How to Live Permanently in Korea as a Foreigner | F-2 Visa
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Alex, an American that has lived in South Korea for the past 10 years, shares how he lives in Korea as a long-term resident through the F-2 Visa, which allows him to live in Korea several years at a time and renew to stay in Korea permanently.
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BIG Shoutout to Alex for sharing about the F2 Permanent Residence visa! I’m curious if any of you guys either have the F2 visa or plan to get the F2 visa in the future. Let me know below 😎👇🏽
wow lucky. Having korean heritage😭
I need a visa
Seriously, get that visa if you can! Plan, work hard, and then get that freedom in Korea 🇰🇷
Very well put :)
Alex I was wondering when you've gone to renew have you had situations where you had paid taxes due to freelancing but no active job contract?
Working on getting back now. Miss Korea like crazy😥
I got it. Now its job hunting time!
Would you ever plan to upgrade that to a citizenship?
I met my girl friend cause she came to America on a visa/internship. We've been dating for 6 months and in love her more than anything. She went back to Korea this morning and we are both devastated. I'm gonna work very hard. Ty for this video 😞
F2-7 points visa rules have changed; now you must have enough points *every* time you renew (every 3 years), unless you can get a F5 visa.
I got my F2 visa about 1 year ago!
How?
And
How
What is F2 Visa? I’m so confused 😅
@@ashblaze9423 the video is literally explaining what it is...
I hope foreigners knows how to speak korean when they r in korea
Ive seen so many foreigners fighting or getting mad cuz they cant communicate
i am 14 and i am learning korean... from now on i want to spend time learning korean, and saving money for later.... i really want to live there, but i am stupid and probably can’t get a job.... i mean.... i can’t even teach english, because i am dutch and speak very bad english and i am a introvert, so i will be sooooo nervous when i teach the kids there..... i also heard that there are many tech jobs from company’s like samsung, but i don’t know anything about IT...it looks not like my thing.... i want to make streetfood, but i am so bad if you compare me with korean chefs ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ but maybe i can sell dutch snacks... someone online said that you should take advantage of the fact that you are a forneiger... so yeah.. i can sell stroopwafels, poffertjes, and fries i guess ㅋㅋㅋ
@@vegataryanrecipes6304 sorry ma niemand ga da kopen 😂😂😂
@@vegataryanrecipes6304 Ah same. im getting help from my grandma to help me save money for the future, and im learning korean too. Although it isnt eays
@@vegataryanrecipes6304 Hm
@@vegataryanrecipes6304 same I’m also fourteen and I’m planning on going to Korea as soon as I turn 18 which is why I’m learning the language I wanna live there..
I got accepted by CIEE two years ago to try to teach in Korea but was unable to pursue the opportunity because I'm being treated for multiple mental health conditions (ADHD, anxiety, and depression). This ended up being a blessing for a couple other reasons BUT it hasn't killed my desire to want to travel and potentially live in Korea. I've wanted to travel there for the past 16 years and now that I'm in my late 20s and not really tied down to anything, I would love to pursue this again. I've been learning Korean and trying to study up to learn what it takes!
F2 is NOT a permanent resident visa. You need to renew it. F5 is the permanent one
I've been doing research about this because I really want to travel. Initially I wanted to do teaching English in Korea in order to travel but I don't want to work a job per say. I'm writing a book at the moment and want to earn money on CZcams in the mean time so I'm looking for ways live there without having an actual job under a company or establishment. This video was quite helpful
It's so happy to see Alex here
Cheers for this vid. I appreciate the information and insight into an appropriate approach to the visa. Some feedback, you didn't actually start talking about it until 7:25 into the video.. just a thought, talking about renewing the visa could have come after talking about getting the first one. Thanks anyhoo, I am gonna look into these points.. I want an F2 visa.
Ooo, almost forget, I did have a question. I have taught for one year in Korea, but have since done other things here, like study. Is that a problem? You said that we had to go straight from a year visa before applying for F2..? Thanks
Very interesting and informative.
So honest ! Love that ...no false promises. Just straight to the point and only the TRUTH!
Very informative, thanks for another great people. I think this would help a lot of people who are interested in living there.
Christine Kim is your profile picture yeontan????!!!!
Hello to the both of you! Hope your both doing well! Yayy!! Another video lol.
Thanks Jackie! haha we are doing great :)
You should make a video about the process of obtaining an f4 visa
Hello ,please I need ur help
Hello Alex. Its nice to see you again.
great info guys.F-2 visa is important for anybody who wants to stay here.
