D-9 — Korean visa guide for applying before entry

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Trade and business management (D-9) — 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 23, 2026

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Application situation

Before entering Korea · Visa issuance

Task

General

Visa

D-9

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-9
Quotes specific to this guide: 7
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_001_p0019__d9
Source page ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0019

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무역경영(D-9) 1. 회사 경영, 무역, 영리사업 - 대외무역법령 및 대외무역관리규정에 의하여 한국무역협회장으로부터 무역거래자별 무역업 고유번호를 부여받은 무역거래자 활동범위 및 2. 수출설비(기계)의 설치 ․ 운영 ․ 보수 해당자 - 산업설비(기계) 도입회사에 파견 또는 초청되어 그 장비의 설치 ․ 운영 ․ 보수(정비)에 필요한 기술을 제공하는 자 3. 선박건조 및 산업설비 제작·감독 - 선박건조 및 산업설비 제작 과정에 참여하기 위하여 파견되는 - 119 -

Source quote 2

Quote ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020
Source page ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020

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Item checked	Status	Quotes
Who it covers and permitted activities	Checked	6
Application and procedure types available	Checked	5
Eligibility	Checked	7
Required documents	Checked	6
Procedure and where to apply	Checked	4
Fees and payment	Checked	5
Periods, deadlines and validity	Checked	4
Restrictions and grounds for refusal	Checked	4
Exceptions and special cases	Checked	3
Forms and attachments	Checked	6
Source pages and revision history	Checked	8
No rules from other statuses mixed in	Checked	5
Sentences, tables and footnotes complete	Checked	7

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Who it covers and permitted activities: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0019, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024
Application and procedure types available: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024
Eligibility: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0019, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024, revision_history_20260623_p0002
Required documents: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0025
Procedure and where to apply: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023
Fees and payment: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024
Periods, deadlines and validity: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023
Restrictions and grounds for refusal: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024
Exceptions and special cases: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024
Forms and attachments: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0025
Source pages and revision history: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0019, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0025, revision_history_20260623_p0002
No rules from other statuses mixed in: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0019, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0025
Sentences, tables and footnotes complete: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0019, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0020, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0021, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0022, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0023, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0024, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0025

D-9 — Korean visa guide for applying before entry

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