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The year of 2023 , September announced
□ Eligibility Criteria for Foreign Applicants
A. Basic Requirements (Mandatory): Must satisfy all the following conditions (①~④)
① Currently registered foreigners who have resided for more than 4 years in the last 10 years with E-9, E-10, H-2 qualifications and are now actively working at their current place of employment. – At the time of application, they must be legally registered and working at their current workplace.
② A current employment contract with a salary of 26 million KRW or more for at least 2 years under the E-7-4 visa. – If converted to E-7-4 qualification, there should be an employment contract ensuring continued work at the workplace of application for at least 2 years. – If converted to E-7-4 qualification, the expected salary should be 26 million KRW or more in the employment contract (however, this is relaxed to 25 million KRW for those in agriculture/livestock, fisheries/domestic shipping).
③ Endorsed by a company where they have worked for more than 1 year.
<Employer Recommendation System>
○ (Overview) The foreigner in question is recommended by the CEO of the company where they have been working for more than 1 year (Attachment 5 – Recommendation Letter issued). → “Employer Recommendation” is a mandatory condition and an additional point item for the K-point E74 conversion.
○ (Recommendation Criteria) Can recommend up to 20% of the permanent workforce*. * Citizens listed in the employment insurance registry for more than 3 months with a minimum wage and foreign workers with valid work permits. ** Any decimal point in the allowable calculation is rounded up, and companies currently employing E-9 and E-10 foreign workers can recommend at least 1 person.
- (Recommendation Limit Example) A business with 100 permanent workers can exercise up to 20 recommendation rights.
○ (Recommendation Limitation) If any wage default, assault, or other human rights violations occur after implementation, or if there’s illegal employment of foreigners, the company in question will immediately lose its recommendation rights and will be prohibited from recommending for the next 5 years.
④ Those who score at least 200 points, including additional points, out of a total of 300 points [with a minimum score of 50 points each for average income and Korean language proficiency]: Refer to the scoring chart. – The average annual income for the last 2 years* should be at least 25 million KRW*, and the Korean language proficiency should be at least TOPIK Level 2 or completed the 2nd level of the Social Integration Program or assigned the 3rd level (41 points) in the Social Integration Program Pre-evaluation.
* However, if it’s impossible to prove the income for the last 2 years due to reasons such as re-entry gaps, the income amount from the 2 highest earning years between ’18 and ’22 can be used.
** Refers to the average of the total income from the last 2 years divided by 2. For those in agriculture/livestock or fisheries/domestic shipping, it’s relaxed to at least 24 million KRW.
B. Additional Points and Deductions
① (Additional Points) Consists of recommendations, long-term employment at the current workplace, and long-term work in areas with declining populations, and these additional points can be combined.
– (Recommendation) Recommendations are categorized into Central Government, Metropolitan Area Local Governments*, and Employer recommendations. Employer recommendation is a basic (mandatory) requirement, while Central Government and Metropolitan Area Local Governments’ recommendations are optional. If overlapping, only one is recognized.
* Limited to the 17 Metropolitan Area Local Governments, and basic local governments recommend through the Metropolitan Area Local Governments.
– (Current Workplace Tenure) Only applies to those who have continuously worked at their current workplace for more than 3 years as of the E-7-4 application date.
– (Work Experience in Depopulated Areas) Refers to lawful and regular work experience of more than 3 years within the past 10 years in Korea under any of the three residency qualifications (E-9, E-10, H-2) in depopulated areas or townships. (Experience in depopulated areas and townships can be combined).
– (Certification) If one possesses any domestic certification* among Engineer, Industrial Engineer, or Craftsman, it applies. * Domestic certification related to the field in which one is currently working as of the application date.
– (Domestic University Degree) Applies to those who have studied at a domestic university and hold a degree of an associate or higher. – (Domestic Driver’s License) Only driver’s licenses issued by the domestic police of class 2 ordinary or higher are recognized.
② (Deductions) Deductions are applied up to a maximum of 50 points (only cases within 10 years of the application date are considered). – (Fines of less than 1 million KRW) Up to a 20-point deduction depending on the number of times one has been fined less than 1 million KRW.
– (Those with a history of having residency limited due to tax arrears) Deductions of up to 15 points are applied depending on the number of times residency has been restricted due to tax arrears.
– (Those who have been administratively penalized for violating the Immigration Control Law up to 3 times) Deductions of up to 15 points are applied depending on the number of criminal proceedings due to violations of the Immigration Control Law.
