F-5Residence

Permanent Residence

Overview
SummaryNot subject to activity restrictions according to visa status classification
Duration of StayNo limit
Additional Details
Employment Permitted
Dependents Allowed
Eligibility Requirements

  • F-5-1

    Individuals who stayed in Korea for 5 or more years

  • F-5-4

    Spouse or minor children of permanent residence holders

  • F-5-5

    Individuals who invested USD 500,000 or more and employed 5 or more nationals

  • F-5-8

    Korean-Chinese born in Korea

  • F-5-9

    Individuals with doctoral degree in advanced industry fields employed at domestic companies

  • F-5-10

    Individuals with bachelor's degree in advanced industry fields, master's degree or higher in general fields, or technical qualification certificate employed at domestic companies

  • F-5-11

    Individuals with outstanding ability in specific fields (science, management, education, culture and arts, sports, etc.)

  • F-5-12

    Individuals with special contributions to Korea

  • F-5-13

    Individuals 60 years or older receiving pension from abroad

  • F-5-15

    Individuals employed at domestic companies after obtaining doctoral degree from domestic graduate school

  • F-5-16

    Individuals who stayed 3 or more years with point system residence status

  • F-5-17

    Individuals who continuously invested for 5 or more years with tourism/recreation facility investment residence status

  • F-5-18

    Spouse or minor children of point system permanent residents (F-5-16)

  • F-5-19

    Spouse or unmarried children of tourism/recreation facility investors (F-5-17)

  • F-5-20

    Children born in Korea to permanent residence holders

  • F-5-21

    Individuals who continuously invested for 5 or more years with public interest project investment residence status

  • F-5-22

    Spouse or unmarried children of public interest project general investors (F-5-21) or public interest project retirement immigration investors (F-5-23)

  • F-5-23

    Retirement immigration investors who continuously invested in public interest projects for 5 or more years and possess domestic assets of 300 million won or more

  • F-5-24

    Individuals who attracted investment funds of 300 million won or more and employed 2 or more nationals with Technology Startup (D-8-4) status

  • F-5-25

    Individuals who pledged conditions to invest 1.5 billion won or more for 5 or more years

Required Documents

  • Common submission documents

    Integrated application form

    Passport

    Alien registration card

    Residence documents

    Overseas criminal record certificate

    Identity guarantee

    Income amount certificate

    Comprehensive income tax documents

    Korea Immigration Permanent Residence Eligibility Test results

    Korea Immigration Naturalization Eligibility Test results

    Social Integration Program completion certificate

  • F-5-1:

    For D-8 or D-9: Sales or export amount documents

    For D-10: E-1~E-7 applicable status documents, degree, employment contract

    For E-7: Degree

  • F-5-4, F-5-8, F-5-18, F-5-19, F-5-20, F-5-22:

    Family relationship documents

    Birth certificate

    Unmarried children documents

  • F-5-5, F-5-24:

    Foreign investment enterprise registration certificate (only F-5-5)

    Investment fund attraction documents (only F-5-24)

    Corporate register

    Business registration copy

    Employed nationals' income amount certificates

    Employment contracts concluded with employed nationals

    4 major social insurance workplace subscribers list, etc.

  • F-5-9, F-5-10, F-5-15:

    Degree or technical qualification certificate copy

    Business registration copy

    Employment contract copy

    Certificate of employment

  • F-5-13:

    Pension certificate and pension deposit bankbook copy

For more details, please visit the HiKorea website or contact the Korea Immigration Contact Center (1345).
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