declaration form of business incorporation ⑥ A certificate of business registration in accordance with the Value-Added Tax Act ➠ If your representative applies on your behalf, additional documents such as a power of attorney, a proof of current employment status and ID card of the representative are required. ※ The head of immigration (branch) office may ask additional documents if it is deemed necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation and the qualifications of the inviter and the invitee.   4. An eligible candidate as set forth in the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Temporary Labor Activities of Nationals of One State in the Territory of the Other State A. Eligible Applicants "Nationals of one State who signed labor contracts with a group of companies or a company of such group located in the territory of that State and who work at a company of the same group of companies located in the territory of the other State (one group of companies means a group comprised of the parent company and companies directly or indirectly controlled by such parent company under equity participation in statutory fund or in accordance with the statutory documents)" (Section 3 of Article 3)   REQUIRED DOCUMENTS   ① An application form for confirmation of visa issuance (form no. 21), passport, one standard-size photograph ② A document demonstrating the assignment to the headquarter ③ A document demonstrating the currency exchange and the induction record of management capitals ④ A proof of the tax payment (receipt) ⑤ A document demonstrating the establishment of the Korean branch office - A copy of permission for the establishment of the branch or contact office or a copy of the declaration form for the establishment of the office ⑥ A business registration in accordance with the Value-Added tax act ➠ If your representative applies on your behalf, additional documents such as a power of attorney, a proof of current employment status and ID card of the representative are required. ※ The head of the immigration (branch) office may ask additional documents if it is deemed necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation, the qualifications of the inviter and the invitee. 5. An eligible candidate as set forth in the Agreement on Simplifying Visa Procedure between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Republic of India A. Eligible Applicants are as follows : Employment visitor A person working in a position which requires highly advanced skills; technology expert, executive, or administrator at a legitimate company or organization as he/she is hired permanently or on a contract by those companies (e.g. a transferred employee who relocates within the company, the service provider* or a person working for the service provider, the freelance expert** and others) * The Service Provider refers to an employee of an Indian company (corporation) working at a Korean company (corporation) in the Republic of Korea in accordance with a contract between the Indian company and the Korean company * The freelance expert refers to a freelancer who provides services such as technology transfer to a company without being associated with any particular company(enterprise). B. Types of Visas and Visa Issuance Types of Visas : depending on the type of contracts and employments, you will be given a D-7 Intra-Company Transferee, D-8 Corporate/Foreign Investor, D-9 International Trade, E-3 Researcher, E-4 Technical Instructor/Technician, or E-7 Foreign National of Special Ability visa. Visa Issuance: the visa will be issued at the immigration (branch) office in accordance with the visa issuance confirmation ※ Because an employment visa is a multiple-entry visa, it will be issued only in accordance with the confirmation of visa issuance. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS   COMMON ① An application form for confirmation of visa issuance (form no. 21), passport, one standard-size photograph TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEE ② A document demonstrating the overseas assignment or the proof of employment for at least one year ③ A copy of the establishment of the branch/contact office CONTRACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDER OR SOMEONE SUPPORTING THIS ② A proof of employment issued by an employer, documents related to the establishment of the company (agency) - business registration certificate issued by the government of India ③ Documents proving that a Korean company/association has signed a service provider contract with your company FREELANCE EXPERT ② Any document proving the contract such as employment contract or service contract ③ Degree, any type of relevant certificates in your field, and a document demonstrating at leart one-year work experience in the field ➠ If your representative applies on your behalf, additional documents such as a power of attorney, a proof of current employment status and ID card of the representative are required. ※ The heads of immigration (branch) office may ask additional documents if it is deemed necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation and the qualification of the inviter and the invitee. 