Im 16 but if im like 20 or 25 i wanna live the rest of my life in south korea thats what i want
Thank you so much because I had got soo much information for what I am searching for 🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️
Very informative and helpful. Thanks guys 😄!
I’m an American studying biology with the plan to go to medical school here in the states. I’m not against going to medical school overseas but I feel like it would be unnecessarily difficult to try and do that when i don’t even have a high school reading level in Korean.
What are the options for someone like me who’d like to become a doctor but ultimately wants to live abroad and still practice?
you will need to practice your Korean grammar would be the only way, because to practice abroad in any country you need to know the medical terminology and information in Korean language. There may be nurses or doctors that know English, but I am pretty sure to practice in Korea you will need to take a test again in Korean. I could be wrong, but just thinking about it as whole if I was a medical profession. even as software engineer though coding language is in English, you will want to know Korean to talk to your customers and leaders to explain in technical Korean terms.
Wow, this is a very informative video.
Great video. Very informative
So if I wanted to move from the US to South Korea and have my masters in business and my bachelors in finance/accounting, I have to get 80 points in order to get the f2 visa? If I don’t get 80 points then I have to get a teaching visa(e-2) and be a teacher until I can get 80 points?
How and where would I look for job in South Korea from the US?
Where online can I start looking for a place to stay?
Craig's list
Accommodation airbnb or Craig's list as well
Wow! Very informative. 👍👍👍
Do i know the requirements in applying f2 visa?
this video helped a lot thank you!!!!!!
Still waiting on the F4 Visa video to drop.
Very helpful tho
Thank you so much :)
Thanks guys, this is very helpful! I'm on E7 visa for 4 years and finished the KIIP program last year. Just wondering if i can go for this. I also heard there's an F5 visa, what's that?
The f5 is a permanent resident visa only thing stronger is citizenship, F5 is better than F2 as it helps get korean passport.
Anyone have recommendations of schools to attend?
If a high school, yes
But it only focuses on entertainment industry sorry
In short it's called SOPA
@@la_6625 lmao sope😂
So helpful omfg thaaanksss
For the education portion of the f2 Visa, i.e. the associates, bachelor's, Masters etc., Are there specific universities that those have to come from or will the Korean government say that they will not accept your degree if it came from say, a community college?
This video was very helpful. However, I have some questions that I hope you can clarify. I heard Alex say something about having to get 80/120 points and a way that you can get bonus points is from doing community service. My only question is does the community service need to be done in Korea or your mother country? I hope you can help me.
It has to be done in Korea.
@@shaunonsite Thank you!!
Could you guys possibly elaborate more on the business visa and requirements
Very helpful
Thank you for this video, What if someone really wanted to live in South Korea, but they had mild learning difficulties or some type of disability? Please respond
I wish I could work as a teacher but that's not possible for me since native language is Swedish haha.
I would've love to teach at the university...
The video you mentioned from years ago, was that the "Gangnam Freedom" video?
Hey Cedric I think our F4 renew time will be the same time in 2020 of May or June. I would like to see you show us the process for us gyopos. My 3 years will be due. If I am correct yours is good for 2 years the 1st time around then you get to renew for 3 years.
hi thanks for the video it has help me to understand a lot.
please i need you to elaborate on something which i have been search for bur could not find.
After arriving in korea with a tourist visa how can you get the ALIEN CARD and how to change the visa to work visa this could be a short way to move to korea?
This video doesn’t really pertain to me, however, it was very informative and should help those looking into this...
Thanks for the feedback Aimee. I certainly hope it will help others :)
It has made things alot clear for me . Now just need to find a school that alex was talking about . Then it finding the except amount to move and do the course then once there how to get a job and volunteer etc like in ireland we have order of Malta in uk it st john ambulance it run by volunteers and it knowledgeable etc and fun. And great way to make firends so it find something that just as enjoyable and accessible in korea . That my thought on it . Now I could be wrong .and will make corrections if my thinking is wrong .
What if your collecting social security disability. Can you move to Korea and live permanently as long as you have the disability checks coming monthly? Is there a visa that would support that?
Does anyone know where I can find more information on the business visa they briefly mentioned? The one where you must have at least $100k in the bank?
So, I've been wondering, what is required to work as a teacher there? (like, teaching one or two different languages)
A degree in anything, and Toefl, and you're good
Weird. F2 has never been a permanent resident visa and still isn't.
Sorry, i did not understand, I can get the F-2 visa before i get any VISA? for the first time, or you need to start with another visa until you can get it?
안녕하세요 여러분 여기 계신 모든 분들께 질문이 있습니다 질문은누군가 여기 말해 줄 수 있니너무 비싸지 않은 선물은 어떤 한국의 아름다운 소녀들이 받고 싶어합니까?
