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Active<\/span>\n            <span class=\"tag\">Category E<\/span>\n            <span class=\"tag\">After graduation<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <p class=\"vmeta\">Last updated 2026-07-04 \u00b7 Official Korean government sources<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"section\">\n      <div class=\"note\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> This is general information, not legal advice. Rules change &mdash; always confirm on the official sources for your country.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"sec-head\"><h2>At a glance<\/h2><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cardgrid\"><div class=\"infocard\"><div class=\"infocard__k\">Who it&#39;s for<\/div><p>Foreign nationals who teach or conduct research at higher-education institutions (colleges, universities and equivalent) or at accredited research institutions in Korea.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><div class=\"infocard__k\">Length of stay<\/div><p>Up to 5 years per period of stay (maximum length of stay per grant under the Enforcement Rules of the Immigration Act).<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><div class=\"infocard__k\">Can you work?<\/div><p>Employment is limited to the qualifying teaching\/research activity at the sponsoring institution stated in the status.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><div class=\"infocard__k\">Fee &amp; time<\/div><p>Fee: Certificate of Visa Issuance (\uc0ac\uc99d\ubc1c\uae09\uc778\uc815\uc11c): no fee for issuance of the certificate itself; single-entry visa issued abroad approx. US$60 equivalent (set by consulate). Domestic: extension of stay (\uccb4\ub958\uae30\uac04 \uc5f0\uc7a5) 60,000 KRW; alien registration 30,000 KRW. Change of status of stay 130,000 KRW. (Fees are set by the Enforcement Rules and may change \u2014 verify current amounts on HiKorea.) (unverified exact current amounts) \u00b7 Time: Certificate of Visa Issuance typically takes a few weeks (institution-dependent);\u2026<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><div class=\"infocard__k\">Leads to<\/div><div class=\"vpath vpath--sm\"><div class=\"vpath__line\"><span class=\"vpath__chip\">Common track: D-2 (PhD study)<\/span><span class=\"vpath__arr\">\u2192<\/span><a class=\"vpath__chip\" href=\"\/visa-guides\/e-1\/\"><b>E-1<\/b> (Professor) after appointment<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"sec-head\"><h2>Where this fits in your journey<\/h2><\/div>\n      <div class=\"steprow steprow--4\">\n        <div class=\"step step--dim\"><div class=\"step__n\">01<\/div><h3>Before arrival<\/h3><p>Get admitted, prepare documents, apply.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step step--dim\"><div class=\"step__n\">02<\/div><h3>During study<\/h3><p>ARC, extensions, permits while in Korea.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step\"><div class=\"step__n\"><b>03<\/b><\/div><h3>After graduation<\/h3><p>Job-seeking and work visas.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"step step--dim\"><div class=\"step__n\">04<\/div><h3>Settlement<\/h3><p>Long-term residence and PR.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--tight\"><div class=\"prose\"><h2>Who can apply<\/h2><ul class=\"checklist\"><li><span class=\"ck\">\u2713<\/span><span>Foreign nationals who teach or conduct research at higher-education institutions (colleges, universities and equivalent) or at accredited research institutions in Korea.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ck\">\u2713<\/span><span>Applicants must meet the faculty qualification standards of assistant professor or higher under the &#8216;Regulations on Qualification Standards for University Faculty&#8217; (\ub300\ud559\uad50\uc6d0 \uc790\uaca9\uae30\uc900 \ub4f1\uc5d0 \uad00\ud55c \uaddc\uc815), which are generally satisfied by a relevant PhD, or a Master&#8217;s degree combined with sufficient teaching\/research career.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ck\">\u2713<\/span><span>Typically full-time faculty (professor, associate professor, assistant professor) invited\/appointed by an institution eligible under the Higher Education Act.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ck\">\u2713<\/span><span>Education career and research career may be counted interchangeably; for Master&#8217;s-degree holders, research career may be recognized as research achievement.