Today, let's look at what visas foreign students (D-2) who have graduated from a university in Korea can apply for.
1. D-10 Job Seeking Visa
First is the job seeking visa D-10.
Foreign students who have graduated from a university in Korea are allowed to apply for a job seeking visa. Since October 1, 2018, the 'Point-based Job Seeking Visa (D-10) System' has been implemented. The point-based job seeking visa system is a system that issues visas by objectifying items such as age, education, domestic and overseas work experience, study abroad experience, and Korean language skills into points.
From the D-2 is the visa that is most often applied for, and if you have graduated from a university in Korea, most of the score requirements are met, so it is one of the visas that you can get relatively easily compared to other visas.
2. E-7 Specific Activities Visa
Next is the Korean Dream Visa E-7 employment visa.
However, due to the coronavirus, there are not many companies that want to hire foreign students, so many foreign students are returning to their home countries with tears. Even if the qualifications of the applicant are very good, it is difficult to get a visa if the qualifications of the company are not met, and vice versa, even if the company is very good, it is difficult to get a visa if the qualifications of the applicant are insufficient. In other words, it is a visa that you can apply for only if both the qualifications of the applicant and the hiring company are met.
3. F-2-7 Point-based Residence Visa
Usually, most foreign students work with an E-7 visa and apply after 3 years.
However, if you have a master's degree or higher from a domestic university + D-2 or D-10 qualification for more than 3 years + a score of 80 or more on the score table, you can apply directly without going through E-7. There are no restrictions on employment for F-2 visas ※ However, you cannot do simple labor.
You can both work and do business. So you don't have to be tied to a company because of a visa like E-7. Therefore, there are often cases where foreigners who were working with an E-7 visa quit the company they were working for after receiving an F-2 visa.
4. D-8-4 Point-based Technology Start-up Visa
The target of the point-based technology start-up visa (D-8-4) is as follows, and there is no investment standard.
(1) A person who has acquired a degree of professional bachelor or higher in Korea and has intellectual property rights or equivalent technical skills,
(2) A person who has acquired a bachelor's degree or higher overseas and has intellectual property rights or equivalent technical skills,
(3) A person recommended by the head of a related central administrative agency who has intellectual property rights or equivalent technical skills. In this case, only those who have already acquired a degree are recognized, and prospective acquirers are excluded.
5. D-9-1 Point-based Trade Visa
The point-based trade visa also has no investment standard. Even if foreign students who have graduated from a 4-year university in Korea do not have trade performance, trade-related experience, or major field, they can apply if they complete a trade specialist training course conducted by the "Seoul Industrial Promotion Agency and Korea Trade Association". In the case of Seoul City, it operates the 'Seoul Foreign Trade Academy'.
The requirements for granting a point-based trade visa (D91) are that the applicant must complete business registration in his/her own name (the business type is trade) andthere must be no disqualifying reasons.
6. F-6 Marriage Visa
Also known as the elevator visa, this is the marriage visa.
Foreign students studying in Korea can apply for a marriage visa (F-6) if they meet one of the following conditions with a Korean
(1) Spouse of a Korean
(2) Having a child born in a marriage relationship (including common-law relationship) with a Korean
(3) A person who was staying in Korea in a married state with a Korean spouse and cannot maintain a normal marriage relationship due to the death or disappearance of the Korean spouse, or other reasons for which they are not responsible
※ Conditions for staying after divorce
- Even if the reason for the divorce is the fault of the foreign spouse, if you are raising a child born between you and a Korean, or if you have visitation rights for a minor child, you can get an extension of the marriage visa.
- If the foreign spouse divorces or the marriage is broken due to reasons such as assault by the spouse, for which they are not responsible, they can also apply for an extension of the marriage visa.
7. G-1 Refugee Applicant
Although it is rare for foreign students to apply for refugee status, if they have led anti-government movements against their home government while staying in Korea, or if they have actively led religious activities and are likely to be persecuted if they return to their home country, they may consider applying for refugee status. In this case, the visa given to refugee applicants is the G1 visa, and depending on the review results, they may also receive an F2 residence visa.
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