Visa Test

F-2-R TEST
Region-Specialized Outstanding Talent
Update 2025.07.18
Visas not eligible for F-2-R visa conversion
  • Technical Training(D-3), General Training(D-4), Hotels & Entertainment(E-6-2), Seasonal Worker(E-8), Non-Professional Employment(E-9), Seafarer Employment(E-10), Others(G-1), Working Holiday(H-1)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Applicants with fines of 0.1 million KRW or more
  • Applicants with unpaid taxes (application possible once taxes are fully paid)
  • Applicants who violated the Immigration Control Act 4 or more times
  • Applicants with a history of illegal stay
  • Applicants deemed likely to harm the national interest or public safety of Korea
  • Applicants likely to disrupt economic or social order, or engage in behavior contrary to good morals
Population-Declining Areas
  • Visa changes are only available for applicants from the 89 designated depopulated areas. Please for visa applications.
Individual requirements and Essential Requirements
MunicipalityIndividual requirements
Chungcheongbuk-doJecheon-si
  • Academic Qualifications
    • 1st priority: Graduates (or expected graduates) from a local junior college or higher
    • 2nd priority: Graduated (or expected to graduate) from a university in the province
    • 3rd priority: Graduated (or expected to graduate) from a university outside Chungbuk
  • Other conditions are in compliance with the requirements of the Ministry of Justice.
Okcheon-gun
  • Academic Qualifications
    • 1st priority: Graduated (or expected to graduate) from a university in the province
    • 2nd priority: Graduated (or expected to graduate) from a university outside Chungbuk
  • Other conditions are in compliance with the requirements of the Ministry of Justice.
Goesan-gun
  • Academic Qualifications
    • 1st priority: Graduated (or expected to graduate) from a university in the province
    • 2nd priority: Graduated (or expected to graduate) from a university outside Chungbuk
  • Other conditions are in compliance with the requirements of the Ministry of Justice.
Population-Declining Areas
Population-Declining Areas(89)Category
Busan(3)Dong-gu, Seo-gu, Yeongdo-gu
Daegu(3)Nam-gu, Seo-gu, Gunwi-gun
Incheon(2)Ganghwa-gun, Ongjin-gun
Gyeonggi(2)Gapyeong-gun, Yeoncheon-gun
Gangwon(12)Goseong-gun, Samcheok-si, Yangyang-gun, Yeongwol-gun, Hongcheon-gun, Hoengseong-gun, Yanggu-gun, Jeongseon-gun, Cheorwon-gun, Taebaek-si, Pyeongchang-gun, Hwacheon-gun
Chungcheongbuk-do(6)Goesan-gun, Danyang-gun, Boeun-gun, Yeongdong-gun, Okcheon-gun, Jecheon-si
Chungcheongnam-do(9)Gongju-si, Geumsan-gun, Nonsan-si, Boryeong-si, Buyeo-gun, Seocheon-gun, Yesan-gun, Cheongyang-gun, Taean-gun
Jeollabuk-do(10)Gochang-gun, Gimje-si, Namwon-si, Muju-gun, Buan-gun, Sunchang-gun, Imsil-gun, Jangsu-gun, Jeongeup-si, Jinan-gun
Jeollanam-do(16)Gangjin-gun, Goheung-gun, Gokseong-gun, Yeonggwang-gun, Yeongam-gun, Jangseong-gun, Jangheung-gun, Jindo-gun, Haenam-gun, Hwasun-gun, Gurye-gun, Damyang-gun, Boseong-gun, Sinan-gun, Wando-gun, Hampyeong-gun
Gyeongsangbuk-do(15)Goryeong-gun, Mungyeong-si, Bonghwa-gun, Sangju-si, Seongju-gun, Andong-si, Yeongdeok-gun, Yeongyang-gun, Yeongju-si, Yeongcheon-si, Ulleung-gun, Uljin-gun, Uiseong-gun, Cheongdo-gun, Cheongsong-gun
Gyeongsangnam-do(11)Geochang-gun, Goseong-gun, Namhae-gun, Miryang-si, Sancheong-gun, Uiryeong-gun, Changnyeong-gun, Hadong-gun, Haman-gun, Hamyang-gun, Hapcheon-gun

Domestic Degree

Previous Year’s Income

  • At least 70% of the previous year's per capita GNI (if GNI for the previous year is not available as of the application date, the year-before-last's GNI is applied).

TOPIK / Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP)

  • If you are assigned to Level 4 in the preliminary evaluation, select ‘Level 3 completion.’.
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