Korea's Digital Nomad Visa

Korea has officially transitioned its Digital Nomad Visa into a permanent program, extending the maximum stay to three years and slashing income requirements by up to half for younger applicants and provincial residents.

According to the Ministry of Justice’s announcement today, the Digital Nomad Visa (F-1-D) has become Korea’s permanent visa program after two and a half years of pilot operations, during which over 700 visas were issued.

Below is a quick comparison of the previous requirements and the new rules for applications submitted on or after June 30, 2026:

	Prior Rules	New Rules
Employment Status	Owns an overseas business or is employed by a foreign company, is capable of working remotely, and has at least one year of work experience in the same industry	Same
Age	Minimum 18 years old	Same
Annual Income	At least twice the previous year's Korean Gross National Income (GNI) per capita	Please see below*
Medical Insurance	Comprehensive personal coverage of at least KRW 100 million for hospital treatment and repatriation	Same
Maximum Duration of Stay	Issued for 1 year and could be extended for an additional year, capping the total maximum stay at 2 years	The maximum allowable stay has been extended up to 3 years

* The new annual income requirement is as follows:

Age Group	Seoul Metropolitan Area (Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi), excluding Depopulation Areas and Population Decline Concern Areas	All Other Areas (Including Depopulation Areas and Population Decline Concern Areas)
Ages 18~34	1.5x GNI per capita	1.0x GNI per capita
Ages 35+	2.0x GNI per capita	1.5x GNI per capita

** If accompanied by a spouse or minor children and residing in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, a flat 2.0x GNI per capita applies regardless of age. For all other areas, this drops to 1.5x GNI per capita.

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