Job-seeker visa and top-graduate rules

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The D-10 job-seeker visa points test, extra points for top-university STEM graduates, and the E-7 rule that removes the work-experience requirement.

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Dates in the next 90 days 13 dates from official pages

Nov 6in 1 dayKorea University International Winter Campus applications closeShort program Nov 8in 3 daysOASIS-1, 11th cohort: startup visa points course in EnglishStartup Nov 12in 7 daysYonsei winter program (WAY) applications closeShort program Nov 18in 13 days2026 Seoul Global Job Fair, SETEC, SeoulJob fair · in Korea Nov 27in 22 days2nd Global Foreigner Job Fair, Seongdong-gu, SeoulJob fair · in Korea Dec 4in 29 daysTaiwan working holiday window closes, or earlier if the 800 places fillWorking holiday Dec 11in 36 daysSeoul Global Membership for foreign startups (SVC) applications closeStartup Dec 24in 49 daysSeoul National University Korean program, spring term applications closeLanguage Dec 30in 55 daysStartup Korea special visa applications closeStartup Jan 14in 70 daysKAIST international undergraduate applications close (scholarship covers tuition)Study Jan 15in 71 daysSogang Korean Language Education Center, spring term applications closeLanguage Jan 15in 71 daysYonsei Korean Language Institute, spring term applications closeLanguage Jan 22in 78 daysKorea University Korean Language Center, spring term applications closeLanguage

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Ministry of Justice

Extra D-10 points for top-university STEM graduates (아시아권 QS 1,000위 이내 현지 대학 이공계 졸업생)

Visa route20 extra points toward the D-10-1 visa

Seoulstart's readOpen to 9 passports

Checked Nov 4, 2026 against hikorea.go.kr

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What it is

Graduates of top universities in 9 Asian countries get extra help.

Who can apply

Citizens of Vietnam, China, Thailand, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, or the Philippines. Aged 29 or under, with TOPIK 2 and a STEM degree from a university in their country ranked in the QS top 1,000.

Cost or pay

Counts toward your D-10-1 application. The usual visa fee applies.

Visa

20 extra points toward the D-10-1 visa

Next deadline

No fixed date

A pilot that runs until October 2027.

How to apply

Check the rules on the official page to see if you can apply.
Get your documents ready.
Check the official page for the steps.