6. A visa will be issued to a foreign legal consultant in accordance with the ｢Foreign Legal Consultant Act⌟ A. A person dispatched to a foreign legal consultant office* or a foreign legal consultant** * It refers to CEO or other executive-level employees of the foreign legal consultant office. ** It refers to a person whose qualification is approved by the Minister of Justice in accordance with Article 6 and registered with the Korean Bar Association pursuant to Article 10 (1), after being qualified as an overseas-licensed lawyer. (Article 2 (3) of the Foreign Legal Consultant Act) REQUIRED DOCUMENTS   ① An application form for confirmation of visa issuance (form no. 21), passport, one standard-size photograph ② A certificate of foreign legal consultant office registration (issued by the Korean Bar Association, Article 18 of the Foreign Legal Consultant Act) ③ A declaration form of the establishment of the branch office (issued by the foreign exchange bank) and a certificate of business registration ④ A document proving the induction of management capitals such as a certificate of purchased foreign currency ⑤ A document demonstrating the overseas assignment (it should be issued by the headquarters office, and it should indicate the duration of the overseas assignment) ⑥ A certificate of foreign legal consultant registration (Article 10, issued by the Korean Bar Association) ※ You do not need to submit a certificate of work experience as you are exempt from the requirement for one-year work experience at the headquarters. ➠ If your representative applies on your behalf, additional documents such as a power of attorney, a proof of current employment status and ID card of the representative are required. ※ The head of immigration (branch) office may ask additional documents if it is deemed necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation and the qualifications of inviter and invitee. B. Office workers dispatched to a foreign legal consultant office REQUIRED DOCUMENTS   ① An application for the visa issuance confirmation (form no.21), passport, one standard-size photograph ② A certificate of foreign legal consultant office registration (issued by the Korean Bar Association, Article 18 of the Foreign Legal Consultant Act) ③ A declaration form of the establishment of the branch office (issued by the foreign exchange bank) and a certificate of business registration ④ A document proving the induction of management capitals such as a certificate of purchased foreign currency ⑤ A document demonstrating the overseas assignment (it should be issued by the headquarters office, and it should indicate the duration of the overseas assignment) ⑥ A certificate of work experience (to confirm whether the applicant has met the one-year work experience requirement at the headquarters) ➠ If your representative applies on your behalf, additional documents such as a power of attorney, a proof of current employment status and ID card of the representative are required. ※ The head of immigration (branch) office may ask additional documents if it is deemed necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation and the qualifications of the inviter and the invitee.
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If you are working at the Korean branch office of a foreign company 󰋫 A local․branch office of a foreign bank - Foreign bank : refers to a bank established in a foreign country in accordance with foreign laws. - If a foreign bank intends to open or close a branch․agent office in order to operate its banking business in the Republic of Korea, then the bank must obtain permission from the Financial Services Commission (Article 58 of the Banking Act, amended on May 17th, 2010) 󰋫 Other sales offices of foreign finance investor - Foreign financial investor : refers to a person who works in the field of financial investment in accordance with foreign laws. - If the foreign financial investor wants to work in the same in the field in the Republic of Korea, he/she must obtain a permission from the Financial Services Commission to establish a branch office and other operation offices around the country. (Article 12 of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Market Act) 󰋫 The Establishment of the Korean Branch Office of a Foreign Insurance Company - An eligible applicant who can obtain a permission from the Financial Services Commission for working in the insurance industry is limited to an enterprise, mutual insurance company, and foreign insurance company (the Korean branch office of the foreign insurance company) - "A foreign insurer, a person engaged in the business of insurance agency business or insurance broker overseas, and any other person engaged in an insurance-related business overseas (hereinafter referred to as “foreign insurer, etc.”) may open its or his/her office in the Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as “local office”) in order to investigate the insurance market, to collect information thereon, or to perform any other work similar thereto." (Article 12 of the Insurance Business Act, amended on February 29th, 2008) - The local office shall use the term 'office' in order to operate. Moreover, it is prohibited from selling insurance products, mediating a contract and representing the client to sign the contract. 