Requirements for Employing Companies (Workplaces)
A. Basic Requirements: Workplaces currently employing at least one foreigner under the E-9, E-10, or H-2 skilled worker point system → Workplaces that currently employ foreigners who fall under any of the three residency qualifications (E-9, E-10, H-2).
B. Allowed Number: Within 30% of the current number of national employees at the workplace. – (Special Cases) For areas with declining populations and foundational industries, within 50% of the national employment number. – (Inclusion of foreigners with different qualifications) Foreign employees under E-7-4, E-7, E-9, E-10, H-2, F-2, F-4, F-5, and F-6 are excluded from the foreign employee count. ※ For the allowed number, decimal points are rounded up. For companies currently employing E-9 and E-10 foreign workers, a minimum of 1 person can be employed (2 persons for areas with declining populations and foundational industries).
C. Exclusions: Companies with unpaid taxes (national and local taxes) are excluded.
E-7-4 point system visa ( 2023 New)
the year of 2022 announced ( This is old version down below)
Applicants will be selected by
- The higher point
- If have the same score, then law violations will be left out of
- The higher score of Korean abilities
- Close the due of visa
- Younger
【 Skilled Worker Points System (E-7-4) : Evaluation Items 】
□ Eligible Applicants: Foreign employees who have worked legally in Korea for 5 years or more during the recent 10 year period on E-9, E-10, or H-2 Visa.
– Ineligibility: Criminals, tax delinquents, and those who have violated the Immigration Act more than 4 times.
☞ However, those who have cleared overdue taxes are eligible to apply.
□ Eligibility requirements: Persons who meet one of the points requirements below out of the total 209 points
1. Persons who obtained 52 points or more in total with at least 10 points earned in ‘Annual income’of the Industry contribution value factor.
2. Persons who obtained 72 points or more in total with at least 35 points earned in Future Contribution Value.
A. Basic Items: maximum 80 points
1) Industry contribution value
◆ Skillfulness: maximum 20 points
| category | Annual IncomeⒶ | LicenseⒷ | Pass a Skill Verification Test Ⓒ |
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| 33Million KRW or more |
30Million KRW or more |
26Million KRW or more |
Engineer | Industrial Engineer |
Technician | ||
| Points | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
: Combination of the items listed above is NOT allowed (only ONE item with the highest points to be counted in).
: Item Ⓐ means average annual income for the past 2 years from the date of application (based on the Certificate of Income Amount issued by the head of a district tax office).
Item Ⓑ means a domestic license directly related to the field an applicant is currently working in, and is limited to“technical/skill”qualifications in the attached Table 2 of the Enforcement Rule of the National Technical Qualifications Act.
Item Ⓒ means skills verification administered by the skills verification agencies designated by the Minister of Justice.
2) Future contribution value
◆ Academic Credentials : 20 points maximum
| Category | Bachelor’s Degree or higher | Associate Degree | Highschool Diploma |
| Points | 20 | 10 | 5 |
: Combination of the items listed above is NOT allowed (only ONE item with the highest points to be counted in).
: Regular curriculum ONLY regardless of the countries the credential was obtained.
◆ Age : maximum 20 points
| Age | Less than 24 | Less than 27 | Less than 30 | Less than 33 | Less than 36 | Less than 39 |
| Points | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
◆ Korean language ability: Maximum 20 points
| Test of Proficiency In Korean (TOPIK) or Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP) | |||
| Level 5 or higher | Level 4 or higher | Level 3 or higher | Level 2 or higher |
| 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
☞ For TOPIK : Official TOPIK (Test of Proficiency In Korean) Score Report (within the validity period ONLY).
☞ For KIIP : Official Certificate of Completion of KIIP (Korea Immigration and Integration Program) or Certificate of completion of KIIP level.
B. Elective Items: maximum 100 points
◆ Possession of Assets : maximum 35 points
| Category | Installment savings in Korea for 2 years or moreⒶ | Assets in KoreaⒷ | ||||
| 100Milliion KRW or more |
60Million KRW or more |
30Million KRW or more |
100Milliion KRW or more |
80Milliion KRW or more |
50Milliion KRW or more |
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| Points | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
:Combination of the items Ⓐ and Ⓑ is allowed (Net asset value of deducting item Ⓐ from item Ⓑ applies in this case).
: Item Ⓐ means monthly installment savings with minimum monthly installment savings of 800 thousand KRW put into the installment savings account ONLY.
Item Ⓑ means real estate (land/housing/building) an applicant has owned for a year or more from the date of application ONLY.
Items Ⓐ and Ⓑ are to apply when proven to be the applicant’s net worth ONLY.
