The Working Holiday Visa (H-1) is issued to young foreigners in some countries that have mutual agreements with South Korea. Holders can stay in the country for up to a year and engage in certain employment activities as well as certain educational activities. However, the main purpose of the trip is the holiday. People between the ages of 18 and 25 or 30 are eligible for a South Korean work visa, depending on the country. A working holiday visa holder cannot be used in certain professions such as receptionist, dancer, singer, musician, acrobat or in entertainment venues where they can endanger morale and good manners. [46] [47] The ETIAS visa waiver application for Koreans will be available by the end of 2022 as a user-friendly online platform, on which Korean travellers to Europe will have to fill out a form containing their contact information, travel document information and answering some key security issues. Travellers with minor traffic offences that have not resulted in an arrest and/or conviction for the offence may travel without a visa, provided they are qualified by other means. If the offence was committed for single use in the United States and you have an unpaid fine or if you did not participate in your trial, your arrest may be the subject of an arrest warrant and you will have problems when applying for admission to the United States. Therefore, you should resolve the issue before the trip by going to the court where you should appear. If you do not know the court`s address, information is available online at www.refdesk.com. The amount required to invest foreigners in obtaining the visa has increased over the years. In 1991, a foreign investor had to invest only 25 million won, which was increased to 50 million won in 2001. In 2010, the government announced plans to increase to an additional $100 million for a number of reasons.

Because of inflation, rising cost of living and other costs, they estimated that $100 million was more representative of what was needed to start a business in Korea. However, some foreigners were also concerned that some foreigners took advantage of this visa and used it to stay permanently in Korea without really starting a business. Once the visa was issued, the government does not keep an overview of the investment, so some foreigners used agents who provided the investment money for a tax so that they could get the visa. Concerns were expressed that this increase would not prevent the misuse of the visa and, instead, foreign investment in Korea. [57] Visa and foreign commercial property rules have been criticized for demanding a Korean guarantor, while the foreigner has invested a large sum of money and has been granted permission to open almost all the businesses he wants. [58] – In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Korea, the visa requirement exemption for Singapore passport holders is suspended until further notice, effective April 13, 2020. South Korea`s entry into Europe requires a travel authorization for South Korean citizens in order to enter the Schengen area and travel freely.