Foreign National of Special Ability (E-7)

Foreign National of Special Ability (E-7)
ACTIVITIES ALLOWED	Persons who want to engage in activities specially designated by the Minister of Justice after being invited by a public or private organization
ELIGIBLE APPLICANT	3 years
PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES UNCERTIFIED FOR CURRENT SOJOURN STATUS                                       󰁾 CONTENTS PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES UNCERTIFIED FOR CURRENT SOJOURN STATUS                                                         󰁾 CONTENTS PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES UNCERTIFIED FOR CURRENT SOJOURN STATUS                                                         󰁾 CONTENTS	1. Expansion of permission exemption for activities outside of the current status of stay If you(an E-7 holder) plan to receive formal school education within the expiry date, you are not required to obtain permission within the expiry date unless it doesn't impinge on your original purpose of stay. (as of June 15, 2009) 2. Permission for a highly qualified personnel (such as CEO of a Foreign Investment Company), who wishes to work as a lecturer in universities/colleges Activities allowed You can apply for permission of activities as Short Term Employment(C-4), if you plan to give a lecture less than 90 days. Eligible applicants ① a person working as a full-time director or higher at a domestic company (including foreign investment company) with a D-7, D-8, D-9; or ② a person with a professional working visa (E-1, E-3 ~ E-5, E-7) Required Documents ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, fee ② a recommendation letter from the Dean/President of the University ③ a copy of business registration certificate ④ an employment contract (the original and a copy) ⑤ a letter of consent from the employer of your original workplace 3. Employment of "a family member of the foreign government's diplomatic corps or consulate genera" can be permitted when recommended by Minister of Foreign Affairs. Countries Allowed (25 countries as of August. 2009) Japan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Israel, the US, Canada, Germany, The UK, France, Sweden, The Czech, Poland, Russia, Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Australia, Pakistan, India, India, Singapore, Portugal Activities Allowed 󰋻Teaching foreign language at universities, private institutions or etc. (E-2) 󰋻Any artistic performing activities such as appearing in TV shows or movies (E-6), an editor, translator, interpreter or other foreign language related occupations at culture/research/media institution/organization or a teacher of international school (E-7), other occupations which can not be substituted by Korean 󰋻D-1, D-6, E-1, E-3 󰋻Working as an indispensable professional specialist of a Korean branch office or a foreign invested company and financial consultant of a foreign company (E-7) ※ Expansion of activities outside of the current status of stay for family of a member of Canadian Embassy in the Republic of Korea (as of Mar. 09, 2009) - All status except non-professional field(D-3, E-9, E-10, H-2) (if qualified) 4. Permission for "A-1, A-2 Holders"(at the discretion of the Head of Immigration Office or Branch Office) Activities Allowed 󰋻Foreign Language Instructor(E-2), Teachers of International Schools (E-7) Foreign Language Editor(E-7), Cultural Arts(D-1), Religious Affairs(D-6), Professorship(E-1), Research(E-3), Civil Servant carrying official missions at a national or local government(E-7), Special Occupation (E-7), IT, E-business related Expert who has a recommendation letter of Minister of respective department A recommendation letter of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Director for Protocol of Visits and Foreign Missions) is a must. You should submit required documents for the activity you are applying for. 5. Employment of a spouse of an substantial-amount foreign investor or a professional labor A. Eligible applicants A spouse of a foreign professional labor such as a technical expert in advanced science(SCIENCE card), an expert in advanced technology(GOLD card) or an expert in information technology(IT card) A spouse of a foreign investor(including corporations) who has invested US$500,000 or more as an investment visa holder A spouse of a foreign professional labor(E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5, E-6 excluding E-6-2, E-7) B. Activities Allowed All activities except non-professional fields(D-3, E-9) C. Period Allowed: It depends on the period of stay of the spouse (You can apply for extension again and again.) D. Required Documents: The accompanying documents for each visa status in accordance with Article 76 of the regulations (A reference letter is not required.) ※ Rules of the confirmation of visa issuance shall apply to E-7 6. Chinese-Korean who is