So if I get the f visa I can live there permanently without a job js like a Normal person?
Do i get the VISA before i move to Korea, or once i get there. I plan to retire there next year. Wife is Korean, but she became USA citizen few years ago.
How much money do I need in order to move to Korea
Interesting and open-minded but at the same time I wonder... do you know how it works for any foreigner who wants to invest in the country? In the Uk it’s called business visa which I believe entitle the person to come and go freely (I’m not quite sure if they ask for the income or taxes though) and it’s not that I have the money to invest (I wish) but I was just wondering how does it work. Thank you guys!
what sucks is because i was born in 94, which is before 1998 (kids born that year and after can get dual passports apparently..) even if my mum is korean & i want to go live with her and help take care of her.. im treated as a foreigner and won't get a dual passport 😭😭😭 ive been looking for ways to live there for a while.. i guess just like any other non korean i must go through the foreigner route... thanks for the informative video !
I'm assuming you are Korean, correct? That being the case, you qualify for an F-4 visa which will allow you to live and work in Korea (like me). Your visa wouldn't be tied to another job. Also, you can renew every few years. Getting the visa is simple as long as you have the right documents and the Korean consulate can verify your family history. That being said, the Korean consulate in the U.S. was not helpful at all for me. I tried to get consistent info but didn't. It wasn't until I moved to Korea last year that I was able to visit the local office here and get my visa within 2-hours.
I believe after some time with the visa and living in Korea, you may be able to be naturalized as a Korean citizen.
@@skycedi thank you so much for your reply !! yes i am a hapa too hehe. i even grew up in korea for 8 years :3
yea i dunno whats up with korean consulates or embassies outside of korea.. but they try and push u to go to everyone but themselves .. LOL.. & all have different information.. embarrassing to say but i have cried over this as its been years of me trying to figure it out. Yea i will deffo go try and sort it next time im in korea ! may i ask what documentations are the key important ones? thank you so much !! ❤️❤️❤️
@@dokee847 no she never did she lives there right now. she has always been korean.
@@skycedi hi there I am trying to get this visa in korea.. And it's proving difficult.... did you mother ever denounce her Korean citizenship? Also this is all embarrassing on an online forum... 😢 is it possible to Dm? I leave Korea in a month or so.. trying to hurry this up.
@@skycedi hello
Can a student on a D-2 visa apply for the KIIP ?
Is it possible lets say a E7 viss holder who haven't finish their contract but stayed in south korea for 1 year can they get permanent resident visa? Or would it fall under the pointing system?
I am still debating on whether or not I want to move to Korea. It is such a huge change for me and I've never lived on my own or even outside of the country so I am a little apprehensive about it... 😩
I understand those feelings, but I think it would be worth trying it out for at least 1-year :) No long-term commitment and you know mentally that you can always go back home. If you like it, you can stay longer :)
Have you visited Korea? If not, plan a week or month stay and test the waters. Continued success!
@@fdoctor79 I was actually thinking of doing this! Just visit for about a week or so to see how I like it and if I will want to stay for awhile.
Hey D'ya! Don't worry about Paul's comments. He's obviously super negative and jaded. A lot of what he says isn't true, at least to the extent of what he's saying. I don't know ANY foreigner who can say they've been treated like an animal lol. Anyways, you and many others support you visiting Korea and should you decided to live there, i'm sure you'll have a great experience :)
@@skycedi Thank you! ❤😊
What kind of jobs would I be allowed to get if I have a student visa? I'd like to move back to Korea (Busan), get into that Korean language program, and work a part-time job. I'd honestly like to do something other than teaching but I don't have to, I taught English in Korea for 2.5 years, and I studied abroad in Korea for 6 months. I have a Bachelor's, Associate, and TESOL certifications... My Korea friend wants to open a bar with me in Busan after I've lived in Busan for a little bit.
I guess you can do just part time with student visa, cuz When I was in Korea with student visa I did part time in Seoul
Anyway I’m so jealous of u I wanna go back there
It's hard to find a part time job in Korea on the study visa (D-2). First you have to be there at least 6 months before you can actually work. You can only work 20 hours a week and there are requirements as to what type of job it can be. IT is not impossible though if you have connections. When I lived in Korea a classmate of mine worked part time teaching English but her pay was in form of a scholarship. Another classmate worked in Etude House across from our school which is a beauty store. She was very fortunate to get the job with minimal Korean language but she spoke Thai and English so that is a major plus since the area was popular amongst tourists.
