With an E6 visa, you can invite foreign directors and foreign actors for films filmed in Korea. If the filming period is longer than 3 months, you can apply for an E6 visa, and if the filming period is less than 3 months, you can apply for a short-term work visa (C-4-5).
If you receive an E6 visa, which is a long-term stay visa, you will receive an alien registration card, and there is a re-entry approval procedure, but you are free to enter and leave the country.
In order to obtain an E6 visa, it is necessary to obtain an employment recommendation letter from the central agency in charge of the field in advance. For filming, you must obtain an employment recommendation letter from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. After the employment recommendation has been issued, prepare your visa documents and submit them to the Immigration Office and you will receive a visa approval number.
All visas are difficult, but in the case of the E6 visa, you need to go through two steps: a recommendation letter for employment and a visa review at the immigration office, and there are many types of documents to prepare, so it takes at least one month. The examination period is only one month, and it is desirable to start preparations two months in advance, including receipt of required documents from foreigners and preparation of company-related documents.
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