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Korea F-2-7 Visa Points Calculator

Add up your F-2-7 points from age, education, Korean and income against the 80 you need

Score your application

130 points from the four core items, plus 40 in bonuses, less penalties. You need 80.

Age, education and Korean

Your age on the passport, as of the day you apply.

Highest degree
Korean ability
Annual income

won

From your certificate of income amount. Below the minimum wage this 60-point item scores nothing.

Bonuses and penalties
Special bonus
Degree bonus
Volunteering

One per group. KIIP stage 5 adds here on top of the Korean ability item above.

Immigration violations
Criminal penalties

A fine counts only if it was paid within three years of the application. A departure or deportation order counts within five years.

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How the points work

The four core items count for at most 130 between them.
ItemPoints at stake
Age25
Education25
Korean ability20
Annual income60
Bonuses40
Penalties-70

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Who is eligible to apply

WhoWhat it takes
Listed company staffA manager or professional at a company listed on KOSPI or KOSDAQ
Advanced technologyWorking in an advanced technology field on at least 1.5 times last year's GNI per capita
Three years as a professionalThree unbroken years on an E-1 to E-7 or D-5 to D-9 visa. E-6-2 and E-7-2 to E-7-4 do not count
Korean master's or higherA master's or higher from a Korean university, with a job in those fields confirmed within five years
Talent from a Korean War allyA bachelor's or higher from a Korean university, plus a central agency's recommendation
Science and engineering researcherA master's or doctorate at a specialized science and engineering university or institute
A passing score does not by itself grant the visa. You have to fall into one of these groups first.

Conditions that block an application

WhatWhen it applies
Imprisonment or heavierSentenced within five years of applying. Suspended sentences and foreign punishments count
Repeat immigration violationsThree or more breaches within three years, with fines of 5 million won or more in total
A fine of 3 million won or moreFor breaking a Korean law within three years of applying
False documentsSubmitted now, or within the last three years
Grounds for denial of entryFalling under a ground set out in the Immigration Act
A risk to the public interestThe head of the office finds a risk to national security, public order or public welfare
A sentence served abroadSerious violence, threats, extortion, fraud, voice phishing, drugs or sexual offenses. Any other crime counts until five years pass from the end of the sentence

Where the points actually come from

Income carries almost half the core score, so it is usually what decides the outcome.
ItemWorth the most when
Annual income (60)You earn 100 million KRW or more
Age (25)You are between 25 and 29
Education (25)You hold a STEM doctorate, or two degrees
Korean (20)You have TOPIK level 5, or KIIP stage 5
Bonuses (40)Your degree is from a top-ranked university, or a ministry recommends you

F-2-7 is a step toward permanent residence

Set out in Table 1-3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act, items 1 and 13.
Route to F-5Years of residence
Holding an F-2-7 points-based residence visa3
Holding any F-2 residence visa5

FAQ ❓

80 points. Age, education, Korean and income are capped at 130 between them. You then add up to 40 in bonuses and subtract up to 70 in penalties.
No. You also have to fall into one of five groups: listed company staff, advanced technology workers, professionals with three straight years on an E-1 to E-7 or D-5 to D-9 visa, holders of a Korean master's or higher, and science and engineering researchers.
That scores zero. With no certificate of income, no job, or pay below the minimum wage, the 60-point item drops out and the line becomes hard to reach.
Anything inside the QS World University Rankings top 500 or the Times Higher Education top 200 within the last five years. One of the two is enough.
One year at least. Three years with 18 sessions and 150 hours scores 7, two to three years with 12 sessions and 100 hours scores 5, and one to two years with 6 sessions and 50 hours scores 1.
The notice names them item by item: a degree certificate for education, the certificate of income amount for income, a TOPIK score or KIIP record for Korean, and a record of hours for volunteering. Age comes from your passport.
After three years on an F-2-7 points-based residence visa. A five-year route is open to residence statuses generally.

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