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No 58 Employment Registration date 2026.02.18

E-7 Culture, Arts, Design, and Video Manager (1340) Summary of visa requirements

I received a job offer as an organizational operations manager or content strategy manager from a global content company, design studio, video production company, entertainment company, etc., but I asked myself, “Is it possible to get an E-7 visa for this position?” There are many foreign job seekers who are worried.

Managers related to culture, arts, design, and video (1340) are not simply creators.A managerial position that runs the entire content, design, and media organization and oversees strategy.no see. Immigration screening is judged based on “scope of management responsibility and expertise” rather than creativity.

We summarize key requirements from a job seeker's perspective.

1. Job scope

  1. Overseeing the operation of the content, design, and video organization

  2. Project planning and production strategy establishment

  3. Budget, manpower, and schedule management

  4. Brand/IP strategy management

  5. Overseeing organizational performance management and collaboration with external partners

Simple designers, video editors, producers, and artists are not eligible.
Immigration clearly distinguishes between “creative practitioners” and “organization managers.”

 

2. Applicable residence status

  1. E-7 (Special Activities, Professional)

  2. Existing D-10 (Job Seeking) → E-7 change application possible

  3. Top-tier review available for advanced creative and content strategy experts

The key is that the job is not simply creative.Organizational operation management occupationThis proves that it is.

 

3. Key permit requirements (checklist table)
 

divisionDetailed requirementscheck
EducationBachelor's degree or higher in a related major such as culture and arts, design, video, and management, or equivalent experience
personal historyExperience in content, design, and media organization management
job levelOverseeing operations at an organizational level rather than a team level
salaryTypically above the domestic average income (GNI), manager level salary
company requirementsCorporations operating normally, businesses subscribed to employment insurance
Foreigner NecessityProving the need for global projects, overseas IP, international networks, etc.

Most of the above items must be met to increase your chances of approval.


4. D-10 to E-7 change procedure

  1. Conclusion of employment contract

  2. Specification of Job Description

  3. Clarification of positions in organizational chart

  4. Determination of salary level

  5. Application for change of residence status

  6. Submission of company financial and project performance data

In particular, the expression “overseeing content strategy and organizational operations” must be clear in the job description.

 

5. Frequently rejected cases

  1. If the actual work is at the level of designer, producer, or editor

  2. Only formal manager titles are given in startups.

  3. Salary is at practitioner level

  4. Lack of logic for the need to hire foreigners

Immigration is more important than artistry.Management responsibility and expertiseThe evaluation is based on .


You must prove that you are a ‘strategy manager’ and not a creator.

Managers related to culture, arts, design, and video (1340) are classified as E-7 professionals, but it is difficult to be approved for simple creative activities.

Organizational operation and strategic management responsibilities are clear,
We need to convince them that foreign expertise is needed in the global content environment.

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