Key facts
- The F-1-D visa has been a regular program since June 30, 2026, after two and a half years as a pilot, the Ministry of Justice said.
- The ministry replaced the single income threshold with tiers by age and region, and raised the maximum stay from two years to three.
- The ministry issued the visa to 743 people between January 1, 2024 and May 2026, according to its July release.
- The Korean Embassy in Hanoi revised its F-1-D page to the new rules on August 17, 2026, while missions in Canada and Ireland still carry pilot-era wording.
- The Bank of Korea revised 2025 GNI per capita to KRW 52.57 million on June 9, 2026, while immigration texts still use KRW 52.41 million.
South Korea's F-1-D digital nomad visa has been a regular program since June 30, 2026, after two and a half years as a pilot, the Ministry of Justice said. The ministry announced the change on July 7 and replaced the single income threshold with tiers by age and region. The maximum stay rose from two years to three.
The ministry began piloting the workation visa on January 1, 2024, and issued it to 743 people between then and May 2026, according to its July release. The release states that the visa operates formally from June 30, 2026. None of the official texts read gives an end date for the regular program.
The Korean Embassy in Hanoi revised its F-1-D page to the new rules on August 17, 2026. The pages of the Korean missions in Canada and Ireland still carry pilot-era wording.
The income threshold is set against the previous year's gross national income per capita published by the Bank of Korea. Before the change it was twice that figure for everyone; the ministry's July release used KRW 52.41 million for 2025. The Bank of Korea revised 2025 GNI per capita to KRW 52.57 million on June 9, 2026. The immigration texts read still use KRW 52.41 million, and which figure missions now apply was not established.
Applicants aged 18 to 34 filing alone outside the capital region need one times GNI per capita, or KRW 52.41 million. Those in the capital region need 1.5 times, or KRW 78.62 million. Applicants aged 35 and over in the capital region need 2.0 times, or KRW 104.83 million. The release gives Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon as examples of the capital region. A pilot-era ministry Q&A says income is measured before tax, at the exchange rate on the visa application date.