South Korea to launch ‘digital nomad’ visa on Jan 1

This is open to individuals with an annual income of over 84.96 million won (S$86,700). - PHOTO: THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): South Korea will start issuing “digital nomad” visas from Jan 1, which will allow some foreign residents to stay for up to two years while maintaining a job back home, officials said on Dec 29.

“To make remote work and vacation of foreigners in Korea smoother, we have decided to launch a new digital nomad visa,” the Justice Ministry said, highlighting the rise of the “workcation” trend, where employees work remotely from a different location.