D-7 Dispatch Visa

1. Dispatch of employees from overseas head office to Korean branch

(1) A person who has worked for more than one year at the head office, branch, or other business place of a foreign public institution, organization, or company and intends to work as an essential professional manpower (executive officer, senior manager, expert) in an affiliated company, subsidiary, branch or office in Korea.

(2) Essential professionals refer to the company’s executives, senior managers, and specialists and are the key personnel within the head office’s organization.

– Executives : A person who receives only general direction and supervision from the board of directors and shareholders as the top executive of a company.

– Senior managers: A person responsible for planning, directing and supervising the establishment and implementation of corporate or departmental organizational goals and policies.

– Specialists: A person with highly professional and proprietary experience and knowledge.

(3) Exemption of the 1 year employment requirement at the head office
-If you want to engage in national key industries or national projects. (power plants, trains, subways, etc.)
-If the foreign head office’s record of introducing operating capital is USD 500,000 or more.

(4) Immigration office strictly examining whether or not to introduce operating funds from overseas and if you are an expert, proving that you are an essential professional dispatched.

(5) The required documents are as follows and additional documents may be added or subtracted depending on the situation.

Dispatcher
1) Application form 
2) Passport copy
3) Resume
4) Copy of diploma

Overseas head office
1) A copy of business registration certificate
2) Dispatch order
3) Certificate of Employment
4) Reason for dispatch
5) Headquarters Introduction

Korea Branch
1) A copy of business registration certificate
2) Copy of representative’s ID
3) Branch establishment report
4) Office lease agreement
5) Foreign exchange purchase certificate (operating funds)
6) Corporate bankbook usage details (operating expenses)
7) Documents related to corporate tax payment
8) Corporate registration documents

2. Dispatch of employees from overseas corporation of Korean companies to the Korean head office

(1) A person who has worked for at least one year at a local corporation or overseas branch established by a listed corporation (KOSPI & KOSDAQ) or public institution, and is dispatched to the head office or head office in Korea to provide or receive specialized knowledge, technology or skills.

(2) For local subsidiaries and overseas branches, the investment amount of the head office must be more than 500,000 dollars.
(If the head office is a public institution, the investment amount requirement does not apply.)

(3) In principle, the dispatch of employees is at the level of the section chief or senior researcher.

(4) The required documents are as follows and additional documents may be added or subtracted depending on the situation.

1) Application
2) Passport copy
3) Cover letter, career certificate
4) Invitation letter
5) Certificate of all registered matters of the head office (public institutions omitted)
6) Overseas direct investment report receipt (local corporation)
7) Overseas branch installation report (overseas branch)
8) A certified copy of corporate registration and business registration certificate of overseas branch offices
9) Overseas remittance confirmation document
10) Personnel order (dispatch order)
11) Overseas branch employment certificate
12) Proof of payment history (certificate of tax payment)