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ACTIVITIES
ALLOWED
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You are allowed to engage in activities such as
Any artistic, musical or literature activities that generate incomes/profits
- You are an artist such as the composer, sculptor, painter, craftsman, writer or a
photographer
- You are a teacher of music, painting, literature, photograph, movie, dance, physical
education(gym) or other artistic activities
(i.e. : Professional or amateur sports coach, orchestra conductor and etc.)
Any performing activities such as entertainment, playing musical instruments, theatre,
athletic events or fashion modeling which generate incomes/profits
- Regardless of the performance types or purposes, if you are an individual or a part of a
group that performs entertainment, musical instruments, plays or sports, which generate
incomes/profits
(i.e. : professional or amateur athletes)
- Not only this includes the engaging parties in entertainment, music, theatre but also
makeup artists and managers
�� If you are staying for 90 days or less, you are eligible to apply for the Short-Term
Employment(C-4) visa
Classification codes and range of activities
Classification
Codes Activities Allowed (Examples)
E-6-1
(Artist)
You are a person who is engaging in musical, artistic, literature activities
which generate incomes/profits or you are an actress/actor engaging in
entertainment activities designated by the Performance Act
(composer․painter․photographer and others, artist, a member of
orchestra or conductor, advertising․fashion model, badook(go) player,
celebrity, theatrical actors/actress, makeup artists)
E-6-2
(Hotel and
Adult
Entertainment)
You are not eligible to apply for the E-6-1 visa and you are a performer
at a hotel or an adult establishment site (popular music․playing
instruments, circus․magician and others)
- You are going to perform at a stage of tourism sites (i.e. Walker Hill
Hotel) registered by paragraph 6 of Article 3(1) of the Tourism
Development Act.
E-6-3
(Athlete)
People working in sports industry such as professional
soccer․baseball․basketball athletes, their managers and coaches
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MAXIMUM
LENGTH OF STAY You are allowed to stay for up to 2 years
VISAS ISSUED AT
THE DISCRETION
OF THE HEAD OF
THE DIPLOMATIC
MISSION
�� All E-6 visas are issued in accordance with the visa issuance confirmations
Citizens of illegal immigrants countries (21 states) and terrorist-sponsored countries (4
states) must apply for the visas at their respective diplomatic missions.
However, if you have a permanent residence or a re-entry permission from a third country,
then you are eligible to apply for your visas at the diplomatic mission in third country.
ELIGIBILITY FOR
THE VISA
ISSUANCE
CONFIRMATIONS
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REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
�� An application form for confirmation of visa issuance (form no.21), passport, one
standard size photograph
�� A copy of business registration
�� A copy of employment contract
If you are going to
perform in
accordance with the
Performance Act
�� A performance recommendation letter from the Korea Media
Rating Board (If your performance is not recommended, then
you will be exempt from submitting this document)
�� Performance Outline
If you are going to
perform at a stage at
a hotel or an adult
establishment
registered in
accordance with the
Tourism Development
Act
�� Performance Recommendation letter* written by the Korea
Media Rating Board
* Performance recommendations for band music, popular music,
acrobatic or magic can only happen in cases of ��a club within
the Eighth United States Army, three stars (or above) tourist
hotels in accordance with the tourism promotion act, tour
cruise, holiday condominium, tour theatre entertainment,
foreigners-only-restaurant, and other subsidiary facility of an
international conference facility'.
1. Visa issuance confirmation which guarantees 2 years or less of period of sojourn will
be issued to eligible applicants for the E-6 visas
The period of sojourn will be set by considering recommended period for performance,
recommended period for employment, period of service contract
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VISA ISSUANCE
CONFIRMATIONS
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- However, parade, show, musical at performance stages of
tourist shops registered in accordance with the Performance
Act (e.g. Walker Hill Hotel, Busan Lotte Hotel) and singing
and dancing at an amusement park (e.g. Everland, Lotte
World, Seoul Land) as well as an internaitonal conference
facility (Trade exhibition centers such as COEX․BEXCO five
stars hotels such as Lotte Hotel․Hyatt Hotel) are
recommended
�� Outline for Entertainment Activities
�� A certificate proving your qualifications or professional
experiences
�� A certificate of good moral character
Other Cases
�� An employment recommendation letter from a respective
government department* or any documents proving the necessity
of the employment**
* An employment recommendation letter for an advertising․
fashion model from the Minister of Culture, Sports and
Tourism and for a person on-air from the Minister of Science,
ICT & Future Planning respectively.
** An employment recommendation letter for a pro-soccer
athlete․coach․judge from the club(association), Cooperation
agreement forged by the Ministers of respective government
departments, invitation statements, business plan or outlines
from the host (organization), attendance confirmation issued
from the organizer for those who are participating in athletic,
badook, and singing competitions with money prizes
➠ If you hire a representative, you need to submit the power of attorney, the proof of
employment of the representatives, and the representative IDs
�� The head of the immigration (branch) office may request/omit additional documents
if it is deemed necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation, and the
qualifications of the inviter and the invitee.
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Foreign National of Special Ability (E-7)
Range of
Activities
and Eligible
Applicants
Persons who want to engage in activities specially designated by the Minister of
Justice after being invited by a public or private organization
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