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F-1 · 체류자격

Visiting / Cohabitation

방문동거(F-1) · 법명: 방문동거
Holders (all sojourners)
99,051
Arrivals · 2026-06
3,533 -31.7% YoY
Subtypes
28
Top nationality
Vietnam 33,129

The F-1 (Visiting / Cohabitation) visa covers: 방문동거미분류. 99,051 foreign nationals currently staying in Korea hold it (all sojourners, including short-term) — the largest group being Vietnam (33,129). Application and extension fees are listed with legal citations on the official fee table.

Official taxonomySubtypes (28)

CodeName (한국어)Covers
F-1-1방문동거(F-1-1)친척방문, 가족동거, 피부양, 가사정리등
F-1-2가사보조(F-1-2)주한외국공관원등의가사보조인
F-1-3외교동거(F-1-3)주한외국공관원등의비세대동거인
F-1-5결혼이민자본국가족(F-1-5)결혼이민자의본국부모및가족
F-1-6결혼가사정리(F-1-6)혼인단절된결혼이민자의가사정리등
F-1-7국적신청(F-1-7)국적신청자
F-1-8합법출생자녀(F-1-8)합법체류자의국내출생자녀
F-1-9동포배우자등(F-1-9)F4의배우자및미성년자녀
F-1-9R지역특화형동포가족(F-1-9R)지역특화형재외동포(F-4-R)의배우자및미성년자녀
F-1-10동포고령(F-1-10)중국및구소련동포고령자
F-1-11방문취업자녀(F-1-11)H2의배우자및미성년자녀
F-1-12거주배우자등(F-1-12)F-2의배우자및미성년자녀
F-1-13유학생부모(F-1-13)미성년유학생부모
F-1-15우수인재등의부모(F-1-15)일정요건을갖춘우수인재, 투자자및석박사과정유학생부모
F-1-16난민인정자의가족(F-1-16)난민인정자의배우자및미성년자녀
F-1-21외교가사보조(F-1-21)주한외국공관원의가사보조인
F-1-22고액가사보조(F-1-22)고액투자가의가사보조인
F-1-23첨단가사보조(F-1-23)첨단투자가의가사보조인
F-1-24전문가사보조(F-1-24)전문인력등의가사보조인
F-1-254세대이후한시적구제동포(F1-25)4세대이후한시적구제동포
F-1-28귀화자의외국인가족(F-1-28)귀화자의가족
F-1-52미입양된중도입국미성년자(F-1-52)결혼이민자의전혼관계에서출생한미입양된미성년자녀
F-1-71국적신청가족(F-1-71)국적신청자(외국국적동포)의배우자,자녀
F-1-72영주신청가족(F-1-72)영주자격(F-5-7)을신청한자의배우자,자녀
F-1-73국적판정신청자등의배우자(F-1-73)국적판정을신청한사할린동포의배우자
F-1-99기타동거(F-1-99)기타동거
F-1-D워케이션(F-1-D)해외원격근무자및동반가족
F-1-R지역특화형지역우수인재동반가족(F-1-R)지역우수인재(F-2-R)의배우자및미성년자녀

Who holds itF-1 holders by nationality

NationalityRegistered holdersShare
Vietnam 베트남 33,129 33.4%
China 중국 26,264 26.5%
Korean-Chinese (조선족) 한국계중국인 7,463 7.5%
Uzbekistan 우즈베키스탄 6,734 6.8%
Kazakhstan 카자흐스탄 5,147 5.2%
Russia 러시아(연방) 4,250 4.3%
Philippines 필리핀 3,083 3.1%
Cambodia 캄보디아 2,663 2.7%
Mongolia 몽골 1,435 1.4%
Thailand 타이 1,231 1.2%

TrendMonthly arrivals on the F-1

In 2026-06, 3,533 people entered Korea on an F-1 visa, down 31.7% from a year earlier.

MonthArrivalsRelative volume
2025-07 5,344
2025-08 7,714
2025-09 5,328
2025-10 5,349
2025-11 3,611
2025-12 3,273
2026-01 4,166
2026-02 6,467
2026-03 10,541
2026-04 5,725
2026-05 4,286
2026-06 3,533

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Sources

Verified against source · 2026-08-07