SEOUL — The South Korean government will introduce a new visa category called E-7-S in October to attract more global professionals into the nation’s high-tech industries. The current E-7 visa is an employment visa for foreign nationals in white collar industries, but complaints have grown because only workers in 92 specified occupations were eligible for the visa. ADVERTISEMENTThe new E-7-S visa will be issued regardless of job type, as long as the applicants are evaluated as professionals working in high-tech industries. “We expect the new visa program to help them hire more global talent.”Lee added that the new visa program will be operated under a quota system to gauge early-stage demand. Under the program, applicants must show proof that their most recent annual income is equivalent to or above 70 percent of South Korea’s per capita gross national income.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 31, 2022 16:23 UTC