Foreigners are eligible for the C-2 visa if they meet the following conditions:

– Help to set up the establishment of a foreign-invested company or domestic branch of a
foreign company;
– Enter Korea on invitation by a Korean public or private company and conduct market
research, conclude a contract, or consult with a domestic company;
– Short-term stay in Korea with the purpose to study the set up, repairs, inspection and
management skills of machinery (import and export);
– Other similar purposes of stay.

Documents to be submitted:

– Invitation (certified by a public law office with the purpose of invitation, trade
relationship between inviting and invited party, expected length of stay of the invited
party etc.
– Original certificate of business registration of inviting party, original certificate of tax
payments;
– Letter of intent (if it is the initial business transaction) and contract of purchase, copy of
L/C and certificate of declaration of foreign exchange (if already established trade
relationship);
– Certificate of employment or dispatch order of the invited party, resume and
identification (if Chinese national.)

If the foreigner has entered Korea at least three times with a C-2 visa within the last two years, it is possible to apply for the C-2 visa without an invitation but only with the certificate of employment and the application for the visa.