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ACTIVITIES
ALLOWED
You are allowed to engage in activities that are NOT covered by a Diplomacy(A-1) to a Spouse
of a Korean National(F-6), Working Holiday(H-1) and Working Visit(H-2) visa.
ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS
You are eligible to apply for a Miscellaneous (G-1) visa if you are
Not qualified for a Diplomat (A-1) to a Marriage Migrant (F-6), Working Holiday(H-1), Work
Visit(H-2) visa while being acknowledged by the Minister of Justice
MAXIMUM
LENGTH OF STAY You are allowed to stay for up to one year.
VISAS ISSUED AT
THE DISCRETION
OF THE HEAD OF
A DIPLOMATIC
MISSION
ABROAD
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
�� Application for the visa issuance (form no. 17), passport, one standard size photograph, fee
�� Documents proving your illness such as diagnosis, doctor's notes issued by a Korean/foreign
medical institute
�� Documents proving your reservations or doctor's appointments in a Korean hospital or a nursing
home.
�� Documents proving your financial ability to support the treatment․living fees
�� Each diplomatic mission abroad may require different types of documents
�� The head of a diplomatic mission may request/omit additional documents if it is deemed
necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation, and the qualifications of the inviter and
the invitee
1. A single-entry Treatment and Recuperation visa (G-1-10) will be issued to a foreign patient.
A. Eligible Applicants
A foreign patient entering the Republic of Korea for treatment or recuperation without being
invited by a designated foreign patient agency
An accompanied family member or a care giver
�� A foreign patient is allow to bring his/her caregiver if the patient's country struck a deal on
transferring patients and supporting medical expenses with one of the local hospitals in Korea.
ELIGIBILITY FOR
THE VISA
ISSUANCE
CONFIRMATION
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Applicants
A foreign patient invited by a Korean hospital entering the Republic of Korea for
the purposes of treatment(diagnose) and recuperation
A family member that requires accompanying the patient to nurse him/her*
* A family member nursing or taking care of the foreign patient.
Inviter You are registered as a foreign hospital or a dealer who is driven to attract foreign
patients in accordance with the Medicine Act
1. A visa issuance confirmation will be issued to a foreign patient (C-3-3, G-1-10)
A. Eligible Applicants
B. Application Method
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ELIGIBILITY FOR
THE VISA
ISSUANCE
CONFIRMATION
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
�� Application for the visa issuance confirmation (form no. 21), passport, one standard size
photograph
�� Documents on medical record issued by a medical institution from the sending country
�� Documents proving your financial ability to support yourself during your treatment and stay in
the Republic of Korea.
�� If an inviter organization guarantees the personal identity of an invitee, then you do not have
to submit this document.
�� A copy of business registration and a copy of registration of the inviter organization
�� If your organization is registered at Hunet already, then you do not have to submit this
document.
�� Documents proving accompanying family member and care giver*
�� Documents Proving Accompanying Family Member ��
(Acceptable Documents) Documents proving the family relations, issued by competent
authority of your country or your country's embassy in Korea (i.e. marriage certificate,
certificate of family relations, or birth certificate)
�� Nevertheless, if the nationality of accompanying family member is different from the
patient's, the documents of the accompanying family member can be substituted by
the ones issued by the embassy of the patient's country.
�� The head of an immigration (branch) office may request/omit additional documents if it is
deemed necessary to examine the genuineness of the invitation, and the qualifications of the inviter.
Family members of the foreign patient can only be permitted to enter the Republic of Korea
when the host institution, which is registered as the inviter at the HuNet website, sends a
requests through online (HuNet) (implemented since January 1st, 2012)
C. Where to Submit Applications
immigration (branch) office having jurisdiction over the workplace concerned
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< Article 27(2) of The Medicine Act (registration regarding foreign patient recruitment) >
�� If there is a hospital who would like to attract foreign patients, it shall register to the Minister
of Health and Welfare after meeting all requirements as set forth in paragraph 2 of Article 27(3)
�� Excluding medical organizations defined in Article 27(1), those who would like to attract foreign
patients in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 27(3) shall register to the Minister of Health
and Welfare after meeting each requirement below.
1. You have joined a surety insurance designated by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare
2. You have more capitals than the amount designated by the Minister of Health and Social
Welfare
3. Other regulations and rules designated by the Minister of Justice in order to attract foreign
1. Foreign Medical Patients Recruiting Agency and Employee-in-Chief Registration
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patients
�� Those who registered in accordance with Article 17(1) or (2) (hereinafter called as 'foreign
patients') shall report to the Minister of Health and Social Welfare on annual business
performance for the prior-year period until the end of every March.
