23/05/2023
Opinion regarding F-2-R VISA in Korea
If you only look at the splendor in front of your eyes, you may not be able to see the sadness that follows.
This story is about F-2-R visa, a regionally specialized resident visa.
So many international students (D-2 visa, D-10 visa), E-9 visa, E-7-4 visa, and G-1 visa applicants applied for F-2-R visa.
However, according to a recent check, I found that extending F-2-R visa is more difficult than obtaining it.
In addition, it is difficult to move to another company unless there are special circumstances, such as the company that received F-2-R visa disappearing due to business closure.
In Busan Metropolitan City, there is a guideline that requires workers to work for at least 9 months out of 1 year period.
In other words, it may be that specific guidelines have not been prepared yet, or it may be because they only looked at the positive aspects of F-2-R visa.
Article 89* of the Immigration Control Act has a provision on 'cancellation of permission, etc.'.
This is because even if you change to F-2-R visa, your F-2-R visa may be canceled if you do not comply with the conditions as if you signed a 'Letter of Confirmation(확약서)’.
Before changing to F-2-R visa, you must check the requirements for change of workplace and its extension.
This is because you can see in advance that something that you do not know will happen.
Therefore, the sooner you want to do it, the more thoroughly you have to check it.
* Article 89 (Revocation and Change of Various Permission)
(1) If a foreigner falls under any of the following cases, the Minister of Justice may revoke or change a visa issued under Article 8, a visa issuance certificate issued under Article 9, entry permission granted under Article 12 (3), conditional entry permission granted under Article 13, landing permission for crew granted under Article 14, landing permission for tourism granted under Article 14-2, or permission for stay, etc. granted under Articles 20, 21, and 23 through 25:
1. Where a referee withdraws his or her guarantee or there is no referee anymore;
2. Where it is found that the foreigner has obtain permission, etc. by false or other unlawful means;
3. *Where the foreigner violates any of terms or conditions of permission;
4. Where any change in circumstances causes grave reason making it impossible to maintain permitted conditions;
5. In any other cases than those provided for in subparagraphs 1 through 4, where the foreigner seriously violates this Act or any other Act, or violates any legitimate ex officio order issued by an immigration control official.
