Conditions for hiring foreign professionals

The cosmetics headquarters wants to hire a Japanese as an employee of the overseas marketing team. I'm currently staying on an H-1 visa and I'm trying to switch to an E-7 visa

- Graduated from a university in Japan with a four-year bachelor's degree (foreign language department, Korean language major)

- 9 months of experience in a Korean company and 1 year of experience in a Japanese company

- My Korean is TOPIK level 6.

- The annual salary is more than 80 percent for GNI.

- The company also meets the conditions for hiring foreigners.

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All the conditions are met, but it takes me 9 months of experience in Korea Can it be more than a year including overseas experience? Then, is there a possibility of issuing an E-7 visa?

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I would appreciate it if you could let me know in detail if there is a possibility under the current conditions.



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Hello!

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1. In order for a corporation to hire a foreigner as an E-7 (specialized visa for specific activities), it is necessary to obtain a standard labor contract, prepare relevant documents, apply for a visa issuance certificate at the company's immigration office, or change the status of existing foreign students (H-1, D2, etc.).

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2. In order for a Japanese employee of an H-1 visa holder to successfully obtain an E-7 visa, it is important to convincingly write in the document "Reason for Employment and Expected Effect" that "it is necessary to hire an overseas advertising and public relations expert or a marketing expert in Japan."

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3. In order to be granted an E7 (specific activity) visa, there are various conditions regarding the company and workers, but basically the following requirements must be met.

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A. Foreign workers must get a job in a field similar to their major, and college graduates require at least one year of experience in a similar field,

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B. At the time of the labor contract, the minimum annual salary must be at least 36 million won (the monthly salary must be at least 3 million won),

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C. The company or foreign workers scheduled to be hired should not be punished for violating the law, such as immigration-related laws.​