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South Korea · 디지털노마드(워케이션) 비자 · Formal dn visa · apply embassy, in country · processing 10+ days
The income shown is the standard bar: twice Korea's previous-year GNI per capita. For 2025 that base is KRW 52,416,000, so the standard test is KRW 104,832,000 a year (KRW 8,736,000 a month). It is not the only test. From 30 June 2026 the program is permanent, and the multiple depends on age and where the holder will live. Ages 18–34 outside Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi need 1× GNI (KRW 52,416,000). Ages 18–34 in that capital region, and ages 35 or older outside it, need 1.5× (KRW 78,624,000). Ages 35 or older in the capital region stay at 2×. The base is reset when the next GNI figure is applied. The visa is multiple-entry, valid one year, with a one-year stay from entry. It can be extended one year at a time up to three years in total. It does not lead to permanent residence. After three years the holder must leave and apply again; there is no grace period. Losing the overseas work does not cancel the current stay, but an extension requires the rules still to be met. The applicant must be 18 or older, work remotely for an overseas company or own an overseas business, and have at least one year in the same industry. One-off freelance projects generally do not qualify. Employment and other profit-making activity in Korea are prohibited. A spouse and dependent children may accompany the holder. Someone using a reduced regional threshold must show they will live outside the capital region for at least one month. Moving into the capital region and then renewing requires the higher income level, or a move back, within six months. Private insurance must cover at least KRW 100 million for treatment in Korea and repatriation. A criminal-record certificate is required, apostilled or consularized, including from another country where the applicant lived for a year or more in the last five years. The statutory fee for a multiple-entry visa with unlimited entries is USD 90 per person. A mission can charge a different amount by reciprocity; the embassy in Canada lists CAD 121.50. Extending the stay in Korea costs KRW 60,000. Changing from a B-1, B-2 or C-3 stay inside Korea is allowed when the requirements are met; that permit costs KRW 100,000. Register as a foreigner within 90 days of entry if the stay will pass 90 days, and report a new address within 14 days. There is no nomad tax exemption. A non-resident is taxed only on Korean-source income. A foreign resident whose time with an address or residence in Korea totals five years or less in the ten years before the tax year-end is taxed on foreign-source income only when it is paid in Korea or sent to Korea. More than 183 days can make someone a resident. Pay for work done in Korea may be Korean-source, so the five-year rule is not a promise that the remote salary is untaxed. USD income figures use KRW 1,342.80 per USD, the 15:30 Seoul quote on 9 October 2026. The market was thin because of the Hangeul Day holiday. At that rate, 1× GNI is about USD 39,035 and 1.5× is about USD 58,552.
South Korea also offers these long-term residency programs
Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source
processing maximum cleared. Embassy in Canada says about 10 business days. Bank account no longer shown as included because no official page grants one Source
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