qualified for employment or certain conditions as a Family Visitor (F-1) visa holder ➠ Student (D-2), General Trainee (D-4), Professor (E-1) and Foreign National of Special Ability (E-7) ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, fee ② a recommendation letter from Minister of respective department or any documents proving necessity of employment ③ an employment contract ④ business registration certificate ⑤ a certificate of degree or a license 7. Family Visitor (F-1), Dependent Family (F-3) ➠ Foreign Language Instructor (E-2), Teacher of International School (E-7) ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, fee ② an employment contract ③ business license ④ a teacher's license from your own country(‘a certificate of degree and a certificate of experiences’ can be replaceable) ⑤ criminal records (the same as E-2 requirements) ⑥ Health Checkup Results (the same as E-2 requirements) ⑦ a letter of request from the principal ⑧ current situations regarding foreign teachers 8. Family Visitor (F-1), Dependent Family (F-3) ➠ Foreign Language Copy-editor (E-7) in a national institution or a public organization(a local government, a government investment institution) ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, fee ② an employment contract ③ a copy of business license ④ a recommendation letter (from the institution concerned) ⑤ a certificate of degree (the original and copy) 9. Special cases for Jeju Global Education City workers A. Teaching assistants, instructors, resident advisors, administrative staffs in the international school (Eligible applicants) Parents of an international school student, an immediate family of a faculty member of an international school, a foreign college graduate over 18 who holds a bachelor's degree(or higher) or related experiences for 2 years(or longer) or an English teaching license holder such as TESOL B. Salesclerks of a commercial facility such as food service businesses or a store (Eligible applicants) Parents of an international school student or a family of a faculty member of an international school, a foreign college graduate over 18 who is a citizen of an English-speaking country* * Parents of an international school student or a family of a faculty member of an international school, a foreign college graduate over 18 who is NOT a citizen of an English-speaking country is required to have TOEIC 800(or higher) or TESOL license.
CHANGE OR ADDITION OF STATUS                                                             󰁾 CONTENTS CHANGE OR ADDITION OF WORKPLACE	Prior Permission system applies Salesclerk(31215), Chef and Cook(441), Designer(285), Hotel receptionist(3922), Medical coordinator(S3922), Sea cucumber farming technician(63019), Shipbuilding welder(7430), Skilled labor [Grassroots Industry(740), General Manufacturing and Construction companies(700), Agriculture/Livestock/Fishery Industry(610)] Follow-up reporting system applies Special Occupation(E-7) excluding 10 occupations above Report of Change or Addition of Workplace   ➠ Amendment of 'Follow-up reporting system' as of Nov. 15, 2010 (Article 26(2), section 1 of the presidential decree of the Immigration Control Act) In order to strengthen national competitiveness by making better use of professional labor, the system is reformed as 'Follow-up reporting system' from 'Prior permission system' so that you can change and add a workplace more easily. 《Notification 11-510 of the Ministry of Justice》 ※ In the case of a Chef and a Cook, the working hours at the other workplace can not exceed 1/3 of the original workplace's. A. Eligible applicants A registered foreigner staying in the ROK with a Special Occupation(E-7 excluding the 10 occupations above) visa and qualified for the workplace that is changed or added. ※ Even if you are qualified, you can not change or add your workplace unless you submit a letter of consent from the employer of your original workplace when you resigned or were dismissed from the company before your contract ends due to your own intention or fault. B. Report Procedures and others The person (the alien) under obligation to notify has to report to the Head of the local Immigration Office within 15 days from the date of occurrence. (Report by proxy is acceptable.) ※ In principle, you have to visit the local Immigration Office to report since you are required to receive a sticker or a stamp of change or addition of workplace on your passport. (However, in case of emergency such as an impending due date, you can report by fax first and visit the office as soon as possible to receive the sticker and etc.) In order to protect employers of good will and to maintain order of foreigners' sojourn, if you resigned or were dismissed from your workplace prior to the completion of your contract at your fault without a letter of consent from the employer of your original workplace, you can not report change or