E-9Non-professional Employment

Employment

Last updated on 2025/02/19

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Visa Description

  • Manpower system under which employers are authorized to hire foreign workers under the employment permit system, and foreign workers are allowed to work for up to 4 years and 10 months in exchange for employment with the employer.
  • Maximum period of stay: 3 years

 

Visa Candidate

  • Those who meet the requirements for domestic employment under the provisions of the Act on the Employment of Foreign Workers.
    • (Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Cambodia, China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Timor-Leste, Laos)

 

Visa Requirements

  • Submit a criminal background certificate issued by an authorized agency in the country of nationality.
    • Include all criminal convictions in the country of nationality; however, if the system for verifying criminal convictions in the country of nationality is inadequate, the certificate may be substituted by the internal affairs agency having jurisdiction over the place of residence.
    • The certificate must be dated within three months of the date of application.
  • Submit a health certificate in the form provided by the applicant.
    • In the form, the applicant must state whether he/she is infected with tuberculosis, hepatitis B, syphilis, etc. and whether he/she has ever taken drugs or been treated for mental illness.
  • Visa issuance authorization application, passport, and one standardized photograph.
  • Copy of business license
  • Copy of employment license and standard labor contract
  • Workplace inspection report
     

Please visit the Hikorea website or contact the Immigration Contact Center(1345) for more detailed information.

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