E-7 Changing status
Based on 4 official sources.
[1]2026 E-7 wage-requirement standard
The MOJ notice dated 2025-12-29 publishes the 2026 wage-requirement standard for the Specific Activity (E-7) stay status, showing MOJ Public Notice 2025-406 and an attached PDF. It is an official operational basis for E-7 hiring, status-change, and extension checks. Actual amounts, occupation-specific exceptions, and transition rules must still be checked against the original attachment and latest operational guidance, so KARXY should show the source and checked date and route individual cases to administrative-scrivener review.
Source: 법무부 공지사항 · E-7 임금요건 2026 · Checked 2026-07-03
[2]Legal basis for change-of-status permission
Immigration Act Article 24 requires a foreign national staying in Korea to obtain change-of-status permission in advance, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, before engaging in activities under a status different from the current one. A person who was in one of the Article 31(1) exempt categories and changes identity must obtain change permission within 30 days from that change. The review criteria are set by Ministry of Justice rules, so KARXY should check whether the new activity has started, whether the current activity stopped, whether domestic change is available for the target status, and the Enforcement Decree tables, Enforcement Rule attachments, and HiKorea guidance.
Source: 국가법령정보센터 · 출입국관리법 제24조 · Checked 2026-07-02
[3]Employer reporting duty within 15 days
Immigration Act Article 19 creates an employer reporting duty when specified events occur for a foreign national who holds a stay status permitting employment. Contract termination, resignation, death, inability to locate the worker, or material employment-contract changes can create employer reporting risk separate from the worker's own workplace-change or stay-status issue. For E-7 and other work-status consultations, KARXY should check the employer's reporting deadline, event date, resignation date, new workplace start date, and changed contract terms.
Source: 국가법령정보센터 · 출입국관리법 제19조 · Checked 2026-07-02
[4]HiKorea status-change guidance
If the applicant stops the current status activity and begins an activity under another status, change-of-status permission is required. HiKorea states the default principle is to depart, obtain the appropriate visa, and re-enter; domestic change is limited and strictly reviewed when requirements can be met in Korea. Permission must be obtained before starting the new activity.
Source: 하이코리아 체류자격변경 안내 · Checked 2026-07-02
How these rules apply can differ with your circumstances, and the final decision rests with the immigration office with jurisdiction. Preparing and filing documents for an individual case is the work of a licensed administrative scrivener.