Changing Your Employer on an E-7 Visa in Korea

1. ·E-7 status is granted for a specific occupation and, in practice, a specific workplace approved by Immigration.
2. ·Moving to a new employer, or working for an additional one, requires change/addition-of-workplace permission (근무처 변경·추가 허가); some cases are report-only, but you must still notify Immigration.
3. ·The new employer must be eligible — valid business registration, tax compliance, and (for many E-7 codes) an acceptable ratio of Korean to foreign employees — and your new job must fall within your approved E-7 occupation.
4. ·A minimum salary criterion applies (commonly benchmarked to national income figures); a job that pays too little or does not match your qualifications may be refused.
5. ·You should apply within the deadline (commonly within 15 days of the change) via HiKorea or your Immigration Office. Working for a new company without the required permission is a violation that can lead to cancellation.

1. ·A currently valid E-7 status.
2. ·The new job is within an eligible E-7 occupation matching your qualifications.
3. ·The new employer meets the eligibility requirements.
4. ·The salary meets the applicable threshold.

1. 1Sign a new employment contract that matches your E-7 occupation and meets the salary criterion.
2. 2Collect employer documents: business registration (사업자등록증), tax payment certificate, reason-for-hire letter.
3. 3Apply for 근무처 변경·추가 허가 at your Immigration Office or via HiKorea within the deadline (commonly 15 days).
4. 4Do not start the new job before approval when permission (not merely a report) is required.
5. 5Keep the approval recorded against your ARC.

Immigration Office (출입국·외국인청/사무소); HiKorea (hikorea.go.kr); 1345.

1. ·Starting the new job before permission is granted.
2. ·Taking a role outside your E-7 occupation.
3. ·Missing the reporting deadline.