addition of your workplace. (In this case, you have to apply for a permission for the change of workplace or the visa issuance confirmation.) C. Required Documents ① a declaration form of change or addition of workplace[Report form, No.38-3], passport and Alien Registration Card, No fee ② a recommendation letter from Minister of respective department or any documents proving necessity of employment ③ an employment contract ④ a letter of consent from the employer of your original workplace* ⑤ an employment contract ⑥ business registration certificate ※ In principle, a statement of reasons and a reference letter are not required. * A letter of consent from the employer of your original workplace is not required if you have worked until the contract expires or until the date you and your employer set by consent.(It can be replaced by a statement of reasons if you resigned at the employer's fault such as an overdue wage and business suspension/closure and etc.) Permission for Change or addition of workplace   A. Eligible Occupations Occupations that require a prior management due to a limit on the number of permitted persons for each company and others. Salesclerk(31215), Chef and Cook(441), Designer(285), Hotel receptionist(3922), Medical coordinator(S3922), Sea cucumber farming technician(63019), Shipbuilding welder(7430), Skilled labor〔Grassroots Industry(740), General Manufacturing and Construction companies(700), Agriculture/Livestock/Fishery Industry(610)]〕(Notification 11-510 of the Ministry of Justice, ‘11.10.4.) B. Required Documents ① a certificate of business suspension/closure, any official documents proving overdue wages, proof of financial difficulty such as a declaration of value-added tax (submit 1 of these) ② a letter of consent from the employer of your original workplace (Not required in the case of business suspension/closure, overdue wages, a breach of contract, and completion of employment contract) ③ documents for evaluating the new company's qualifications (based upon the accompanying documents for the confirmation of visa issuance)
GRANT OF STATUS	You are not eligible to apply for 'Grant of Status'.
CHANGE OF STATUS                                                               󰁾 CONTENTS CHANGE OR ADDITION OF WORKPLACE                                                             󰁾 CONTENTS CHANGE OR ADDITION OF WORKPLACE                                                             󰁾 CONTENTS CHANGE OR ADDITION OF WORKPLACE                                                             󰁾 CONTENTS CHANGE OR ADDITION OF WORKPLACE                                                             󰁾 CONTENTS Change or Addition of Workplace	【General Criteria】 Eligible applicants - A legal alien qualified for each Special Occupation(E-7) Required documents, references, and examination standards - If an application for a visa is submitted, the accompanying documents and standards will be examined and applied for visa issuance. The office examines the necessity of employment and appropriateness of the applicants based upon factors including substitutability of Korean citizens, national interests, business operating conditions and citizen employment. - In principle, the employment of E-7 aliens is permitted up to 20% of the citizen employees ‣ In principle, domestic demand oriented businesses with fewer than 5 citizen employees or businesses with E-7 alien employees exceeding 20% of the citizen employees are not allowed for the confirmation of visa issuance, change of status and change or addition of workplace. ‣ However, if a company is recommended by competent agencies (ex. KOTRA, KITA, etc.), the head of an immigration office, etc. may permit the company to hire additional foreign employees up to the level of 50% (companies in the advanced industry) and 70% (competent companies exporting to special language areas) of total Korean employees. As for occupations with special standards, the standards will apply.   【The occupations with the limited number of employees depending on the type of business】       ◦ Types of business + the number of employees allowed : Production manager of U-turn business(1413), Ship management expert(1512), Tour packages Development operator(2732), Salesclerk(31215), Hotel receptionist(3922), Medical coordinator(S3922), Tourism interpretation guide(43213), Chef and Cook(441), Sea cucumber farming technician(63019), Shipbuilding welder(7430), Skilled labor(740, 700, 610) ◦ Types of business : Food service manager(1522), Event manager(2735) ◦ The number of employees allowed : Designer(285) - In order to prevent exploitation of low-paid labor, the office will examine considering the average salary of Korean citizens working at the same field with the same career experiences. ‣ The application can be restricted if the wage is less than 60% of average salary of Koreans working at the same company or less than 1,500,000 KRW a month.   