'Wide range visa pilot project-1 for foreign students and experts-1

🔍 What is different from the 'wide -area visa pilot project' for foreign students and experts?

On April 2, 2024, the Ministry of Justice started the 'wide -area visa pilot project' **, one of the core tasks of the New Immigration Policy.
This projectA new visa system led by local governments and supported by the central governmentLow, foreignLocal settlement and industrial personnelIt is designed to support at the same time.

What is a wide range of visa pilot projects?

Wide -area visaIn order to attract foreign talents needed by each region, the Ministry of Justice relaxes the requirements for issuing visas only in the area.no see.
In other words, even the same foreigners, depending on the region of Gyeonggi -do, Daegu, and GyeongnamEducation and career requirements can be different!

For example, industrial technical personnel are insufficientgyeonggi-doTo foreign workers in the relevant fieldRelieve educational requirementsIt's a way that makes it easy to get a job in Gyeonggi.

📌 What was the process?

The Ministry of Justice held a competition for the nationwide regions itself from December 2023 to February 2024.
sinceA total of 14 local governmentsI submitted a business plan, and in consultation with the Ministry of Justice, a pilot project that reflected customized requirements was finalized.
In this way, the center and the provinceThe first model of immigration policy designed togetherThis was born.

👨‍🎓 D-2 Study Abroad Visa: What is the local customized benefits?

The D-2 Study Abroad Visa Pilot Project has a total of 10 regional regions(Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Gwangju, Gangwon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam, Jeju) participated,
gun4,420 international studentsIt offers local custom visa benefits.

✅ Main improvements

Compression requirements easing

Expansion time for part -time employment allowance(Existing 20 hours → Up to 30 hours)

All allow for internships during the semester

Expansion of the upper limit of staying period(Incheon Foreign University Domestic Campus: 1 year → 2 years)

🔍 Examples by region

Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, etc.: AI, robot, semiconductor, secondary battery -related majors

Jeonnam: Expansion of employment scope of employment when obtaining certificates

Jeju · Jeonbuk: Comrading financial requirements for international students in tourism and root industries

👔 E-7 specific activity visa: Strategy to attract skilled manpower

E-7 visa pilot projects are 6 local governments(Daegu, Gyeonggi, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Daejeon, Ulsan) participated,
Out of this4 local governments have 1,210 foreign expertsWe are operating a pilot project.

✅ Target job group

E-7-1: Professional

E-7-2: Jun professional

E-7-3: General functional job
(※ Excluding E-7-4 S skilled functional personnel score system)

🔍 Regional operation cases

daegu: For companies related to five new industries such as life science and robotsRelief of educational background and career requirements

gyeonggi-do: To talented people in engineering and ICTRelaxing educational requirements for excellent Korean language skills

Gyeongbuk: Development of educational standards for graduates of overseas colleges designated by the Governor

Gyeongnam: About foreign technical personnel working on overseas subsidiariesCareer requirements easing