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D-5 Long-Term News Coverage

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

D-5 (Long-Term News Coverage) is the status of stay for persons engaging in news coverage or reporting activities.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state the rationale or legal basis for the status.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

D-5 covers a person dispatched from a newspaper, broadcasting station, magazine or other media outlet, or a person stationed in Korea under a contract with a news agency, to carry out news coverage and reporting.

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What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the event, relationship, nomination or status that activates access.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched for a separate triggering event (accreditation, press registration, assignment); only the dispatch/contract description cited in R2 exists.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the steps or approvals needed before the status can be obtained.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched for a prior sponsor, accreditation or authority step (e.g. press accreditation) before D-5 is granted; none stated.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

D-5 is granted for 2 years, extendable, while residing in Korea. D-5 holders can invite their spouse and underage children as F-3 (Dependent Family).

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Limits of the record
  • Work rights beyond news coverage are not stated.
  • What happens if the dispatch/contract ends is not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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