Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals Article 13

A foreign professional who plans to engage in professional work in the State, and who needs an extensive period of time to seek employment, may apply to an overseas mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a six-month visitor visa, valid for three months, for multiple entry, to stay for up to a maximum period of six months in total.A foreign professional who obtains a visitor visa under the preceding paragraph may not reapply for a visitor visa under the same paragraph within three years starting from the date of expiry of the total term of their stay.The number of persons to whom visitor visas are issued under paragraph 1 shall be announced annually by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly with the Ministry of the Interior and in consultation with the competent authority and the central competent authorities, in light of the demand for such personnel and the status of application.Regulation on the conditions, procedure, review and other relevant matters pertaining to applications under paragraph 1 shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly with the Ministry of the Interior and in consultation with the central competent authorities, in light of demand for such personnel.