Overseas Koreans in Korea can change to F4 visa if they have a national technical qualification in Korea. Among the various F4 qualification requirements, those with a national technical certificate can change to the F-4-27 visa in Korea.

This time, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Korean compatriots living abroad have not been able to enter Korea, and the difficulties of overseas Koreans residing abroad are intensifying.

Therefore, the government has taken measures so that if you have this national technical certificate, you can obtain an F4 visa (F-4-27) at a Korean consulate or embassy abroad.

The official announcement of the Korean government is as follows.

○ The Ministry of Justice, in order to solve the difficulties of compatriots due to the prolonged corona 19, ’21. 4. From December (Mon), Koreans who have obtained a certified national technical certificate (technical or higher) in the Republic of Korea can also obtain a visa for overseas Koreans (F-4-27) through the Korean diplomatic missions (embassy/consulate).

※ Currently, only the immigration and foreigner offices are allowed to change the status of overseas Koreans (F-4-27).

○ As a result, Koreans departing from their home country after obtaining a license can also enter Korea by issuing an Overseas Korean (F-4-27) visa at an overseas diplomatic mission .

In addition, if you have a Korean national technical certificate, we will provide you with the type of certificate and the necessary procedures for changing it in Korea.

In Korea, the necessary procedures for overseas Koreans are different according to their nationality. In other words, after designating a specific country, the procedure for that country and the procedure for other countries are specified differently.

1. Specific notification country

The countries notified by the Korean government for management are the following countries.

China, Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Mongolia, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Peru

2. F4-27 Types of Korean national qualifications that can be changed

⑭  (F-4-27)  Approved domestically recognized national technical certificate (technical or higher) holders, metal window items are only recognized by 2013 holders) (Attachment 6)    =>  • Copy of license (original presentation)

Among the many qualifications available for the F4 visa, the most popular are the following.

Design (visual design, web design, computer graphics operation), agricultural machinery transportation, hairdresser (general, skin, nail, makeup), cook (Korean, Chinese, Western, Japanese), architecture (form, painting, woodwork, paper, waterproof, Masonry, rebar, tile, construction system, interior construction), construction machinery operation (forklift, excavator, container, crane), machine savings (farm account costs, construction machinery, electronic parts installation), automobile (automobile painting, body repair, automobile maintenance ), welding, special welding, information processing, confectionery, baking, furniture making, woodwork, horticulture, organic farming, mushroom spawns, etc.

F4 Check all available licenses

In addition, a variety of detailed certification types can be downloaded here. => Confirm

Anyone who wants to obtain a license in Korea and change to F4 can consult one-on-one at any time, and the procedure for obtaining from a Korean consulate abroad can be consulted at a Korean consulate abroad.