New High-Tech Visa For Foreign National Interns

Key Points

• The government of South Korea introduced a new high-tech visa type for foreign national interns

Overview

The government of South Korea established a new visa program for foreign national interns working in high-tech industries on 29 September 2022.?Eligible applicants for the D-10-3 visa will include foreign national students intending to intern at:

• A Korean company listed on the stock exchange which has high-tech research and development facilities;
• Corporations with an affiliated research institution;
• Corporations designated as high-tech companies; or
• Start-up corporations

The foreign national student must be registered at a "prestigious" university abroad and hold a major in high technology. A prestigious university includes the top 200 universities listed in the Times Higher Education World University rankings.