Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals Article 9

A foreign specialist professional who plans to engage in professional work in the State may apply directly to the NIA for a four-in-one Employment Gold Card that combines work permit, resident visa, Alien Resident Certificate and re-entry permit. Before the NIA approves the issuance of an Employment Gold Card, it shall conduct reviews jointly with the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, a foreign specialist professional who applies for an Employment Gold Card when having already entered the State shall be exempted from applying for a resident visa when applying for an Employment Gold Card.An Employment Gold Card as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be for a term of one to three years. Before expiry of the card, an application for extension may be made subject to specified conditions, for up to three years each time.Regulations on the application procedure, review, specific conditions for extension, and other matters pertaining to the Employment Gold Card, as referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, shall be prescribed by the Ministry of the Interior in consultation with the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The NIA will impose a charge for an Employment Gold Card application under paragraph 1 or extension application under paragraph 2, the fee schedule for which shall be prescribed by the Ministry of the Interior in consultation with the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.