◆ Work Experience in Korea during the recent 10 years : maximum 15 points
| Category | Ppuri industry and Agriculture/Livestock/Fishery Industry Ⓐ |
General Manufacturing, Construction industry, etc. |
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| 6 years or more | 4 years or more | 6 years or more | 4 years or more | |
| Points | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
: Combination of the items listed above is NOT allowed (only ONE item with the highest points to be counted in).
: ONLY those who have been working continuously in the Ppuri or Agriculture/Livestock/Fishery industry for at least one year from the date of application are eligible for earning points in Item Ⓐ.
◆ Studying or Training experience in the relevant field in Korea: maximum 10 points
| Category | Study in KoreaⒶ | Training experience in KoreaⒷ | ||
| Bachelor’s Degree or higher |
Associate degree | 1 year or more | 6 months to 1 year | |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
: Combination of the Items listed above is NOT allowed (only ONE item with the highest points to be counted in).
: Points in item Ⓐ are to be awarded for those who have studied at a Korean university (Regular curriculum) and earned an Associate degree or higher in the relevant field in Korea ONLY. Points in item Ⓑ are to be awarded for those who have received a field related training at the accredited training institutions to provide a private institutional training (D-4-6) ONLY.
◆ Additional Points : maximum 49 points
| Category |
Education in KoreaⒶ |
Recomme ndation from the relevant Ministry Ⓑ |
Work experience in Eup/Myeon area Ⓒ |
Social contribution Ⓓ |
Record of tax payments (3 million KRW or more)Ⓔ |
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| Master’s or higher |
Bachelor’s or below |
Associate Degree |
4 years or more |
3 years or more |
2 years or more |
Offic ial Com men dati on |
Soci al volun teer |
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| Points | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
KIIP LEVEL 5 PASS : 5 POINTS
Participation in seasonal work related to COVID-19
2 points for one month , 3 points for two months , 4 points for three months
: Combination of the items listed above is allowed.
: Points in item Ⓐ are to be awarded for those who have studied at a Korean university for 2 years or more and earned an Associate degree or higher in Korea. Combination with the items of ‘Academic credentials’/‘Academic background’listed above is allowed (Regardless of majors in relation to the relevant field).
As to item Ⓑ, only recommendation letters from the relevant Ministry related to the field an applicant is working in on the date of application are to be accepted and the head of a relevant Ministry may make recommendations applying points differences within the range of maximum 10 points.
As to item Ⓒ, work experience in Eup/Myeon area should be at least 2 years (Metropolitan cities or above and Gyeonggi-do are excluded).
As to item Ⓓ, those (Decoration/Medal/Official commendation) awarded by the Government or local governments only are to be accepted (2 points each, maximum 5 points).
(Volunteer work) domestic social volunteer work for more than a year with at least 200 hours (Contribution to a local community of providing volunteering work for the public needs to be proven – at the discretion of the chief of immigration(branch) office) : Combination of the items of official commendation and social volunteer work is NOT allowed. (Only one item to be counted in). Item Ⓔ means annual income tax payment record in the past one year from the date of application.
C. Points Deduction : maximum 50 points
| Category구 분 | Violation of Immigration Act Ⓐ | Violation of Korean Laws and RegulationsⒷ | ||||
| once | twice or more | three times or more |
once | twice or more |
three times or more |
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| Points | 5 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 50 |
: Total points by combining both of the items (Ⓐ and Ⓑ) to be applied.
: Ⓐ The number of violations of Korean Immigration Law in the past 3 years from the application date is counted in, inclusive of all confirmed violations regardless of legal punishments (including exempted punishments, warning and administrative fines). Those who have violated the Immigration Act or Korean Laws and Regulations more than 4 times are ineligible to apply.
Ⓑ The number of violations committed in the past 10 years is counted in Only in the cases where the permission of sojourn has been granted by the jurisdictional immigration office after reviews.
D. Quota Limits by Industry
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Quota Industry |
1 person | 2 persons | 3 persons | 4 persons | 5 persons |
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Manufacturing (Number of insured |
10 – 49 persons 5 –49 persons (Ppuri) |
50-149 persons | 150-299 persons | 300-499 persons | 500 persons or more |
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Construction (Average annual |
Less than 5 billion KRW |
5- less than 30 billion KRW |
30- less than 50 billion KRW |
50- less than 70 billion KRW |
70 billion KRW or more |
| Agriculture/Livestock/ Fishery (Number of full-time workers) |
Less than 30 persons |
31-99 persons | 100 persons or more | – | – |
However, companies currently employing foreign workers on E-9 or E-10 are allowed to employ minimum 1 worker.
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