Japan Digital nomad visa vs South Korea Workcation visa (F-1-D)

The stay is six months with no extension, and you must wait six months before applying for the same status again.

Immigration Services Agency of Japan

The first year is granted at foreign registration; it can be extended 1 year at a time up to 3 years in total.

Ministry of Justice

Remote work for foreign employers or clients only; no local employment.

Remote work for foreign employers or clients only; no local employment.

• $60

  Visa application fee for a single-entry visa for a stay of 91 days or longer; the amount differs for some passport countries and multiple-entry visas cost more.

The official visa guide lists D-7 to D-10, E-1 to E-7 and F-2 as the statuses that count toward the general 5-year permanent residence rule; F-1-D is not listed.

Korea Immigration Service, Ministry of Justice

Apply at a Korean embassy or consulate abroad. People already in Korea on a B-1, B-2 or C-3 short-stay status can change to this visa if they meet the requirements.

Ministry of Justice

Non-permanent residents are taxed in Japan on Japan-source income and on foreign-source income paid in or remitted to Japan; foreign-source income paid and kept abroad is outside the Japanese tax base.

A foreign resident whose total period of domicile or residence in Korea is five years or less in the ten years before the end of the tax period is taxed on foreign-source income only to the extent it is paid in Korea or remitted to Korea.