Thankyou for this video.. I plan to move to South Korea next year.. I sadly don’t fully qualify to teach, or I be moving there sooner. I plan to and hoping to get a job there and I also want to do Korean language course to help me with my Korean. I prob have to try build up Korean level (topic) gradually.. I want to live in South Korea 🇰🇷 for a long time, and like to apply for the F2 visa.. (goals). Fingers crossed 🤞 that I be able to
As retired U.S military..is that considered aplus to live there? What is the process there? thanks
If you are a teenager and have not gone to college yet, how can you get 80 points?
Lilii Mintii 릴리 민티 same i’m wondering this too
You can't
I live in China, how can I move to my dreams country South Korea?
Have a BSC IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, has a English certificate.
What type of visa do spouses of Korean citizens have to get? My wife is Korean and we are thinking of moving to korea eventually, at least for a few years.
You get the same visa I have the F6 visa which almost everyone wants as its fast track to F5
@@grimr34p how long does it take to obtain one?
I'm 16 and planning to go to Korea for 1 or 2 months then come back to America and do college. Then I want to go back to Korea and live there permanently. But I have no idea how to get a visa! It looks so confusing
@KHPS MN I'm definitely not pretty enough to be a model but I am planning to get a degree in English so I will probably be an English teacher
@@littlebear3554 you don't need a degree in English just any degree is fine to teach English in Korea
@@kundaigogoma9420 English is what i'm good at though. I like writing haha
please don't move to a different country just because you like KPop. You are not even an adult. Plan your life, move when you have a plan and a reason to be in Korea.
you need to realize that your entire life is dictated by this deicison. And your life is bigger than your crush on whatever Korean popstar you like.
Did you make video about f4 visa?
I have not (not yet!)
I want to become a Korean actor,I really need some guidance🙏
sameeee
How can I change From D-2 to Other visa..?
How long is your visa until it expires?
What about a marriage Visa?
Isn't it easier to just get the F-2-99? Why all the fuss?
How to get a job in Korea and work permit
How can you be a Student???? 0.0
can a foreigner study medicine in korea ? i heard it too hard but is there a possibility to be accepted and live there .
Hii, thank you for the video, but I have a question. Maybe I am completely wrong but I got the impression watching so many different videos about Korea that the only way to start living there is to be an English teacher, student or to have 100k USD in your bank account. Is this the reality and are those the only options. Please correct me if Im wrong. Thank you so much!
As a foreigner, coming as an English teacher is a common way because they provide a visa sponsorship that allows you to live there and also teach. Honestly, one of the easiest ways for many situations. Though far more difficult, if qualified, you can get hired at a company that will sponsor your visa (e.g. tech company, conglomerate, etc) but you’d have to be qualified over a native Korean and likely fluent in Korean. This is not as common. Also, there are US based companies that may have an office in Korea or send employees to Korea for overseas work.
But yes, as far as I know, there aren’t too many ways as a foreigner to live here for a long time outside of these few options (again, that I know of). I hope that makes sense!
@@skycedi Thank you so so much!!!😊
can i apply for a F2 visa in american for south korea
is education required for investor visa in korea
Can you have dual citizenship with Korea and the US?
No
I’m interested in moving to Korea. Is it difficult?
Not at all, it's super easy, depending on what you want to do. Coming here as an English teacher is a common method. You can build yourself while you're there.
@@shaunonsiteit's a shame they only allow people from 7 countries because I feel it's best to learn English from those who has had to learn it themselves so they can help students
How about being a 4 year university student in Korea?