1. Change Status from Study Abroad(D-2), Job Seeking(D-10) ➠ to Special Occupation(E-7) A. Qualifications (All the requirements below must be satisfied.) ① A person staying in the ROK legally with a Job Seeking(D-10) or a Study Abroad(D-2)* visa; ② A job you are planning to work must be in the field of Professor (E-1)․Foreign Language Instructor (E-2)․Researcher (E-3)․Technical Instructor/Technician (E-4)․Professional (E-5)․Artist/Athlete (E-6)**․Foreign National of Special Ability (E-7) and you have to prove that your qualifications; and ③ You have to make an employment contract with the Head/President of the organization/institute. ※ A person with a Student (D-2) visa means an expectant graduate who is qualified to apply for Job Seeker (D-10) visa. (However, if you have already received a bachelor's or higher degree of university in your country or a third country, you can apply for a D-10 visa regardless of whether you are an expectant graduate or not.) B. Required Documents ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, one standardized photo, fee ②an employment contract ③ documents of corporation registration(business license or certified copy of register) ④ a certificate of experiences ⑤ an employment recommendation letter from the head of an organization concerned or documentary evidence of need for employment ※ If you have an associate degree (2 year college diploma) or a bachelor's degree(or higher), you may have a job that requires a bachelor's degree and 1 year(or longer) work experience without submitting a letter of recommendation(,except for the fields where a letter or recommendation is a must) 2. Change of Status for a citizen of Germany coming to the ROK with Visa Exemption (B-1) A. Activities Allowed: All activities except non-professional fields (D-3, E-9, E-10, H-1) B. Period Allowed: It differs depending on the status you are applying for. 3. Change of Status for a Souse of Professional to a Professional Visa A. Eligible applicants A spouse of foreign professional labor《E-1, E-5, E-6(excluding E-6-2), E-7》with a Dependent Family(F-3) visa B. Activities Allowed All the Professional jobs《E-1, E-5, E-6(excluding E-6-2), E-7》 C. Required Documents ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, one standardized photo, fee ②an employment contract ③business license ④ a certificate of degree ⑤ certificates and a certificate of experiences ⑥ a recommendation letter from Minister of respective department or any documents proving necessity of employment ⑦ a reference letter 4. Change of Status to teacher of international school(E-7) A. Eligible applicants A legal alien regardless of visa status who is in a hiring process as a teacher of international school. B. Period Allowed For Change of Status: Up to 1 year depending on employment period For Extension of Stay: Up to 2 years depending on employment period C. Required Documents ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, one standardized photo, fee ② an employment contract ③ a teacher's license from your own country (‘a certificate of degree and a certificate of experiences’ may supplant it) ④ a recommendation letter from the principal of the school⑤ a letter of consent from the employer of your original workplace (for an eligible person only) ⑥ a reference letter ⑦ documents of school establishment ⑧ criminal records (same as the E-2 requirements) ⑨ Health Checkup Results (same as E-2 requirements) ※ Following Individuals are exempt from submitting criminal records. Teacher's license holders, teachers employed through a job fair, Individuals who have worked for 3 years or longer as a foreign language instructor(E-2) or a teacher of international school(E-7) in the last 5 years ※ Health Checkup should be carried out in accordance with criteria of Checkup for recruitment of government officials and should include the results of HIV/Drug(including Philopon, Cocaine, Opium and Marijuana) test. The documents must be issued by a medical institution designated by the Minister of Justice, no more than 3 months before the application 5. Permission of Change to E-7 Foreign National of Special Ability for a highly qualified foreign professional in advanced technology who entered the Republic of Korea without a visa or on a non-work visa due to unavoidable reasons A. Eligible applicants A person who wishes to work in the IT field of manufacturer such as a venture business; A person who has E-commerce and IT related knowledge and wishes to work in the IT related industry such as an e-business; or A person who wishes to work in the field of Information Technology of business venture(IT), e-commerce(e-business), Biotechnology(BT), Nanotechnology(NT), Advanced Materials Industry (metallurgy, ceramics, chemistry), Transportation Machinery or Digital Electronics and Environment․Energy B. Qualifications A person who has at least 5-year-experiences