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--tight\"><div class=\"prose\"><h2>Documents you&#39;ll need<\/h2><ul class=\"tick\"><li>Visa issuance application form (\ud1b5\ud569\uc2e0\uccad\uc11c) with one color photo (3.5cm x 4.5cm, taken within 6 months)<\/li><li>passport and copy<\/li><li>for a visa issuance certificate application, the confirmation of visa issuance certificate (\uc0ac\uc99d\ubc1c\uae09\uc778\uc815\uc11c)<\/li><li>original of highest degree certificate (diploma)<\/li><li>original career\/employment certificate meeting immigration qualification standards<\/li><li>employment\/appointment contract or letter of appointment from the Korean institution<\/li><li>business registration certificate of the employing institution<\/li><li>(documents may vary by office and by whether applying abroad at an embassy or in Korea for a certificate \u2014 confirm current list on HiKorea for the specific institution)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--tight\"><div class=\"prose\"><h2>How to apply<\/h2><ul class=\"tick\"><li>Overseas embassy visa (\uc0ac\uc99d) or domestic change-of-status; E-1 commonly uses a Certificate for Confirmation of Visa Issuance (\uc0ac\uc99d\ubc1c\uae09\uc778\uc815\uc11c) filed in Korea by the employing university\/institution.<\/li><li>The Korean host institution usually applies in Korea for a Certificate of Visa Issuance (\uc0ac\uc99d\ubc1c\uae09\uc778\uc815\uc11c) on behalf of the foreign professor; once issued, the applicant applies for the actual E-1 visa at a Korean embassy\/consulate abroad, or (if already in Korea on another status) applies for a change of status of stay.<\/li><li>E-1 is one of the categories eligible for the visa issuance certificate route.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"sec-head\"><h2>Stay &amp; extension<\/h2><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cardgrid cardgrid--2\" style=\"max-width:760px\"><div class=\"infocard\"><div class=\"infocard__k\">How long you can stay<\/div><p>Up to 5 years per period of stay (maximum length of stay per grant under the Enforcement Rules of the Immigration Act). Actual period granted is commonly tied to the appointment\/contract term.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"infocard\"><div class=\"infocard__k\">Extending your stay<\/div><p>Extension of stay (\uccb4\ub958\uae30\uac04 \uc5f0\uc7a5\ud5c8\uac00) must be applied for at the immigration office before the current period expires, usually with an updated appointment\/employment certificate and proof of continued qualifying activity. Each extension is granted within the 5-year statutory upper limit for E-1.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"section section--tight\"><div class=\"prose\"><h2>Working on this visa<\/h2><p>Employment is limited to the qualifying teaching\/research activity at the sponsoring institution stated in the status. Additional or concurrent work outside that scope requires prior permission (expansion of activity scope, \ud65c\ub3d9\ubc94\uc704 \ud655\ub300, or activity-outside-status permit, \uccb4\ub958\uc790\uaca9\uc678 \ud65c\ub3d9\ud5c8\uac00).<\/p><p>Reciprocal cross-activity between E-1 (Professor) and E-3 (Research) is permitted for qualifying advanced science and technology personnel at higher-education institutions and government\/national\/public\/corporate research institutes; lecturing at other universities may be allowed under activity-outside-status rules.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"sec-head\"><h2>Requirements in detail<\/h2><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vspec\"><div class=\"vrow\"><div class=\"vrow__k\">Money to show<\/div><div class=\"vrow__v\"><p>GNI-linked wage floor for professional E-visas; 2024 per-capita GNI \u20a949,955,000 applied 2025-04-01~2026-03-31. Exact E-1 multiplier per MOJ manual (unverified).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"vrow\"><div class=\"vrow__k\">Ministry endorsement<\/div><div class=\"vrow__v\"><p>No separate ministry endorsement, but employer must be an accredited higher-education institution (universities\/junior colleges under the Higher Education Act or equivalent research institutions, \uace0\ub4f1\uad50\uc721\ubc95\uc0c1 \ub300\ud559\/\uc804\ubb38\ub300\ud559\u00b7\uc900\ud558\ub294 \uc5f0\uad6c\uae30\uad00) and applicant must meet the university faculty qualification standards (\ub300\ud559\uad50\uc6d0 \uc790\uaca9\uae30\uc900) of assistant professor or above (\uc870\uad50\uc218 \uc774\uc0c1).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"vrow\"><div class=\"vrow__k\">Waivers \/ special<\/div><div class=\"vrow__v\"><p>Relevant PhD, or master&#8217;s degree plus teaching\/research career meeting assistant-professor-or-higher qualification standards; education and research careers count interchangeably.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--tight\"><div class=\"prose\"><h2>Sub-types<\/h2><p>E-1 covers university\/college-level teaching and research faculty. Closely related science\/research statuses: E-3 (Research), which covers researchers at natural-science\/high-tech research institutes; E-1 and E-3 have reciprocal activity provisions for qualifying advanced S&amp;T personnel.