I have a question as an American. I want to move to Seoul to live out the rest of my life. I am very serious about this dream of mine. I would make sure to be proficient and fluent in Hangul Korean. I would make sure I am prepared in reading, writing and speaking in Korean. That is not a problem and I would love to learn the language. The problem is I am just an average joe who graduated with a 2.0 GPA, and who only has a High School Diploma for education. I have the bare minimum education, no college. I am almost 30 years old and do not know what I want to do with my life besides to exist. I have had many jobs but never a white colored job. I do not want to go to college until I have a serious dream and a reason to go. I know I want to live in South Korea. That is my dream. I want to live a minimalist lifestyle by myself, go to the gym, work an average job, and just do my thing without having to struggle with academics. Academics would be a struggle for me because I do not have the best family background or upbringing. That is why I did the sole minimum to graduate high school and got out. I have no desire in teaching, but I want to live in Korea. I am a quiet person who never causes trouble and usually keeps their head down. I live in South Florida and have been here all my life. I love the Korean people as a race as well as their beauty and culture. I love the technology and wireless infrastructure of Seoul and I love the city itself. I want to live there and not embarrass myself by not being able to speak Hangul. But I do not know if my dream is possible. Since to live their permanently, I feel like they might not want someone like me. It would be very difficult for me to get the correct Visa. I feel like I would fit in well. I would not bother anyone, I would be able to speak their language, and I would be so so happy just being in the same presence as these amazing people. I have already started learning to read Hangul and it is so much fun. Before I go any further I need to know if I have any chance in living there for good. I have no Bachelors Degree, and I will not pick just any major for a college attempt unless I want it with a passion. If I do not have the passion for something to go to college for, then I will not be able to stay motivated enough to complete the four entire years it takes to get a Bachelors Degree. Then even after the degree, I know you are required to find a job and have perhaps years of working experience in the field you have chosen. This would all take loads of time and believe me, if I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have continued my education a long time ago. Sadly I feel like I wasn't cultivated correctly for college from birth, but I cannot stop thinking about this dream of living in South Korea and I am no idiot. I know I could marry a Korean person but I am more of an independent kind of person who doesn't know if he will ever have kids or that kind of life. Does anyone have any advice for me? Please help me out. I cannot stop thinking about this. What should I do? Any first steps? I should probably go to college... I don't blame Korea for not wanting people like me. No tough feelings. I love you Korea. I love K-Pop. I love you Seoul. I love Asians as a race. I respect them more than many other kinds of people. Thanks for listening.
"I respect them more than many other kinds of people" ... you're obsessed. i advise you stay your delusional ass wherever tf you are
The best way is to learn Korean first and move to Korea as a tourist, stay there for 3 months that way you don’t need a visa, (go out of the country and come back before 3 months is due) find a girlfriend there and marry, it the easiest way.
honestly this is the same stuff you read everywhere. Don't migrate to a country just for the sake of migrating to a country. We get it, you like K-Pop, yes. But this is your life, if you don't have a plan or anything to do then what is your goal here? Being depressed and broke in a different country?
Have a plan or get employed by a country that offers jobs in SK. Don't just fucking run to a country you like from movies or music, expecting your life to turn around. Because it won't.
You can’t just go to korea without a plan. And you most likely would struggle to get a job there without a degree of some sort. Find something you’d be passionate about and become specialized in that. There’s no point in moving there if you have nothing you want to do, and they really value the working lifestyle there. I wasn’t encouraged to go to college or university or taught the importance either…But now I’m 21 and going into my first year of university because I found something I want to work towards so that I can achieve my goal and live abroad. Nobody can tell you what to do or what your passion is so you have to find that on your own, but don’t think you’ll be able to get a job there without some type of degree related to the field. Study the culture, learn the language, and try to get a degree in something you think you’d like. Universities offer a wide range so i’m sure you’ll find something.
@@ShaayLuhGaming i want to live in korea too. But in the uk we have to do a levels for 2 years to go to uni and they are very difficult and i dont want to wait, cause it would take me 7 years. 1 year doing GCSE's (general certificate of secondary education), 2 years of 3 a levels which i wouldn't know what to chose, and another 4 years of uni. I get it, i need to work hard. But im 22 now and have no life and i want to change it now. But idk if ill ever get to live in korea unless i go the 7 years of education route as since 16 ive done nothing with my life, until i had this reality check this year and a dream. A dream ive thought about for a while now, but only just got myself mentally ok to start
Hey can I get a visa at 16years old
what if you are a foreigner trainee thee?How can you get a VISA?
CZcamsr Kiya Boyd has the answers on her channel!
@@shaunonsite thanks
??? Isn't drinking (a lot of) alcohol part of Korean culture?
I wouldn’t say a lot but it’s definitely is very big in korea.
What if your 15 vannu still go
I want to be a kpop idol-
Me too
SO IF YOUR JUS A PURE CZcamsR AFTER ,YOUVE WORKED THERE FOR A YEAR YOU WOULDNT BE ABLE TO HAVE A F-2 VISA BECAUSE YOU DONT HAVE A JOB THERE AND YOUUBE IS YOUR JOB??BUT YOUVE STILL GOT A BACHELORS DEGREE BEEN A TEACHER AND SPREADING THE KOREAN CULTURE THROUGH THOUSANDS OF SUBS THAT YOU HAVE🤔 THIS IS JUS A HYPOTHESIS...HOW WOULD YOU SHOW YOUR INCOME AND IMPACT THAT YOUR MAKING BY DOIN THIS TO OBTAIN A F-2 VISA
This video was absolutely worthless.
How much money do I need in order to move to Korea
I have cousins there in South Korea, would that allow me to get that family visa I hear about without having to do the extra work getting a regular visa?
If you and your cousin are ethnically Korean than you can get the family visa. It also takes time because they go through all your info before you enter.