in the field of Information Technology(IT) or e-commerce; A person who holds a's or higher degree in a related major and 2 years or longer work experiences in the same field (Work experience is not required for a person who has completed a four-year course and holds a's or higher degree in the ROK.); or A person who has a master's or higher degree in a related major C. Required Documents ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, one standardized photo, fee ② an employment contract ③ a certificate of experiences (a copy of a certificate of degree is required for master's or higher degree holder) ④ business license ⑤ a recommendation letter from the Minister of relevant Department ※ institutions/organizations issuing a recommendation letter Workforce in Advanced technology: Korea Industrial technology foundation, Promising Information & Communication Companies AssociationProfessional labor: Small Business Corporation(Branches are available), local governments 6. Change of Status to Foreign National of Special Ability (E-7) for a skilled technician who has been legally engaged in manufacturing and others for 4 years or longer as a Non-professional Employment(E-9) or other visa holder, satisfying the qualifications such as age, educational background, certificates, and wage requirements. A. Qualifications (All the requirements below must be satisfied.) ① A person with a Non-professional(E-9)․Maritime Crew(E-10)․Work and Visit(H-2) visa who has been engaged in Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, Cattle farming and Fishing for 4 years or longer in the past 10 years as a E-9, E-10, or H-2 visa holder. ② A person younger than 35 years old and with an associate degree(2 year college diploma) or higher (A person younger than 40 years old with high school diploma or higher, if engaged in the root industry of Article 2 of the Root Industry Promotion Act) who has Technician's or higher license related to the fields or whose wage for the last 1 year has been higher than the average amount for the field* * The license types are the same as 48 items in 15 fields of the F-2 requirements. The average wages for the fields are based on 'Wages by occupation' of 'Survey on working status by employment type' announced by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. ③ A person who has the at least level 3 command of Korean (at least level 2, if engaged in the root industry of Article 2 of the Root Industry Promotion Act) or completed KIIP(Korea Immigration & Integration Program) * Your command of Korean is checked by Test of Proficiency in Korean(S-TOPIK) by National Institute for International Education. Your completion of KIIP　can be confirmed by a certificate of KIIP from the Head of the Immigration Office.   B. Businesses and the number of employees allowed Given the domestic employment situation, only Manufacturing · Construction · Agriculture, cattle farming and fishing industries are allowed for the employment and maximum 5 people can be hired per company. (5 for Manufacturing · Construction, 3 for Agriculture, cattle farming and fishing)* a set number   Businesses 1 person 2 people 3 people 4 people 5 people Manufacturing (the number of National insurant) 10 - 49 people 50-149 people 150-299 people 300-499 people 500 people or more ※ A company in the root industry of Article 2 of the Root Industry Promotion Act is allowed to hire 1 person even if its number of national insurant is from 5 to 9. Construction (an annual average construction cost) less than 5 billion KRW from 5 to 30 billion KRW from 30 to 50 billion KRW from 50 to 70 billion KRW 70 billion KRW or more Agriculture, cattle farming and fishing (the number of full-time laborer) less than 30 people from 31 to 99 people 100 people or more - - * A set number for the employment has to be within 10% of the permitted number of employee for each industry/business under the current employment licence system. * The maximum number of full-time laborer in agriculture, cattle farming, and fishing industries is calculated base on the number of farming workers registered in the Certificate of Farm Size or the number of workers listed on the Members of Employment Insurance including legitimate immigrant workers). C. Required Documents ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, one standardized photo, fee ② a certificate of degree(a high school diploma in the case of working in the root industry of Article 2 of the Root Industry Promotion Act)*, a certificate of employment, a technical qualification certificate or any documents showing income in the past year, a report card of TOPIK or a certificate of KIIP, an employment contract and others ③ a document of corporation registration such as a copy of business license(if a company is changed) * It has to be confirmed by the Apostille convention or the consul of Korean diplomatic missions abroad.
