D-1 — Korean visa guide for applying before entry

VerifiedOfficial source baseline: Jun 17, 2026

Culture and arts (D-1) — guide to applying for a visa before entering Korea. Eligibility, documents and rules quoted verbatim from the Korean Ministry of Justice manual: eligibility, required documents, where and how to apply, fees, period of stay and validity, restrictions, exceptions.

Direct answer

Applies to: 한국 밖에서 입국 전 사증을 신청하거나 사증발급인정 절차를 확인하는 사람을 위한 공식 원문 기반 가이드입니다.
How far this is checked: Checked against the official sources listed below.

Official source baseline: Jun 17, 2026

Sources

Application situation

Before entering Korea · Visa issuance

Task

General

Visa

D-1

Program

General

Region

Nationwide

This guide preserves the Korean Ministry of Justice manual sentence by sentence. The "Verbatim quotes from the official manual" section below carries the original text and its source pages so you can check it yourself.

What this guide covers

A source-based guide for people outside Korea who are applying for a visa before entry or checking the certificate of visa eligibility process.

Procedure type: visa issuance before entering Korea
Residence status: D-1
Quotes specific to this guide: 3
Manual content belonging to a different procedure type is not included in this guide.

Verbatim quotes from the official manual

Source quote 1

Quote ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_000_p0062__d1
Source page ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_000_p0062

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Official Korean wording, kept unchanged so you can match it at the counter.

문화예술(D-1) 수익을 목적으로 하지 아니하는 학술 또는 예술상의 활동 - 논문작성, 창작 활동을 하는 자 - 비영리 학술활동 ․ 예술단체의 초청으로 학술 또는 순수 예술 활동에 활동범위 및 종사하는 자 - 대한민국의 고유문화 또는 예술에 대하여 전문적으로 연구하거나 해당자 전문가의 지도를 받으려는 자 (예: 태권도 등 전통무예, 한국무용, 서예, 궁중음악, 참선, 농악 등) ➠ 체류기간이 90일 이하인 경우에는 단기방문(C-3-1) 자격에 해당 체류기간의 2년 상한 - 62 -

D-1 — Korean visa guide for applying before entry

What this guide covers

Verbatim quotes from the official manual

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Item checked	Status	Quotes
Who it covers and permitted activities	Checked	1
Application and procedure types available	Checked	2
Eligibility	Checked	3
Required documents	Checked	1
Procedure and where to apply	Checked	1
Fees and payment	Checked	1
Periods, deadlines and validity	Checked	3
Restrictions and grounds for refusal	Checked	2
Exceptions and special cases	Checked	3
Forms and attachments	Checked	1
Source pages and revision history	Checked	3
No rules from other statuses mixed in	Checked	2
Sentences, tables and footnotes complete	Checked	3