On May 4, 2022, the South Korean Ministry of Justice changed some Korean visa policies for . This policy focuses on the content of F-4 and H-2 visas, mainly including reducing the income standards for applying for permanent residence of H-2, restricting and alleviating the recipients of F-4 visas, expanding the number of applicants for F-4 visas and the employment scope of H-2 visas. I will briefly sort out the latest changes for you in this issue. Interested friends remember to like and collect it.
1. H-2 income standard for applying for permanent residence
People who have worked in the same work unit for more than 4 years must only meet 70% of the GNI when applying for permanent residence leverage, and no longer need to meet the requirements of assets of more than 20 million won. GNI refers to the average value of total national income, with the standard in 2021 being 40.247,000 won. Simply put, people with H-2 who have worked in a company for more than 4 years can apply for permanent residence if they have an annual income of more than 28.172,900 won.
2. Restrict and alleviate the person applying for the F-4 visa
for suspected major social crimes such as drugs, telecom fraud, and more than three drunk driving. Those who have been sentenced to the above-mentioned sentence* will be restricted from applying for the F-4 visa. However, among the people who are restricted from applying for F-4 visas, in addition to those who are punished for the "Laws Related to Punishment of Specific Forced Crimes" and major social crimes, those who have been punished for negligence crimes will relax their application for F-4 visas.
* The above punishment refers to the punishment that restricts personal freedom, including imprisonment, fixed-term imprisonment, and suspended execution of , life imprisonment, and death penalty.
3. Expand the population of F-4 visa application
After the employment application begins, those who have worked in the same work unit for more than 4 years can change to the F-4 login certificate. Note that both employment declaration and working hours must be met at the same time.
4. Expand the employment scope of H-2 visa
Increase the employment of unit canteens, rest apartment hotel , aviation and land cargo loading and unloading and hotel work. In the future, people with H-2 visas can work in these new areas without worrying about illegal employment.
The original text can be found at Hikorea website for
lawyer Jin Yi’s thoughts:
This issue is made by referring to the latest announcement of Hikorea website. Since this content was not formulated by me, it is possible to misunderstand the original meaning of the policy. Therefore, for the parts that are not explained clearly, it is recommended to call the Foreigners Comprehensive Service Center for detailed consultation. If there are any errors, please promptly correct them. If you are sure there is any error, I will correct it in time to avoid misleading everyone.
Author: Jin Yi Lawyer
