Source document
출입국관리법 시행령 [대통령령 제36728호, 2026. 9. 29., 타법개정; 시행 2026. 10. 2.]
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CompleteReviewed 11 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Current Enforcement Decree (Decree 36728, in force 2 Oct 2026): annexes 1-2 (long-term statuses: D-8, F-2 incl. investor items and 차목 asset investment) and 1-3 (permanent residence: investors of US$500,000 with 5 employees, F-2 차목 holders after 5 years, conditional F-5 for investors of the Minister's amount who keep it 5 years), art. 94-4 (revocation for item-16 holders), fines annex. This pass added 6 rules: employment 5 and 2, dispatched-staff item, F-2 차목 (amount unset, real-estate/public-investment programmes), 5-year holding for F-5 items 14 and 16. Not recorded: D-8 startup F-5 item 15 (KRW 300 million raised from outside investors; company money, out of scope), domestic-helper entitlement for US$500,000 investors (a benefit, not a requirement), fines (general).
What it supports
9 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Rules and prices (8)
- Business investmentF-2 residence, with at least 2 Korean employeesUSD 300,000Date not stated · Korea law.go.kr 2026South Korea · Korea residence (F-2) and permanent residence (F-5) for foreign direct investors under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act (Immigration Act Enforcement Decree, annex 1-2 item 24(라), annex 1-3 item 3)
- Business investmentF-5 permanent residence, with at least 5 Korean employeesUSD 500,000Date not stated · Korea law.go.kr 2026South Korea · Korea residence (F-2) and permanent residence (F-5) for foreign direct investors under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act (Immigration Act Enforcement Decree, annex 1-2 item 24(라), annex 1-3 item 3)
- Business investmentF-2 residence, after 3 years in D-8 statusUSD 500,000Date not stated · Korea law.go.kr 2026South Korea · Korea residence (F-2) and permanent residence (F-5) for foreign direct investors under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act (Immigration Act Enforcement Decree, annex 1-2 item 24(라), annex 1-3 item 3)
- Jobs to createKorean employees required of a US$300,000 investor (residence F-2)2 personsDate not stated · Korea law.go.kr 2026South Korea · Korea residence (F-2) and permanent residence (F-5) for foreign direct investors under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act (Immigration Act Enforcement Decree, annex 1-2 item 24(라), annex 1-3 item 3)
- Jobs to createKorean employees required of a US$500,000 investor (permanent residence F-5)5 personsDate not stated · Korea law.go.kr 2026South Korea · Korea residence (F-2) and permanent residence (F-5) for foreign direct investors under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act (Immigration Act Enforcement Decree, annex 1-2 item 24(라), annex 1-3 item 3)
- Holding period for the investmentinvestor of at least the amount set in the Minister of Justice's notice, on condition of keeping the investment 5 years (immediate permanent residence F-5, with spouse and children); permanent residence may be revoked under art. 94-45 yearsDate not stated · Korea law.go.kr 2026South Korea · Public-project investment immigration
- Property purchaseinvestor in real estate or other assets meeting the area, object and amount set in the Minister of Justice's notice, or an executive or shareholder of a corporation recognised by the Minister (residence F-2)Date not stated · Korea law.go.kr 2026South Korea · Real-estate investment immigration
- Holding period for the investmentF-2 차목 holder who has kept the investment 5 years or more (permanent residence F-5, with spouse and qualifying children)5 yearsDate not stated · Korea law.go.kr 2026South Korea · Real-estate investment immigration
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About the document
What it covers Current Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act; annex 1-2 item 24 (residence F-2, 라 foreign investors, 차 real-estate/public investment) and annex 1-3 (permanent residence F-5, item 3: US$500,000 investor employing 5 Koreans).
Notes XML from the public Open API (sample OC key "test"). Annex tables are box-drawn text; quotes join cell lines. When the investor items were first introduced was not traced.
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