F-1-D
South Korea's workation digital-nomad visa, made permanent 30 June 2026 with regional income discounts.
Last refreshed: 11 July 2026
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Background
South Korea's F-1-D "workation" Visa became permanent on 30 June 2026, closing a pilot that had run under the Ministry of Justice and Korea Immigration Service since January 2024. The maximum stay rises from two years to three.
The pilot required income at roughly twice South Korea's per-Capita gross national income. The permanent scheme instead tiers the bar by age and location: applicants aged 18 to 34 who settle outside Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province qualify at roughly one times per-Capita GNI, about $36,963, with further reductions in population-declining regions.
Justice minister Jung Sung-ho framed the change around foreigners "voluntarily putting down roots" rather than filling a labour gap, opening a third axis in nomad-Visa politics: using mobile workers as a fix for a domestic birth-rate problem rather than a revenue or talent play.