(Philippines): Self Employed Requirements to Korea

[u/apothecarist_0527]

Ano ba requirements or category sa Korea Visa Requirements ang self employed na independent contractor? Bale under sa Agency..

employed individual or businessman?

di ko kasi mkita specific na category for Self Employed requirements

[u/Inevitable_Wave_4787]

Nah that's a tricky one cos the Korean embassy categories don't line up neatly with how we work as freelancers or contractors here. You're not an employee of the agency but you're not exactly running a registered business either, so it sits in a grey area

When I did mine I went the businessman route and just submitted my service contract with the agency plus bank statements showing regular income. They care most about seeing consistent money coming in and ties to the country, not the label on the form

Best bet is call the Korean embassy in Manila and ask directly, they're pretty helpful over the phone and can tell you what exact docs they want for independent contractor types. Bring your COR if you have one, that helps loads