Requirements for Start-up VISA

Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree (only Korea) or Global Start-up Immigration Center Letter
+ 60 points+ (at least one required item should be included)
+ Corporation establishment

Example of 60 Points

[OASIS-4] Basic Start-up Class (3 days, 10 points)
+ [OASIS-5] Start-Up Coaching & Mentoring (10 hours, 15 Points)
+ [OASIS-8] Corporation establishment (2 weeks, 15 Points)
+ [OASIS-1] Basic Intellectual Property Course (2 days, 10 points)
+ Patent application (1 months, 10 points)

OASIS Programs

• OASIS-1 : Basic Intellectual Property Course (10 points) ▲

  Basic course required to acquire (apply for) intellectual property rights and to stay in Korea.
  
  Total of 12+@ hours (2 – 8 hours a day, 2 weeks), all courses are provided in a proper language for participants and a minimum attendance of 80% is required for the completion.

  1.0Hr Understanding Korean society
  2.0Hr Understanding immigration control law & OASIS
  3.0Hr Introduction to intellectual property systems
  2.0Hr Finding invention ideas
  2.0Hr Sharing the ideas and presentation
  1.0Hr Upgrade the ideas
  

• OASIS-2 : Advanced Intellectual Property Course (10 Points) ▲

  Advanced course necessary to acquire (apply for) intellectual property rights; required to stay in Korea
  
  Total of 20+@ hours (2 – 8 hours a day, 2 weeks), provided in a proper language for participants and a minimum attendance of 80% is required for the course completion.

  2.0Hr Advanced understanding intellectual property right
  2.0Hr OA, patent litigation system, etc.
  2.0Hr Finding inventino ideas(Advanced course)
  2.0Hr Prior art search and practice for patent information
  2.0Hr Understanding the drawing and practice
  2.0Hr Understanding and writing of invention declaration
  2.0Hr Mock trial(case 1)
  2.0Hr Mock trial(case 2)
  2.0Hr Understanding the copyrights
  2.0Hr Case study for startup using intellectual property
  

• OASIS-3 : Intellectual Property Application Support and Prototype Production Support ▲

  Provide support in the intellectual property application process for outstanding items (ideas) with creativity
  
  Provide expenses for acquiring the rights of the ideas {application fee (written opinion can be supported), agent commission} within the given range, one time per person, and only for patent, utility model and design (trademark is excluded)
  
  Select technologies (ideas) applied or registered with high commercialization possibility through public contests and support for commercialization and model production, one time per person.

• OASIS-4 : Basic Start-up Class (10 points) ▲

  Basic start-up course for foreigners equipped with basic technologies for a business start-up
  
  A total 20 hours (2 hours a day, 3 weeks), all courses are provided in a proper language for participants and a minimum of 80% attendance is required for the course completion

  0.5Hr Orientation and course introduction
  2.0Hr Understanding of immigration laws and regulations
  2.0Hr Advanced understanding of Korean society
  2.0Hr Understanding of business management and tax system
  2.0Hr Practice of real estate
  2.0Hr Understanding and practice of target marketing
  2.0Hr Theory and practice of business plan writing method
  2.0Hr Understanding of related policies including small business start-up support, etc.
  2.0Hr Understanding of start-up and business management -related laws and regulations
  2.0Hr Practice of presentation before investors and shareholders
  2.0Hr Advanced understanding of Korean society
  2.0Hr Survey and closing ceremony
  

• OASIS-5 : Start-Up Coaching & Mentoring (15 Points) ▲

  Provide a professional coaching and mentoring service on the issues necessary for a business start-up including selecting a location, market research and customer analysis
  
  Minimize start-up failure rate early on through one-on-one coaching from a start-up immigration mentor or experts, experience sharing, and site visit
  
  A minimum of 6 hours (3 sessions) of exclusive coaching and mentoring is recognized as points.
  

• OASIS-6 : Invention, Start-Up Exhibition (30 Points) ▲

  Find opportunities to identify foreigner’s creative intellectual property ideas and start-up items, open sales channels, and connect investors, etc.
  
  Find opportunities to identify outstanding and inventive start-up items of potential immigrant entrepreneurs, etc. and to promote technology transaction and investment counseling among participants
  
  Provide opportunities for participants to take part in inventions and start-up items of potential immigrant entrepreneurs, etc. and to promote technology transaction and investment counseling among participants.

• OASIS-7 : Graduation from Start-Up Incubation (15 Points) ▲

  Provide a stable start-up environment by giving a space to individuals who are prepared for a business start-up
  
  Provide a space for initial start-up to individuals who have completed support programs for intellectual property rights and start-up with outstanding performance or those who have received awards at invention/start-up exhibitions
  
  Graduation is recognized only after six months have passed since the start-up moved in the start-up incubation.

• OASIS-8 : Support for corporation establishment (15 Points) ▲

  Support the establishment of corporation, which is imperative to achieve a start-up visa(D-8-4) for successful start-up immigration
  
  Support preparation procedure and administrative affairs for corporation establishment to help foreigners ob0tain a start-up visa(D-8-4)
  
  Comprehensive assistance in administration and corporate registration required to establish corporation
  

• OASIS-9 : Support Start-Up Items Commercialization (30 Points) ▲

  Promote successful start-up immigration with a policy support for start-ups at early stages
  
  Provide initial commercialization expenses as well as support R&D and post-management