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International Sales Representative

An international sales representative involved in export/import sales activities, including managing online stores and overseas customer service

Job examples

Overseas Sales Representative, Trade Sales Representative, Import/Export Sales Representative

Additional requirements by job

※ These are additional qualifications required by job category, in addition to the basic eligibility for E-7 visa issuance.

(Basic qualifications: , )

Worker
  • - Qualifications
  • For employment as an overseas online product seller
  • 1Associate degree or higher in Korea, or bachelor’s degree from overseas + 1 year of experience, or master’s degree or higher
  • 2TOPIK level 3 or higher
  • - Others
  • * Trade clerks (3125) and packaging workers are not eligible
  • * Those with 5 years of experience but no degree are restricted from issuance
Company
  • - National employment protection review criteria
  • 1At least 5 Korean workers enrolled in employment insurance for 3+ months
  • 2Foreign hires make up no more than 20% of Korean employees
  • ※ If a separate permitted number is specified below, it takes precedence over the criteria above
  • - Qualifications
  • When employing overseas online product sellers
  • 1Must be registered with the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) as a trading company
  • 2Export volume in the previous year must be 5 billion KRW or more
  • 3Must have a dedicated office space for the employee (remote work and dispatch work are not allowed)
  • - Issuance of Employment Recommendation Letter
  • Mandatory (for employers or those subject to special exemption standards for allowed headcount)
  • Optional in other cases, but issuance is recommended
  • [Issuing Authority]
  • KOTRA
  • Korea International Trade Association (KITA)
  • Visa Portal
  • - Employment Quota
  • 1Relaxed criteria for foreign-invested companies and companies exporting to special language regions
  • * Foreign-invested companies with annual sales of over USD 100,000 and at least 1 Korean employee: may hire 1 foreigner
  • * Exporters to special language regions with annual sales over USD 100,000: may hire 1 person
  • * Exporters to special language regions with annual sales over USD 500,000: may hire up to 70% of the number of Korean employees
  • 2Relaxation when employing overseas online product sellers
  • Only applicable when export performance in the previous year is 5 billion KRW or more
  • * If sales are between 5 to less than 10 billion KRW: up to 40 employees
  • * If sales exceed 10 billion KRW: up to 70% of the total workforce