�� The Minister of Health and Social Welfare has a right to cancel an application of the medical
organization or any other institutions that would like to attract foreign patients if they violate
any of the following below.
1. You do not meet the criteria and conditions as set forth in Article 27(1) or (2).
2. You have attempted to attract a person who does not qualify in accordance with paragraph 2
of Articles 27(3)
3. You did not follow a correction order in accordance with Article 63
�� If a hospital is categorized as a high-class general hospital as set forth in Article 27(1), the hospital
cannot accept foreign patients more than the number of hospital beds allowed for foreigners
capped by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
�� Matters related to the registration procedure under Article 27(1) and (2) are designated by the
Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
A. Definitions
Medical Travel Institution refers to those that are registered to the Minister of Health and
Welfare as a medical travel organization or medical travel facilitato in accordance with the
Medicine Act.
Medical Institutes for Foreign Patients : refers to medical institutions registered in accordance
with paragraph 1 of Article 27(2) of the Medicine Act
�� Under the Enforcement Decree of Article 19(3) of the Medicine Act (registration requirement
for foreign patient recruiting medical institution), any medical institute that wants to attract
foreign patients shall have a medical profession in each specialty for foreigners. But the
specialties refer to only those set forth in Article 3 of the Code of practice on medical specialist
training and qualifications.
Medical Travel Facilitator refers to those that are registered to the Minister of Health and
Welfare in accordance with Article 27(2) of the Medicine Act (not including a medical
institution)
�� Enforcement Decree of the Medicine Act Article 19(4) (Registration Requirements for foreign
patient recruiting agency)
�� Under Article 27 2(2)1, hospitals shall hold a surety insurance designated by the enforcement
decree of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. And the aformentioned surety insurance
shall meet the following requirements below. However, if an insurance company terminates
the contract due to medical malpractice, the hospital shall make another insurance contract
within a month of the termination.
1. A surety insurance shall provide medical coverage regardless of whether there is an
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intention to initiate medical malpractice in the process of attracting foreign patients.
2. A surety insurance company shall receive a license from the Financial Service Commission
according to Subparagraph 2(d), Article 4(1) of the Insurance Business Act.
3. The amount of insurance is 100 million KRW or more, and the insurance must be surety
insurance which has at least 1 year as the period of insurance
�� The amount set by Article 2(2)2 of the Enforcement Decree by the Minister of Health and
Welfare is 100 million KRW. However, if you have your business registered as a general travel
agency in accordance with Article 4 of the Tourism Promotion Act or Article 2(1)1a of the
Enforcement Decree of the act, the amount applicable is 0 KRW.
�� The matters decided by Enforcement Decree of Minister of Health and Welfare set forth in
Article 27(2)3 refers to offices built on the territory of Korea.
"Employee-in-charge" of hosting foreign patients(hereinafter employee-in-charge) refers to an
employee of a foreign patient recruiting medical institution or an employer and also
acknowledged by the Minister of Justice as person who is in charge of affairs related to
inviting foreign patients and their sojourn in Korea.
Accompanying family member refers to a spouse or an immediate family member* who will
accompany and take care of the patient.
* However, for a foreign patient whose treatment costs are paid by the sending country that
has signed a patient transfer contract with a Korean hospital, the range of allowed
accompanying family member is extended to his/her first cousins.
Caregiver* refers to a foreigner who will look after the patient
* Nevertheless, a medical visa shall be issued to only those who take care of patients from
a country that has signed a patient transfer contract with a Korean hospital.
B. Eligible Applicants and Criteria
Registration Applicants
- You have completed foreign patient recruiting agency registration or foreign patient
recruiting medical institutions (hereinafter referred to as 'recruiting agency') in accordance
with the Medical Act by the Minister of Health and Welfare.
�� When you register as a Medical Institution for Foreign Patients, ��employee-in-chief�� must
register as well.
Registration Requirements
- You shall not have any reasonable ground for hosting institutions to cancel the registration
or prohibit the re-registration as of the date you submit the application.
- "Employee-in-charge" should be hired as a permanent employee of the concerned institution.
C. Registration Application and Examination Procedure
Application Center : the nearest immigration (branch) office from the inviter institution
Registration Method
- Submit your online application at ��HuNet Korea(www.visa.go.kr)' by entering the
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introduction of a hosting institution and employee's personal information while uploading
a scanned required files.
Required Documentation
- A copy of business registration, phtoocopy of recruiting agency registration certificate, a copy
of ID of your representative
- A proof of employment for a person who wants to work as an exclusive employee and the
power of attorney of the CEO of the inviter organization*
* replaced by ��a request form of an employee to carry out immigration control arrangements
and tasks��

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