<\/p><p>Language-teaching roles fall under E-2, not E-1.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--tight\"><div class=\"cardgrid cardgrid--2\" style=\"max-width:760px\"><div class=\"infocard\"><div class=\"infocard__k\">Family<\/div><p>Spouse and unmarried minor children accompany on F-3 (\ub3d9\ubc18).<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"infocard\"><div class=\"infocard__k\">Mobile ARC<\/div><p>Applies. Since 2025-01-10 registered foreigners aged 14+ with their own smartphone can issue a mobile alien registration card (\uc678\uad6d\uc778\ub4f1\ub85d\uc99d) (same legal effect as the physical card); E-1 holders eligible after alien registration.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--tight\"><div class=\"prose\"><h2>2025&ndash;2026 policy updates<\/h2><ul class=\"tick\"><li>Top-Tier (\ud1b1\ud2f0\uc5b4) visa expansion: On 2026-05-31 the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) announced expansion of the Top-Tier visa program \u2014 previously limited to employees of companies in advanced-industry sectors \u2014 to include professors and researchers in science and technology fields, effective June 2026.<\/li><li>Qualifying science-and-technology professors\/researchers who meet at least one quantitative criterion (award, publication, commercialization, or career) \u2014 or who pass a qualitative evaluation by MOJ\/MSIT \u2014 can be recommended by MSIT and, upon MOJ review, receive an unrestricted-employment F-2 residence visa and an immigration priority card, with the residence period required for F-5 permanent residence shortened from an average of 5 years to 3 years.<\/li><li>MSIT target: attract 2,000 top overseas talents by 2030 (about 600 in 2026).<\/li><li>(Related 2026 F-2 point-system and re-entry-permit changes reported in news but not verified here \u2014 see the key notes.)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--tight\"><div class=\"prose\"><h2>Common mistakes<\/h2><ul class=\"tick\"><li>Assuming any teaching job qualifies \u2014 E-1 is only for higher-education (college-level or above) faculty meeting assistant-professor-or-higher qualification standards; language instructors need E-2.<\/li><li>Working or lecturing beyond the sponsoring institution without prior activity-outside-status permission.<\/li><li>Letting the period of stay expire before applying for extension.<\/li><li>Confusing E-1 with E-3 (Research).<\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Where this leads<\/h2><div class=\"vpath\"><div class=\"vpath__line\"><span class=\"vpath__chip\">Common track: D-2 (PhD study)<\/span><span class=\"vpath__arr\">\u2192<\/span><a class=\"vpath__chip\" href=\"\/visa-guides\/e-1\/\"><b>E-1<\/b> (Professor) after appointment<\/a><\/div><div class=\"vpath__note\">After maintaining E-1 (E-1~E-7) status for the required period (generally about 5 years of domestic residence), a professor may apply for F-2 (long-term residence, e.<\/div><div class=\"vpath__note\">g.<\/div><div class=\"vpath__note\">points-based F-2-7), and later F-5 (permanent residence).<\/div><div class=\"vpath__note\">Top-Tier visa holders (see policy updates) can receive F-2 immediately and reach F-5 in about 3 years.<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px\"><a class=\"btn btn--red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hikorea.go.kr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official source &#8599;<\/a>\n        &nbsp;<a class=\"btn btn--outline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.immigration.go.kr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official manual &#8599;<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"note\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"><strong>If you break the rules:<\/strong> Overstay\/illegal work \u2192 deportation (\uac15\uc81c\ud1f4\uac70), entry ban and penalties; illegal employment up to 3 yrs imprisonment or \u20a930M fine (Immigration Control Act Article 94, \ucd9c\uc785\uad6d\uad00\ub9ac\ubc95 \u00a794); overstay penalty fine (\ubc94\uce59\uae08) and re-entry restriction.<\/div><\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"ctaband\">\n      <h2>Get visa updates by email<\/h2>\n      <p>Join GoKorea Insider for clear updates on visas and key dates.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"btn btn--white\" href=\"\/gokorea-insider\/\">Join Insider &mdash; Free<\/a>\n    <\/section>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":332,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"rank_math_title":"E-1 Visa Korea: Professor Guide | GoKorea Study","rank_math_description":"The E-1 professor visa is for foreigners teaching or researching at Korean universities and institutes. See eligibility, documents and 2026 updates.