D-8 corporate investment retains its KRW 100 million core test
In force
Visa & immigration
A foreign investor establishing and operating a Korean corporation can use D-8-1 with at least KRW 100 million brought from abroad and the required ownership and foreign-investment registration. Dispatched essential professionals and technology-startup founders use different D-8 bases; the category should not be presented as one universal founder visa.
Who it affects
Foreign investors, founders and essential professionals in foreign-invested companies.
Sources
Primary: Invest KOREA — Applications by status of sojourn ↗
Verified 2026-08-02 · methodology