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Mahdi - Corporate Transferee from Australia
D-7-1 Visa
Mahdi was a senior operations manager at a global logistics company based in Brisbane. When his company opened a branch in Busan, he was relocated to lead the new office under the D-7-1 visa, designed for professionals dispatched from foreign headquarters to Korean branches.
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Kindy - Language Student from Hong Kong
D-4 Visa
Kindy came to Korea to study Korean at a university language institute. She didn’t realize her ARC renewal was tied to her semester schedule. Thanks to K-Buddy’s reminder, she was reminded in advance and received a checklist for the renewal process.
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Ted - PhD Student from Burundi
D-2 visa
Ted is a PhD student at a Korean university and plans to stay long-term. He used K-Buddy to not only manage his ARC deadline, but also to track his visa extension timeline over the years. He appreciated the step-by-step guides to help him apply for a renewal that required additional documentation from immigration.
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Eugene - Developer from US
D-8-4 Visa
Eugene is a full-stack developer from San Francisco who moved to Korea to explore startup opportunities. After receiving the D-10-2 visa, he had 6 months to build a viable business idea and meet the requirements to switch to a D-8-4 visa.
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Mariam - Exchange Student from Iran
D-2-6 Visa
Mariam is on a one-semester exchange and had no idea she had to register for an ARC within 90 days of arrival. She found K-Buddy during onboarding week and used the checklist to quickly gather all documents. She says the English document checklist helped her prepare at the immigration office.
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