Korea Workation Visa
South Korea
Residency
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- Type
- Remote-work residence
- Work setup
- Remote workers whose job or clients stay abroad
- Core requirements
- Remote work, foreign income, insurance, and funds
- Local work
- Usually does not allow ordinary local employment
Summary
South Korea's F-1-D workation visa is for adults who can work remotely in Korea while their work and income remain outside Korea. It is designed for established remote workers, freelancers, business owners, and their eligible family members.
The core fit is simple: foreign-source remote work, enough income, medical insurance, a clean background, and no local Korean employment. Korea sets the income test at more than twice the prior-year Korean GNI per capita; current consular guidance lists 2025 GNI per capita as KRW 52,416,000, so the practical floor is about KRW 104.8 million per year, or KRW 8.7 million per month. Users who plan to work for Korean clients or a Korean employer should not rely on this route.
Eligibility
- You are at least 18
- You work remotely for a foreign employer, foreign clients, or your own foreign business
- You have been established in that work for the required period
- Your income meets Korea's current workation threshold
- You can arrange medical insurance that meets the visa rules
- You do not plan to work for Korean clients or employers while using this status
- You can provide criminal-record and identity documents if requested
What This Route Allows
This route can allow you to live in South Korea while working remotely for clients or an employer outside the country. It is mainly a temporary residence option, although some countries allow later renewal or a separate long-term residence step.
What This Route Is Not
This is not usually a local employment visa or a direct citizenship route. Most digital nomad routes limit work for local employers and must be renewed or replaced by another status later.
Key Documents
- Passport
- Visa application form and photo
- Employment, business-ownership, or freelance evidence
- Proof of income
- Bank statements or other financial evidence
- Medical-insurance evidence
- Criminal-record check
- Family records for accompanying family members, if any
Next Steps
- Confirm your work is fully remote and foreign-source.
- Check the current income threshold against your recent income evidence. For 2026 filings, expect to document more than twice the 2025 Korean GNI per capita.
- Arrange qualifying medical insurance.
- Prepare work-history, income, bank, and background documents.
- Confirm the checklist with the Korean consulate that serves your residence.
- Avoid Korean local work unless your status is changed to one that allows it.