For official submission and legal case filing: Korea Immigration Service (HiKorea) & MOJ
Long-term foreign residents who have maintained continuous legal residence under E-7 or F-2 status, completed the Korea Immigration & Integration Program (KIIP Stage 5), and meet personal income benchmarks (1x to 2x GNI per capita).
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Transition from E-7 to the flexible F-2-7 points-based resident visa (requiring 80+ points out of 170 based on age, income, degree, and Korean language proficiency).
Enroll in and complete all 5 stages of the government KIIP program.
Accumulate required consecutive years of resident status with uninterrupted tax contributions.
Submit application for F-5 permanent residency to the Ministry of Justice / Immigration Office.
Pay application fees (approx. 230,000 KRW).
Receive the F-5 Permanent Resident Card, conferring indefinite stay rights without employer sponsorship.
GlobalVisaAtlas is an independent informational guide. We do not represent applicants before sovereign immigration tribunals. Requirements and processing times change; verify current criteria directly on the official South Korea immigration portal before lodging your application.
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Consult our AI Advisor pre-grounded in South Korea immigration criteria and financial fund parameters.