EXTENSION OF STAY                                                   󰁾 CONTENTS EXTENSION OF STAY	1. Required Documents A. Required Documents ① Application Form (Report Form, No.34), Passport and Alien Registration Card, Fee ② Employment Contract ③ Any documents proving tax payment - Receipt for the Earned Income Tax Withholding (issued by your company) or Certificate of Income Amount(issued by a tax office) ④ a copy of business license or a certified copy of corporation register ⑤ The original copy of a reference letter (only for following occupations) Sales clerk(31215), Chef and Cook(441), Designer(285), Hotel receptionist(3922), Medical coordinator(S3922), Sea cucumber farming technician(63019), Shipbuilding welder(7430), Skilled labor〔Manufacturing foreman(700), Construction foreman(770), Agriculture, cattle farming and fishing foreman(600) ⑥ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.) 2. Special rules for those with specially permitted visa and stay by pact A. Korean-Indian Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement(CEPA) : Independent Professional(IP) Eligible applicants - A professional who has signed a service contract with a domestic corporation in Korea or an individual business and has 1 year or longer work experiences in a related field* * Only applicable for an Independent Professional who has made a 'service contract' in concessional occupations(162 types) by pact (the Criteria for the E-7 apply to a professional worker who has made an employment contract of one in E-7 occupations) Special case of Visa - The confirmation of single visa issuance that gives a length of stay equal to contracted period is issued.(If contracted period exceeds 1 year, you can be given 1 year.) Special case of stay - Extension of stay, change or addition of workplace, change of status, and activities outside of the current status of stay are restricted. (If it's deemed necessary for you to be permitted because of humanitarian reasons such as accidents or diseases, it will be processed in accordance with the general sojourn regulations.) B. Korean-Russian Agreements about temporary labor activities : professional labor domestically employed Eligible applicants - A qualified person who is hired in the ROK as an employee of a domestic branch, a liaison office, a subsidiary, an affiliated company of a parent company* * Regulations for the E-7 apply to a professional worker who has made an employment contract with a domestic company as one of E-7 occupations. (Special treats such as a multi visa issuance and permission of stay) Special cases of visa and stay - The confirmation of multi visa issuance valid for 1 year is issued. Extension of stay* for 6 months is permitted(one time only) and accompanying your family member is not allowed. * You can stay for up to a year and a half from the date of latest entry before the alien registration date. A D-7 or D-8 visa will be issued if you return home and are dispatched as a resident employee by the headquarters again. 3. A member dispatched to a foreign legal consultant office, an office worker dispatched to a foreign law consulting company or a foreign legal consultant office A. Required Documents ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport and Alien Registration Card, fee ② documents related to establishment of domestic law office ③ an employment contract ④ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.)
RE-ENTRY PERMIT	1. Implementation of Re-entry Permit Exemption (as of Dec. 1, 2010 revision of enforcement regulations) - If you are registered and plan to return to the ROK within 1 year from the departure date, you are exempt from Re-entry Permit - If your authorized period of stay remains less than 1 year, you are exempt from Re-entry Permit for the remaining days. 2. Required Documents an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport, Alien Registration Card, fee
ALIEN REGISTRATION                 󰁾 CONTENTS	1. Required Documents for Registration ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport, one standardized photo, fee ② business license in accordance with the ‘Value-Added Tax Act’ ③ Health Checkup Results (Only for a teacher of international school) 2. Notification of Change in Registration Information Report details : change of name, sex, date of birth, nationality and passport (number, issue date, expiry date) Due Date : within 14 days from date of occurrence Required Documents ① an application form(Report Form, No.34), passport, Alien Registration Card, no fee ② any documents proving change of your information