Residence status · D-10
D-10 Job seeker arrivals
In 2025 there were 28,405 arrivals on the D-10 Job seeker status — 0.15% of all foreign arrivals that year. These are arrival counts, not people. Somebody entering several times in a year is counted each time — this is not the number of residents. The largest groups were Vietnam 10,081 (35.5%), China 9,359 (32.9%), Mongolia 2,032 (7.2%).
Arrivals by nationality (top 10)
By gender
Men 9,140 · Women 19,265
What these figures count
These are arrival counts, not people. Somebody entering several times in a year is counted each time — this is not the number of residents.
It does not matter how the visa was obtained — applying at a Korean mission, a Certificate of Visa Eligibility filed by the school, or an e-visa are all included. Visa issuance statistics are published for the certificate route only, so this page counts arrivals instead.