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to support the establishment of foreign businesses in Korea.
The agency was established within the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).
How we can help
Invest KOREA promotes Korea’s investment environment abroad and provides comprehensive services to foreign companies ranging from consultations, notifications of investments, establishment of corporations, support for business activities to complaint handling to foreign companies doing business here.
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Incubating
IKP provides offices to assist the settlement of foreign investors.
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Employment
We provide various employment support projects.
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Immigration
One-stop immigration service is available in Korea from arrival to departure for foreign investors who have met certain qualifications.
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Complaint Handing
The Office of the Foreign Investment Ombudsman is a complaint handling body for foreign-invested companies which has been devoted to resolving challenges faced by foreign-invested companies
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Incubating
IKP enhances convenience for foreign investors by providing various services and facilities, such as administrative and consulting services, offices for foreign investors with secretarial services per floor, exclusive business lounges, consultation rooms, video conference rooms, and sleeping and shower rooms.
Foreign investors who create jobs and added-value and contribute to vitalizing the Korean economy or foreign-invested companies that have reported investment amounts of at least KRW 100 million are eligible to occupy the IKP.
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Employment
We provide various employment support projects as below in order to solve the mismatch between foreign-invested companies faced with difficulties in employment and job-seekers in Korea.
GLOBAL TALENT FAIR (for foreign-invested companies)As foreign-invested companies tend to hire year-round, we provide support in connection with Job Korea, the largest job search site in Korea, by operating an exclusive section for foreign-invested companies on this website.
Other support programsOperate the recruitment center for foreign-invested companies in connection with local government
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Immigration
Basic and premium services are provided depending on the importance of the foreign investment. Basic service provides assistance for the entry process and transportation, while premium service offers transportation throughout the schedule, meeting arrangements, and a project manager. Pick-up from the gate and customs, immigration, and quarantine (CIQ) procedures are available only at Incheon International Airport where KOTRA’s Global Buyer Support Center is located, and no such service is provided during departure procedures.
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Complaint Handing
The Office of the Foreign Investment Ombudsman is a complaint handling body for foreign-invested companies which has been devoted to resolving challenges faced by foreign-invested companies during business activities in Korea since 1999.
The foreign investment ombudsman is commissioned by the President of the Republic of Korea. The office operates a Home Doctor system with specialists from various areas, including finance, accounting, law, industrial sites, taxation, and labor, and strives to create a more stable environment for foreign-invested companies.
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the Foreign Investment
OmbudsmanComplaint Handling a complaint handling body for foreign-invested companies
For stable environment Operates a Home Doctor system with specialists from various areas, including finance, accounting, law, industrial sites, taxation, and labor
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The Investment
Consulting Center
provides customized servicesAll foreign investors and their family members are welcome to free-of-charge consulting services via phone, fax, e-mail, or face-to-face visits.
- Confirmation of investments in kind / Business license registration
- Consulting for living / Visit sites accompanied
- Customized location support / Factory registration
- Notification, registration, or change of foreign investment
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