Foreign Medical Coordinator (E-7) Visa Recruitment Guide

Today, as the number of foreign tourists visiting our country to receive medical services such as cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery is increasing, we will learn about the hiring of foreign medical coordinators to serve these foreign patients.

In order to hire foreign students or job seekers as medical coordinators, a medical coordinator visa must be obtained, and the visa issuance conditions are as follows.

□ Medical Coordinator (E-7-2) Visa Support Qualifications (Foreigner)

1. Foreigners who hold health and medical professional licenses such as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, or who have graduated from a health and medical department with an associate's degree or higher

2. A foreigner who graduated from a domestic university with a bachelor's degree or higher and completed the international medical coordinator specialized course or medical interpretation specialized course under the Korea Health and Welfare Human Resources Development Institute Act.

3. Foreigners who have obtained the 'International Medical Tourism Coordinator' qualification as prescribed in the National Technical Qualifications Act.

4. Foreigners who have obtained a ‘Medical Interpretation Proficiency Test Certificate’ according to Article 13 of the ‘Medical Overseas Expansion Act’

□ Hospital conditions and criteria for hiring medical coordinators (E-7-2)

The conditions for hospitals that can hire medical coordinators are as follows.

1. Registration of medical institutions for attracting foreign patients (up to 2 people) – Be careful about the validity period

2. Registration of foreign patient attraction business operator (up to 1 person)

※ If the number of foreign patients attracted in the past year is more than 1,000, 1 additional person can be hired for every 1,000.

□ E-7 Visa Issuance Requirements

In order to obtain a visa for the medical coordinator position, you must receive an employment recommendation letter from the Minister of Health and Welfare along with a personal reference letter from the relevant employer or hospital. It may take 3-4 weeks or more to issue the employment recommendation letter and personal reference letter, so please prepare in advance.

□ Documents required for E-7 visa issuance

Hospitals or employers hiring foreigners as medical coordinators require a business registration certificate, a recommendation application letter, a letter of employment reason, an employment contract, a company introduction, etc.

Meanwhile, foreigners planning to work as medical coordinators will need a copy of their passport, alien registration card, graduation certificate, resume, certificate or professional course completion documents, career certificate, TOPIK score certificate, etc. Documents issued overseas require Apostille certification or consular verification, so it is necessary to prepare them in advance.

□ Medical Coordinator Visa Duration of Stay

The maximum stay period for a medical coordinator visa is 2 years, and is issued as a single-entry visa. If the employment contract is extended, the stay period can also be extended, so hospitals and employers who plan to employ foreigners as medical coordinators should take note of these points and utilize them.