Residence status · E-3
E-3 Researcher arrivals
In 2025 there were 7,819 arrivals on the E-3 Researcher status — 0.04% 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 India 1,798 (23%), China 1,639 (21%), Japan 1,162 (14.9%).
Arrivals by nationality (top 10)
By gender
Men 6,082 · Women 1,736
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.