On June 27, I gave another OASIS startup visa lecture for foreign entrepreneurs at the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development in Yeoksam-dong. This session expanded the discussion beyond D-8-4 and D-10-2 to include D-9-4 for foreign sole proprietors, focusing on how visa strategy changes depending on business structure, activity type, investment, and future renewal planning.
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At the OASIS Program lecture, the key message was clear: a foreign founder’s startup visa strategy should not stop at first issuance. D-8-4, D-10-2, D-9-1, and other startup-related visa routes must be planned together with business structure, incorporation, intellectual property, operating records, revenue, employment, and renewal evidence.
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