󰋫 A local or domestic office of non-residents - If a non-resident wants to establish a local office or domestic office (hereinafter referred to as 'domestic office'), he/she shall notify the establishment to the head of the designated Foreign Exchange bank (Article 9-32 and 9-33 of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act) 󰋻Non-resident's local office : he/she can sell insurance products to make profits in the Republic of Korea 󰋻Non-resident's domestic office : he/she shall not engage in activities that produce profits. However, he/she is allowed to maintain non-transactional activities such as business communication, market research, and R&D. ※ The non-resident shall notify to the Minister of Finance and Strategy if he/she is going to establish the domestic office in order to engage not only in banking activities such as financial loan, brokage/agency of foreign finance, card business, installment financing but also in finance, stock and insurance-related industries. In addition, he/she is prohibited from engaging in activities that are NOT allowed by the Promotion of the Foreign Investment Act.   To confirm that you are an indispensable professional specialist ※ Definitions of the indispensable professional specialist T Y P E S D E F I N I T I O N   EXECUTIVE Executive is defined as someone who has authorities to make key decisions, to manage the entire company at the top of the hierarchy, and who is monitored by shareholders or board of directors. (the executive cannot directly provide the services of the company to clients.)   SENIOR MANAGER You have a right to recommend and hire an employee, a right to plan, lead, and supervise establishments and implementations of goals and policies for your organization or your department, carrying responsibilities. Also, you decide, supervise, and regulate professionalsㆍmanagement employees OR you can use discretionary power/authority on their daily tasks (Does not include supervisors who are not categorized to provide professional-level service and those who provide direct service to clients) SPECIALIST Specialist is defined as someone who has expertise and exclusive experiences in research, construction, technology, administration and others. Range of Affiliated Companies (which is designated by the Minister of Justice) - If a parent company (C) owns a subsidiary company in a foreign company (A) and another subsidiary company in the Republic of Korea(B), Company A and B are affiliated. - OR if employees of the company C, which is based in a foreign country, has more than 50% of the total amount of stocks or the total amount of investments for the company A and the company B respectively, the company A and the company B are affiliated. 2. Foreign workers of a Korean company venturing overseas, working in the headquarters in Korea The Headquarters - Listed Enterprisesㆍlisted enterprises in the KOSDAQ or public companies ※ check the listed enterprises on the Korea Exchange (http://www.krx.co.kr/) The Overseas Office - If the headquarters is listed enterprises or listed enterprises in the KOSDAQ ･ Foreign branch office is classified into either a local subsidiary or overseas branch ※ Local subsidiary refers to a corporate body in which headquarters directly has invested, whereas overseas branch refers to a branch which headquarters has found, by the principle of self-supporting accounting system, through means other than the establishment of a corporate body, in order to maintain international sales activities. Nonetheless, overseas offices that carry out non-profit functions such as business contact, market research, and research development activities, are not included in this definition. ･ The size of local subsidiary or overseas branch must be at a certain level or higher. ※ Local subsidiary : the headquarter office has invested US$500,000 or more ※ Overseas branch : the headquarter has paid US$500,000 as operation fund (equipment fund, maintenance fee, working fund and etc) - If the headquarter office is a public company ･ Public companies are exempt from the required amount of investment Visa Applicants - You must satisfy all of the requirements listed below ･ You have worked at the local subsidiary or overseas branch for at least one year ･ You possess professional knowledge․skills or expertise ･ You are a manager or senior researcher or higher ･ You are planning to work as a professional employee at the headquarter and you should have at least one year working experience in the foreign branch office as a professional employee. - You are dispatched to the headquarter for the designated period of time. Q. What is being dispatched as an indispensable professional worker to an affiliated corporation designated by the Minister of Justice? A. When an overseas company (A) and another domestic company (B) have a same parent company (C), company A and company B become affiliated companies. This means that an employee who has transferred from company A to company B can be issued with a D-7 Intra-Company Transferee visa. We believe that, by issuing a D-7 visa to a transferred employee, we can attract more affiliated companies of a multinational corporation to Korea.