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South Korea. What the capital buys, and what it risks.
Residence built on a capital placement, not a job offer or a family tie.
South Korea offers several residence routes anchored in placing capital into the country's economy rather than securing a job offer or family sponsorship. The paths range from an actively managed business investment to a passive placement in a government-approved fund, plus a dedicated route tied to hospitality and leisure-facility property. Each leads toward permanent residence and, further down the line, citizenship, though the routes differ in how the money must be structured and how long it needs to stay in place. None of them ask for family ties or an employer sponsor — the qualifying step is the investment itself.
What you keep, what you don't
4 tiers, three very different relationships with your money. Everything below is what Immimaps has verified against South Korea's official programme rules — not a marketing minimum.
Your money is exposed to the asset it sits in, or spent outright. Where the source names a holding period, it's in the ledger below.
The ledger
| Route | Capital | Your money is | Hold period | Comes back? | Service fees on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-8 Corporate Investor Visa | ₩100,000,000one-time | Capital at risk | — | At market | Benchmark coming soon Check a proposal |
| F-2-12 Public Fund Investment | ₩1,500,000,000one-time | Capital at risk | 5 years | At market | Benchmark coming soon Check a proposal |
| F-5-25 Immediate Permanent Residence | ₩3,000,000,000one-time | Capital at risk | 5 years | At market | Benchmark coming soon Check a proposal |
| Tourism/Recreational Facility Investment | ₩1,000,000,000one-time | Capital at risk | 5 years | At market | Benchmark coming soon Check a proposal |
The order D-8 Corporate Investor Visa follows
No confirmed rule change has been flagged for South Korea since it was last checked against the official immigration.go.kr portal on 2026-08-29. Immimaps keeps watching official immigration sources and will list dated changes here as soon as one is confirmed.
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Open Country AnalysisEvery official figure on this page is checked against South Korea's official immigration sources. Service fees are what independent firms publish for a route — not an official figure, and never any one firm's price. Immimaps does not publish success rates, approval odds or any probability score — here or anywhere else.
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