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F-5 · 체류자격

Permanent Residence

영주(F-5) · 법명: 영주
Holders (all sojourners)
202,968
Arrivals · 2026-06
15,657 -6.2% YoY
Subtypes
34
Top nationality
Korean-Chinese (조선족) 130,004

The F-5 (Permanent Residence) visa covers: 영주미분류. 202,968 foreign nationals currently staying in Korea hold it (all sojourners, including short-term) — the largest group being Korean-Chinese (조선족) (130,004). Application and extension fees are listed with legal citations on the official fee table.

Official taxonomySubtypes (34)

CodeName (한국어)Covers
F-5-1장기체류(F-5-1)5년이상대한민국에체류하고있는자
F-5-2국민의배우자(F-5-2)국민의배우자
F-5-3국민의미성년자녀(F-5-3)국민의미성년외국인자녀
F-5-4영주가족(F-5-4)영주자격소지자의배우자및미성년자녀
F-5-5고액투자(F-5-5)고액투자자로서 5인이상국민고용자
F-5-6재외동포2년(F-5-6)재외동포자격으로 2년이상체류자
F-5-6R지역특화형재외동포영주(F-5-6)인구감소지역에거주하는재외동포영주권자
F-5-7동포국적요건(F-5-7)외국국적동포로서국적취득요건을갖춘자
F-5-8재한화교(F-5-8)대한민국출생재한화교
F-5-9첨단박사(F-5-9)첨단산업분야박사학위소지자
F-5-10첨단학사(F-5-10)첨단산업분야학사학위또는자격증소지자
F-5-11특정능력(F-5-11)특정분야능력소유자
F-5-12특별공로(F-5-12)특별공로자
F-5-13연금수혜(F-5-13)연금수혜자
F-5-14방문취업4년(F-5-14)방문취업자격으로 4년이상제조업종등근무자
F-5-15국내박사(F-5-15)국내대학원에서정규과정을마치고박사학위를취득한자
F-5-16점수제(F-5-16)점수제로거주자격취득후 3년이상체류자
F-5-17부동산투자(F-5-17)부동산투자자와그배우자및미성년자녀
F-5-18점수가족(F-5-18)점수제로영주자격취득자의배우자및미성년자녀
F-5-19부동가족(F-5-19)부동산투자자로영주자격취득자의배우자및미성년자녀
F-5-20영주출생(F-5-20)영주자격자의국내출생자녀
F-5-21공익사업투자(F-5-21)공익사업투자자로 5년이상계속투자상태를유지한상태
F-5-22공익은퇴가족(F-5-22)공익사업투자자로영주자격취득자의배우자및미성년자녀
F-5-23은퇴이민투자(F-5-23)은퇴이민투자자로투자상태유지등요건을갖춘사람
F-5-24법인창업영주(F-5-24)법인창업자격으로 3년이상체류자
F-5-25고액투자조건부영주(F-5-25)30억원이상을투자하고 5년간투자유지서약자
F-5-26연구개발인력(F-5-26)외국인투자기업연구개발인력
F-5-27난민인정자의영주(F-5-27)난민인정자의영주자격변경
F-5-28특별기여영주자(F-5-28)특별기여영주자
F-5-29특별기여영주자의배우자또는미성년자녀(F-5-29)특별기여영주자의배우자또는미성년자녀
F-5-S1예비우수인재영주(F-5-S1)예비우수인재중대한민국에영주할목적으로체류하는자
F-5-S2예비우수인재영주가족(F-5-S2)예비우수인재영주의배우자·미성년자녀
F-5-T최우수인재영주(F-5-T)국내기업과의계약에따라첨단분야에종사하려는사람
F-5-T1최우수인재영주자가족(F-5-T1)국내기업과의계약에따라첨단분야에종사하고있는영주자격자의가족

Who holds itF-5 holders by nationality

NationalityRegistered holdersShare
Korean-Chinese (조선족) 한국계중국인 130,004 64.1%
China 중국 37,451 18.5%
Taiwan 타이완 10,428 5.1%
Japan 일본 7,036 3.5%
Uzbekistan 우즈베키스탄 3,139 1.5%
Vietnam 베트남 2,548 1.3%
United States 미국 1,815 0.9%
Koryo-saram (Russia) 한국계러시아인 1,517 0.7%
Mongolia 몽골 838 0.4%
Canada 캐나다 775 0.4%

TrendMonthly arrivals on the F-5

In 2026-06, 15,657 people entered Korea on an F-5 visa, down 6.2% from a year earlier.

MonthArrivalsRelative volume
2025-07 17,292
2025-08 25,416
2025-09 16,209
2025-10 24,545
2025-11 15,316
2025-12 14,368
2026-01 18,153
2026-02 24,817
2026-03 19,758
2026-04 16,653
2026-05 17,168
2026-06 15,657

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Sources

Verified against source · 2026-08-07