What is Form 96 and who needs to file it?

Form 96 is the PAN application form introduced April 1, 2026, specifically for foreign entities — it replaced the previous Form 49AA for foreign-company applicants.

Can a service or retail company register an in-house R&D lab, or only manufacturers?

Any company can register one if it meets the researcher headcount and qualification requirements and has a genuinely separated physical space — it isn't restricted to manufacturers.

I was born Korean but became a US/Canadian citizen — am I automatically foreign now?

Yes. Under Korean law, taking a foreign citizenship automatically and immediately revokes Korean nationality, regardless of intent. A returning former citizen is legally a foreign national until they complete the recovery process.

What's the difference between F-4 and F-6?

F-4 is for overseas Koreans and their descendants. F-6 is Korea's marriage-immigration visa for a foreign spouse of a Korean national, unrelated to Korean ancestry.

Can an E-9 worker qualify for E-7-4 immediately?

No — 4+ years of cumulative E-9/E-10/H-2 stay in the past 10 years is required, along with a current-employer recommendation and passing the 200/300-point threshold.

Licensed Administrative Agent (행정사) · Investment Visa & Corporate Licensing

Dreamers Office — Foreign Investment Visa & Administrative Agency

희망일호 행정사 사무소

Foreign Investment Visas & Cross-Border Business Licensing in Korea.

A Seoul-based licensed administrative agent (행정사) handling D-8/D-9/D-7 investment and dispatch visas, corporate registration and government certifications, overseas-Korean nationality recovery, and India market-entry paperwork (PAN & DSC) for Korean companies expanding into India.

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Setting up a Korean subsidiary and need a work visa for your dispatched staff?

End-to-end handling of the foreign-investment notification, capital remittance documentation, corporate registration, and the D-8/D-9/D-7 visa filing for the executives, engineers, or representatives your company sends to Korea.

One-Stop Investment Visa Filing

Can I get a D-8 visa if my office is a shared or virtual office?

Generally no — current practice requires an independent, dedicated business space with its own lease, not a residence or shared/soho office. The lease and office photos are checked as part of the filing.

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Licensed 행정사

General administrative agent + certified foreign-language translator

Former Korea Securities Depository

Capital-markets background, MA in Finance, University of Illinois

Korean · English · Chinese

Consultation available in all three languages

India Market-Entry Specialist

PAN & DSC filing for Korean firms expanding into India

Licensed Administrative Agent for Foreign Investors & Overseas Koreans

Dreamers Office — Foreign Investment Visa & Administrative Agency

Foreign Investment Visa (D-8-1 / D-8-4 / D-9-2 / D-7) — Setting up a Korean subsidiary and need a work visa for your dispatched staff?
End-to-end handling of the foreign-investment notification, capital remittance documentation, corporate registration, and the D-8/D-9/D-7 visa filing for the executives, engineers, or representatives your company sends to Korea.
One-Stop Investment Visa Filing
India Market-Entry Support (PAN & DSC) — Expanding into India and stuck on PAN or DSC paperwork?
PAN (tax ID) and DSC (digital signature certificate) filing for Korean companies and individuals doing business in India — company registration, tax filings, government e-tendering, and everything India's IT Act requires to be signed electronically.
Korea's Direct Line into India's Digital Filing System
Corporate Registration & Business Licensing — Want the tax breaks and certifications that come with formal recognition?
Company incorporation, in-house R&D lab (기업부설연구소) registration, Main-Biz/Inno-Biz/venture-company certification, KC product certification, and public-procurement (나라장터) bidding registration.
The Certifications That Unlock Tax Credits & Government Contracts
Overseas-Korean Nationality Recovery & F-4 Visa — Moving back to Korea after years abroad as a citizen elsewhere?
The four-step path back to Korean nationality (or F-4 overseas-Korean status) for former Korean citizens who took foreign citizenship — nationality-loss registration, F-4 visa, domestic residence card, and the nationality-recovery application itself.
The 4-Step Path Back to Korean Nationality or F-4 Status
Residence & Family Visas (F-1 / F-2 / F-3 / F-5 / F-6) — Bringing in family, or need a longer-term residence status?
Long-term residence upgrades and family-based stay — F-6 marriage immigration, F-5 permanent residency, F-2 point-based and regional-specialized residence visas, F-3 dependent status, and F-1 family-visit stay for the in-laws and relatives of married immigrants.
The Full Residence-Status Ladder Beyond F-4
Foreign Worker & Technical Visas (E-7 / C-4 / D-9-2) — Bringing in technical staff, performers, or short-term workers?
E-7 professional employment, C-4 short-term technical work (machinery installation, performances, model shoots), and D-9-2 for industrial-machinery installation and maintenance technicians.
E-7 / C-4 / D-9-2 Work Visa Filing
Apostille & Short-Term Family Invitation (C-3-1) — Need a foreign document authenticated for use in Korea, or a family visit visa?
Apostille and consular authentication for foreign criminal-record checks and other public documents, plus C-3-1 short-term visa filing for inviting family, partners, or friends to Korea.
Document Authentication & Family Invitation Visas
General Civil & Administrative Affairs — A civil or administrative matter that doesn't fit a neat category?
Industrial-accident compensation claims, structure-installation reporting to district offices, fact-verification certificates and formal notices for property disputes, and nonprofit-corporation matters — from initial 사단법인/재단법인 formation to the prior-approval process for articles-of-incorporation changes and the post-report process for representative/officer changes.
Everyday Administrative Matters, Handled Properly