🇰🇷 South Korea · Startup Visa
Entrepreneur and startup visa programs, investment thresholds, and application criteria.
South Korea offers dedicated entrepreneur routes: the D-8-4 technology startup visa and the newer Startup Korea Special Visa, which evaluates the idea's feasibility and team rather than requiring academic credentials. The government-run OASIS program provides incubation, mentoring and points toward a startup visa (via the D-10-2 preparation status then D-8-4). Apply and manage steps through the immigration service / HiKorea.
- The D-8-4 technology startup visa and the Startup Korea Special Visa are dedicated founder routes.
- The Startup Korea Special Visa evaluates the idea's feasibility and team, not academic credentials.
- The OASIS program offers incubation, mentoring and points toward the visa (D-10-2 then D-8-4).
- Apply and manage steps through the immigration service / HiKorea.
Official authorities
- HiKorea (Korea Immigration Service)
Official immigration portal for startup-visa procedures.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of Korea — Korea's integrated government portal — policy, administrative services, e-government
- Korea Immigration Service (HiKorea) — Visas, residence status changes, work permits, and alien registration in Korea
- National Tax Service (NTS) — Korean income tax, corporate tax, VAT filing; annual comprehensive tax return for foreigners (May); foreign taxpayer incentive lookup