Nestia – Korea Planner

⚠️ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
Nestia is an independent app developed by a private company. It is NOT a government app and does NOT represent any government entity. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or acting on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Korea, the Korea Immigration Service, or any other public agency. Nestia does not provide government services, visa services, legal advice or administrative consulting, and never files applications on your behalf. For any official procedure, always rely on the official sources listed below.

Nestia is an all-in-one guide for foreigners preparing to move to South Korea or already living there: tourists, students, working-holiday participants and long-term residents.

WHAT NESTIA OFFERS
✅ Visa & admin roadmap: step-by-step checklists (B-2, D-2/D-4-1, D-10-2, H-1) built from the official sources below. You track your own progress.
💡 Daily life guides: health insurance, emergencies, housing, jobs, Korean language, scholarships, budget, transport and culture.
🎉 Seoul events: public event data from the Korea Tourism Organization.
🗣️ Community: a map and a space to share experiences. Community posts are written by users and are not official information.

OFFICIAL SOURCES
All government and administrative information in Nestia comes from, and links back to, these official sources:

Visa, immigration & residence
• HiKorea, immigration e-government service: https://www.hikorea.go.kr/Main.pt?locale=en
• Korea Immigration Service, Ministry of Justice (1345 contact center): https://www.immigration.go.kr/immigration_eng/index.do
• Korea Visa Portal (visa applications and Korean embassies abroad): https://www.visa.go.kr
• K-ETA, Korea Electronic Travel Authorization: https://www.k-eta.go.kr/portal/newapply/index.do
• Working Holiday Info Center, Overseas Koreans Agency: https://whic.mofa.go.kr/whic/main/

Startup visas (D-10-2, D-8-4, D-8-4S)
• K-Startup, KISED (Ministry of SMEs and Startups): https://www.k-startup.go.kr/web
• Global Startup Center, Startup Korea Special Visa (Ministry of SMEs and Startups): https://www.startup-korea.com
• OASIS program, Global Start-up Immigration Center (Ministry of Justice program): https://www.oasisvisa.com
• Ministry of Intellectual Property (patents): https://www.kipo.go.kr/en/

Health & emergencies
• National Health Insurance Service (NHIS): https://www.nhis.or.kr/english/index.do
• Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (1339): https://www.kdca.go.kr/kdca/index.do
• Emergency numbers 112, 119 and 1339, Korea Tourism Organization: https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/contents/contentsView.do?menuSn=376&vcontsId=140042

Studies & Korean language
• Study in Korea and Global Korea Scholarship (GKS): https://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/main.do
• NIIED, National Institute for International Education (GKS, TOPIK): https://www.niied.go.kr/web/main/main
• KIIP, Korea Immigration & Integration Program (Socinet): https://www.socinet.go.kr/soci/main/main.jsp

Work, taxes & daily administration
• Government24, public services portal: https://plus.gov.kr
• Work24, Ministry of Employment and Labor: https://www.work24.go.kr/cm/main.do
• National Tax Service: https://www.nts.go.kr
• Korea Customs Service: https://www.customs.go.kr/english/main.do
• Seoul Global Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government: https://global.seoul.go.kr/hmpg/main/main.do

Events & travel
• Korea Tourism Organization, English TourAPI open data: https://www.data.go.kr/data/15101753/openapi.do
• Incheon International Airport Corporation: https://www.airport.kr/ap_en/index.do

Rules change often. Nestia reviews these sources regularly, but the official websites above always prevail.

🇰🇷 Welcome to South Korea.