South Korea Workation Visa (F-1-D)

Min investment

$66,000

Time to status

~4–8 weeks

Path to citizenship

None — the F-1-D is a temporary stay category and does not count toward Korean permanent residence or naturalisation.

Residency requirement

Up to 1 year, extendable by a further year (2 years total). Work must be for a foreign employer or clients.

Visa-free destinations

Not specified

Dual citizenship allowed

No

Notes

Piloted from 2024 and officially launched on 30 June 2026. For remote workers employed by, or contracting with, companies outside Korea. The income test is tiered: applicants aged 35+ living in Seoul, Incheon or Gyeonggi must show roughly twice Korea's GNI per capita (about US$66,000/year), while younger applicants and those settling in non-metropolitan or population-decline regions face a relaxed test of one to two times GNI. Valid one year and extendable to two. It is explicitly a stay category — it does not lead to permanent residence.

About South Korea

Healthcare

★★★★★

Safety

★★★★★

Cost of living

High

Climate

Temperate