Korea D-9 Trade Management Visa Cost — Government Fees, Trade Business Number and Eligibility

Overview

D-9 (Trade Management) covers company management, trade and profit-making business, installation/operation/maintenance of export equipment, and supervision of shipbuilding and industrial plant fabrication.

For traders, the requirement is expressly to be a trader assigned a trade business number by the Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association.

At a Glance

Scope of Activity

• Company management, trade and profit-making business
• Installation, operation and maintenance of export equipment (machinery)
• Shipbuilding and supervision of industrial plant fabrication

Who Qualifies

• Traders assigned a trade business number by the Chairman of KITA under the Foreign Trade Act and its management regulations
• Persons dispatched to or invited by a company importing industrial equipment (machinery) to provide installation, operation and maintenance technology
• Essential professional personnel dispatched to take part in shipbuilding or industrial plant fabrication (executives, senior managers or specialist engineers dispatched by the ordering company or a specialist service company it designates)

Required Documents

• Integrated Application Form (Form No. 34), passport and ARC, fee
• Certificate of trade business number (for traders)
• Copy of business registration certificate
• Dispatch order or contract (for equipment or shipbuilding cases)
• Evidence of office premises and proof that the business is operating normally
• Proof of residence

D-9 Visa Cost: Government Fees

The government fees paid to the immigration office for D-9 (Trade Management) are listed below. They do not include any administrative-agent service fee.

These are review fees and are not refunded once the application is accepted. Check the current fee and filing method for your case on HiKorea or with the Immigration Office. For visa fees paid at a Korean mission abroad, check the mission's own notice.

Application Process

1. Check eligibility — confirm your current status, career, degree and contract type match the requirements.
2. Prepare documents — foreign public documents need a translator's certification plus an apostille (or consular confirmation for non-member states).
3. Book a visit — reserve a slot at your Immigration Office via HiKorea (www.hikorea.go.kr), or file online where e-Application is available.
4. File and pay — submit the Integrated Application Form (Form No. 34) and pay the screening fee.
5. Review — respond to any request for supplementary documents within the deadline.
6. Result — on approval, the period of stay and status are granted; reissue your ARC if required.

Key Points

• For D-5, D-6, D-7, D-8 and D-9 holders, a change in the name of the affiliated institution or organisation is handled as an alien registration change report.
• Separate rules govern movement within the same corporate group for D-7 to D-9 holders.
• Lawful residents registered under D-5 to D-9 may give conversation instruction to colleagues within their own workplace without a separate permit.
• Documents issued in Korea must normally be dated within 3 months unless another validity period applies.
• Documents already on file in your alien registration record need not be resubmitted.
• Health certificates, drug test results and pre-employment medical reports must be submitted sealed by the issuing hospital (do not open).
• You must be in Korea when applying; leaving the country after filing may result in refusal.
• Screening fees are non-refundable once the application is accepted.
• The head of the Immigration Office may add or waive documents where necessary for review.

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