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Statuses of stay number 29, and the groups that hold them number 6.
Other statuses
The status code is ETC, and it covers Unclassified, that is, USFK SOFA, treaty coverage and similar cases.
People registered under other statuses (ETC) number 34,015, which is 2.1% of all registered foreigners. Compared with 3,626 in 2015, 10 years earlier, that is an increase of about 838.1%. The largest nationalities are United States at 44.5%, Vietnam at 5.1%, and Philippines at 3.3%. They are found in 245 districts, and the largest counts are Pyeongtaek-si with 8,955, Yongsan-gu with 3,557, and Jongno-gu with 1,854.
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 | Other statuses | All registered foreigners | Relative to total |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | 34,015 | 1,604,920 | 2.1% of the total |
| Nationalities counted | 156 | 192 | 81.3% of the total |
| Districts of residence | 245 | 250 | 98.0% of the total |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay, registered foreigners by status of stay and district).
Other statuses falls under no 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 where Other statuses sits, the statuses that fall under no group.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook, each year.
It falls under no group, so only one line is drawn.
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| Year | Other statuses | all of Outside the families, other statuses | Share of family |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 363 | 300,773 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 2,513 | 326,296 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 3,626 | 332,346 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 4,348 | 335,438 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 8,658 | 333,420 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 10,171 | 336,198 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 13,008 | 332,025 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 39,210 | 291,414 | 13.5 |
| 2021 | 30,600 | 273,499 | 11.2 |
| 2022 | 29,204 | 322,080 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 28,991 | 400,033 | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 31,626 | 455,307 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 34,015 | 493,577 | 6.9 |
| Rank | Nationality | Persons | Within Other statuses | Within nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 15,133 | 44.5 | 40.9 | |
| 2 | Vietnam | 1,719 | 5.1 | 0.6 | |
| 3 | Philippines | 1,135 | 3.3 | 2.1 | |
| 4 | China | 1,128 | 3.3 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 886 | 2.6 | 2.7 | |
| 6 | Pakistan | 875 | 2.6 | 5.0 | |
| 7 | Nepal | 818 | 2.4 | 0.9 | |
| 8 | Russia | 813 | 2.4 | 3.7 | |
| 9 | India | 760 | 2.2 | 4.8 | |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 667 | 2.0 | 1.8 | |
| 11 | Other countries (146) | 10,054 | 29.6 | - |
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 Other statuses.
| Rank | District | Other statuses | Share of local foreigners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyeonggi-do Pyeongtaek-si | 8,955 | 24.7 | |
| 2 | Seoul Yongsan-gu | 3,557 | 27.2 | |
| 3 | Seoul Jongno-gu | 1,854 | 15.8 | |
| 4 | Seoul Jung-gu | 1,772 | 16.7 | |
| 5 | Chungcheongnam-do Asan-si | 1,647 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | Incheon Yeonsu-gu | 791 | 4.2 | |
| 7 | Gyeonggi-do Dongducheon-si | 629 | 14.1 | |
| 8 | Seoul Mapo-gu | 629 | 5.4 | |
| 9 | Gyeongsangbuk-do Chilgok-gun | 626 | 10.4 | |
| 10 | Daegu Nam-gu | 578 | 24.3 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay and district).
Note: In the district file, Other statuses totals 34,015, the same as the nationwide count.
| Status | Persons | Within group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other statuses(ETC) | 34,015 | 100.0 |
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.
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| Province | Other statuses | Share of national |
|---|---|---|
| Gyeonggi-do | 13,716 | 40.3 |
| Seoul | 9,962 | 29.3 |
| Chungcheongnam-do | 2,180 | 6.4 |
| Daegu | 1,522 | 4.5 |
| Gyeongsangnam-do | 1,254 | 3.7 |
| Incheon | 1,231 | 3.6 |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do | 1,180 | 3.5 |
| Busan | 798 | 2.3 |
| Jeollabuk-do | 578 | 1.7 |
| Chungcheongbuk-do | 405 | 1.2 |
| Jeollanam-do | 332 | 1.0 |
| Gwangju | 233 | 0.7 |
| Jeju-do | 180 | 0.5 |
| Ulsan | 157 | 0.5 |
| Gangwon-do | 125 | 0.4 |
| Daejeon | 121 | 0.4 |
| Sejong | 41 | 0.1 |