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"e-1 professor visa korea","rank_math_robots":[]},"visa_category":[32],"journey_stage":[31],"class_list":["post-293","visa-guides","type-visa-guides","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","visa_category-e","journey_stage-after-graduation"],"acf":{"visa_code":"E-1","visa_name_en":"Professor","visa_name_kr":"\uad50\uc218","guide_type":"visa","status":"active","visa_type":"Long-term employment (teaching\/research) status","eligible_applicants":"Foreign nationals who teach or conduct research at higher-education institutions (colleges, universities and equivalent) or at accredited research institutions in Korea. Applicants must meet the faculty qualification standards of assistant professor or higher under the 'Regulations on Qualification Standards for University Faculty' (\ub300\ud559\uad50\uc6d0 \uc790\uaca9\uae30\uc900 \ub4f1\uc5d0 \uad00\ud55c \uaddc\uc815), which are generally satisfied by a relevant PhD, or a Master's degree combined with sufficient teaching\/research career. Typically full-time faculty (professor, associate professor, assistant professor) invited\/appointed by an institution eligible under the Higher Education Act. Education career and research career may be counted interchangeably; for Master's-degree holders, research career may be recognized as research achievement.","required_documents":"Visa issuance application form (\ud1b5\ud569\uc2e0\uccad\uc11c) with one color photo (3.5cm x 4.5cm, taken within 6 months); passport and copy; for a visa issuance certificate application, the confirmation of visa issuance certificate (\uc0ac\uc99d\ubc1c\uae09\uc778\uc815\uc11c); original of highest degree certificate (diploma); original career\/employment certificate meeting immigration qualification standards; employment\/appointment contract or letter of appointment from the Korean institution; business registration certificate of the employing institution; (documents may vary by office and by whether applying abroad at an embassy or in Korea for a certificate \u2014 confirm current list on HiKorea for the specific institution)","processing_notes":"The Korean host institution usually applies in Korea for a Certificate of Visa Issuance (\uc0ac\uc99d\ubc1c\uae09\uc778\uc815\uc11c) on behalf of the foreign professor; once issued, the applicant applies for the actual E-1 visa at a Korean embassy\/consulate abroad, or (if already in Korea on another status) applies for a change of status of stay. 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Additional or concurrent work outside that scope requires prior permission (expansion of activity scope, \ud65c\ub3d9\ubc94\uc704 \ud655\ub300, or activity-outside-status permit, \uccb4\ub958\uc790\uaca9\uc678 \ud65c\ub3d9\ud5c8\uac00). Reciprocal cross-activity between E-1 (Professor) and E-3 (Research) is permitted for qualifying advanced science and technology personnel at higher-education institutions and government\/national\/public\/corporate research institutes; lecturing at other universities may be allowed under activity-outside-status rules.","korean_requirement":"","path_to":"Common track: D-2 (PhD study) -> E-1 (Professor) after appointment. After maintaining E-1 (E-1~E-7) status for the required period (generally about 5 years of domestic residence), a professor may apply for F-2 (long-term residence, e.g. points-based F-2-7), and later F-5 (permanent residence). Top-Tier visa holders (see policy updates) can receive F-2 immediately and reach F-5 in about 3 years.","application_fee":"Certificate of Visa Issuance (\uc0ac\uc99d\ubc1c\uae09\uc778\uc815\uc11c): no fee for issuance of the certificate itself; single-entry visa issued abroad approx. US$60 equivalent (set by consulate). Domestic: extension of stay (\uccb4\ub958\uae30\uac04 \uc5f0\uc7a5) 60,000 KRW; alien registration 30,000 KRW. Change of status of stay 130,000 KRW. (Fees are set by the Enforcement Rules and may change \u2014 verify current amounts on HiKorea.) (unverified exact current amounts)","processing_time":"Certificate of Visa Issuance typically takes a few weeks (institution-dependent); embassy visa issuance after the certificate is usually issued within a few business days. (Times vary by office and season \u2014 confirm with the relevant embassy\/immigration office.)","policy_updates_2025_2026":"Top-Tier (\ud1b1\ud2f0\uc5b4) visa expansion: On 2026-05-31 the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) announced expansion of the Top-Tier visa program \u2014 previously limited to employees of companies in advanced-industry sectors \u2014 to include professors and researchers in science and technology fields, effective June 2026. Qualifying science-and-technology professors\/researchers who meet at least one quantitative criterion (award, publication, commercialization, or career) \u2014 or who pass a qualitative evaluation by MOJ\/MSIT \u2014 can be recommended by MSIT and, upon MOJ review, receive an unrestricted-employment F-2 residence visa and an immigration priority card, with the residence period required for F-5 permanent residence shortened from an average of 5 years to 3 years. MSIT target: attract 2,000 top overseas talents by 2030 (about 600 in 2026). (Related 2026 F-2 point-system and re-entry-permit changes reported in news but not verified here \u2014 see the key notes.)","subtypes_note":"E-1 covers university\/college-level teaching and research faculty. Closely related science\/research statuses: E-3 (Research), which covers researchers at natural-science\/high-tech research institutes; E-1 and E-3 have reciprocal activity provisions for qualifying advanced S&T personnel. Language-teaching roles fall under E-2, not E-1.","common_mistakes":"Assuming any teaching job qualifies \u2014 E-1 is only for higher-education (college-level or above) faculty meeting assistant-professor-or-higher qualification standards; language instructors need E-2. Working or lecturing beyond the sponsoring institution without prior activity-outside-status permission. Letting the period of stay expire before applying for extension. Confusing E-1 with E-3 (Research).","official_link":"https:\/\/www.hikorea.go.kr","official_manual_url":"https:\/\/www.immigration.go.kr","issuance_route":"Overseas embassy visa (\uc0ac\uc99d) or domestic change-of-status; E-1 commonly uses a Certificate for Confirmation of Visa Issuance (\uc0ac\uc99d\ubc1c\uae09\uc778\uc815\uc11c) filed in Korea by the employing university\/institution.","keta_required":"","annual_quota":"","income_threshold":"GNI-linked wage floor for professional E-visas; 2024 per-capita GNI \u20a949,955,000 applied 2025-04-01~2026-03-31. Exact E-1 multiplier per MOJ manual (unverified).","points_system_summary":"","subtype_table":"","family_accompaniment":"Spouse and unmarried minor children accompany on F-3 (\ub3d9\ubc18).","competent_ministry_endorsement":"No separate ministry endorsement, but employer must be an accredited higher-education institution (universities\/junior colleges under the Higher Education Act or equivalent research institutions, \uace0\ub4f1\uad50\uc721\ubc95\uc0c1 \ub300\ud559\/\uc804\ubb38\ub300\ud559\u00b7\uc900\ud558\ub294 \uc5f0\uad6c\uae30\uad00) and applicant must meet the university faculty qualification standards (\ub300\ud559\uad50\uc6d0 \uc790\uaca9\uae30\uc900) of assistant professor or above (\uc870\uad50\uc218 \uc774\uc0c1).","mobile_residence_card":"Applies. Since 2025-01-10 registered foreigners aged 14+ with their own smartphone can issue a mobile alien registration card (\uc678\uad6d\uc778\ub4f1\ub85d\uc99d) (same legal effect as the physical card); E-1 holders eligible after alien registration.","penalties":"Overstay\/illegal work \u2192 deportation (\uac15\uc81c\ud1f4\uac70), entry ban and penalties; illegal employment up to 3 yrs imprisonment or \u20a930M fine (Immigration Control Act Article 94, \ucd9c\uc785\uad6d\uad00\ub9ac\ubc95 \u00a794); overstay penalty fine (\ubc94\uce59\uae08) and re-entry restriction.","experience_waiver_conditions":"Relevant PhD, or master's degree plus teaching\/research career meeting assistant-professor-or-higher qualification standards; education and research careers count interchangeably.","last_updated_date":"2026-07-04"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/korea-visa-passports.jpg",1600,2000,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/korea-visa-passports-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/korea-visa-passports-240x300.jpg",240,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/korea-visa-passports-768x960.jpg",768,960,true],"large":["https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/korea-visa-passports-819x1024.jpg",819,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/korea-visa-passports-1229x1536.jpg",1229,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/korea-visa-passports.jpg",1600,2000,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/korea-visa-passports-10x12.jpg",10,12,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/ko\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"E-1 \u5370 Visa Guides E-1 Professor \uad50\uc218 &mdash; Long-term employment (teaching\/research) status &#9679; Active Category E After graduation Last updated [&hellip;]","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visa-guides\/293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visa-guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/visa-guides"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"visa_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visa_category?post=293"},{"taxonomy":"journey_stage","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gokoreastudy.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/journey_stage?post=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}