Korea Immigration Regional Dashboard
English
Statuses of stay number 29, and the groups that hold them number 6.
Technical Instructor
The status code is E4, and it covers Provision of specialized technology in the natural sciences and industry.
People registered under the Technical Instructor (E4) status number 209, which is less than 0.1% of all registered foreigners. Compared with 191 in 2015, 10 years earlier, that is an increase of about 9.4%. The largest nationalities are United States at 18.2%, Canada at 10%, and Australia at 8.6%. They are found in 20 districts, and the largest counts are Jung-gu with 125, Yeongdeungpo-gu with 40, and Sacheon-si with 8.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook on Immigration and Foreign Policy 2025 (registered foreigners by status of stay, registered foreigners by status of stay and district)
Note: the status families are exactly as the yearbook groups them. The overseas Korean status (F-4) does not appear on this page. Its holders file a place-of-residence report rather than a foreign-resident registration, so they are outside the registered foreigner statistics; they are not absent from the country. On the staying basis they were the largest single status in 2025, at 556,288.
| Indicators | Technical Instructor | All registered foreigners | Relative to total |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | 209 | 1,604,920 | under 0.1% of the total |
| Nationalities counted | 36 | 192 | 18.8% of the total |
| Districts of residence | 21 | 250 | 8.4% of the total |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay, registered foreigners by status of stay and district).
Technical Instructor ranks #10 by size within the E group.
| Family | Persons | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F family, residence, family, and overseas Koreans | 589,527 | 36.7 | |
| E family, employment | 493,577 | 30.8 | |
| D family, study, training and investment | 341,450 | 21.3 | |
| H group, Visiting Employment and Working Holiday | 84,971 | 5.3 | |
| G group, other | 61,380 | 3.8 | |
| Outside the families, other statuses | 34,015 | 2.1 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay).
The 6 groups sum to 1,604,920, the same as all registered foreigners.
Note: a family is the sum of the statuses inside it, so adding a family together with its individual statuses counts the same people twice.
The jade bar is the E group, the group Technical Instructor falls under.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook, each year.
Putting the status and the group on one axis shows the share Technical Instructor takes within the E group.
View as table
| Year | Technical Instructor | all of the E group | Share of family |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 152 | 257,316 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 163 | 241,714 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 119 | 242,056 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | 184 | 241,071 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 230 | 266,374 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 201 | 285,257 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 159 | 282,942 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 222 | 300,773 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 186 | 326,296 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 191 | 332,346 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 187 | 335,438 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 185 | 333,420 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 190 | 336,198 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 219 | 332,025 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 192 | 291,414 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 176 | 273,499 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 214 | 322,080 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 205 | 400,033 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 208 | 455,307 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 209 | 493,577 | 0.0 |
| Rank | Nationality | Persons | Within Technical Instructor | Within nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 38 | 18.2 | 0.1 | |
| 2 | Canada | 21 | 10.0 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | Australia | 18 | 8.6 | 0.8 | |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 17 | 8.1 | 0.3 | |
| 5 | Malaysia | 16 | 7.7 | 0.3 | |
| 6 | India | 15 | 7.2 | 0.1 | |
| 7 | Netherlands | 9 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | South Africa | 8 | 3.8 | 0.2 | |
| 9 | France | 7 | 3.3 | 0.1 | |
| 10 | Taiwan | 6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | |
| 11 | Other countries (26) | 54 | 25.8 | - |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay and nationality).
The within-nationality column is the share of that country's registered foreigners who hold Technical Instructor.
| Rank | District | Technical Instructor | Share of local foreigners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incheon Jung-gu | 125 | 2.2 | |
| 2 | Seoul Yeongdeungpo-gu | 40 | 0.2 | |
| 3 | Gyeongsangnam-do Sacheon-si | 8 | 0.2 | |
| 4 | Gyeonggi-do Pyeongtaek-si | 7 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | Gyeongsangnam-do Jinju-si | 5 | 0.1 | |
| 6 | Daejeon Yuseong-gu | 5 | 0.1 | |
| 7 | Chungcheongnam-do Seosan-si | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 8 | Gyeongsangnam-do Changwon-si Seongsan-gu | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 9 | Incheon Namdong-gu | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 10 | Gyeonggi-do Seongnam-si Bundang-gu | 1 | 0.0 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay and district).
Note: In the district file, Technical Instructor totals 209, the same as the nationwide count.
| Status | Persons | Within group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-professional Employment(E9) | 336,713 | 68.2 | |
| Specially Designated Activities(E7) | 81,723 | 16.6 | |
| Seasonal Worker(E8) | 31,609 | 6.4 | |
| Crew Employment(E10) | 20,920 | 4.2 | |
| Foreign Language Instructor(E2) | 12,864 | 2.6 | |
| Arts & Entertainment(E6) | 4,224 | 0.9 | |
| Researcher(E3) | 3,365 | 0.7 | |
| Professor(E1) | 1,729 | 0.4 | |
| Specialized Occupation(E5) | 221 | 0.0 | |
| Technical Instructor(E4) | 209 | 0.0 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook on Immigration and Foreign Policy (registered foreigners by status of stay).
Note: the teal bar is the status you selected. Selecting a status outside a family shows that status alone.
Count range
Note: The boundaries are shapes simplified for display and are drawn as pen lines. The fill values are the provincial totals from the yearbook and do not depend on the shapes.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by district and status of stay), summed to the province level.
Note: The map shades the 17 provinces, and the same values are also held for the 250 districts.
View as table
| Province | Technical Instructor | Share of national |
|---|---|---|
| Incheon | 128 | 61.2 |
| Seoul | 42 | 20.1 |
| Gyeongsangnam-do | 16 | 7.7 |
| Gyeonggi-do | 9 | 4.3 |
| Daejeon | 5 | 2.4 |
| Chungcheongnam-do | 4 | 1.9 |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do | 3 | 1.4 |
| Sejong | 1 | 0.5 |
| Jeju-do | 1 | 0.5 |