Jeju Visa-Free Workation Can Extend Stays to 90 Days with Governor Recommendation

Foreign nationals entering Jeju under the visa-free system may be able to extend a Jeju Workation stay from the existing 30 days to as long as 90 days. The key condition now reported across official and media sources is a recommendation from the Jeju Governor for foreign visitors who entered Jeju visa-free and are participating in workation activities.¹

The change was accepted as part of visa and stay policy improvements discussed by South Korea’s Ministry of Justice at the third Visa and Stay Policy Council, held on April 24, 2026. The ministry announced the accepted measures on May 4, 2026, placing the Jeju workation stay extension alongside other policy changes intended to support economic activity.¹

Jeju Workation 90-Day Stay: What Changes

The practical shift is simple but important: the visa-free stay period for qualifying Jeju workation participants can move from 30 days to up to 90 days. Yonhap reported that the Ministry of Justice accepted foreign visa and stay policy improvements at the third Visa and Stay Policy Council, and that visa-free foreign nationals in Jeju for workation would be allowed to extend their stay from the previous 30 days to a maximum of 90 days.²

This does not mean every visa-free Jeju visitor automatically receives 90 days. The available source material specifies a narrower target group: foreigners who entered Jeju without a visa and are in Jeju for workation. It also identifies one required condition: recommendation by the Jeju Governor.³

For readers researching whether this applies to a planned Jeju Workation, the most important point is the distinction between visa-free entry and a recommended extension. The sources confirm the accepted policy direction and the maximum stay period, but they do not provide a step-by-step application procedure, required documents, processing time, or a list of eligible nationalities.

Who the 90-Day Extension Is For

The available information points to three requirements. First, the person must be a foreign national entering Jeju under the visa-free system. Second, the person must be in Jeju for workation. Third, the person must receive a recommendation from the Jeju Governor.⁴

That recommendation condition matters because it makes the change different from a general tourism stay extension. The measure is framed around digital nomads and workation participants rather than all short-term visitors. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province’s 2026 population policy plan includes work on digital nomad and workation visa improvements, and it describes follow-up measures tied to the Ministry of Justice’s acceptance of Jeju’s proposal through the visa and stay policy council process.⁵

Jeju has also described workation as part of a wider strategy connecting business attraction, population inflow, and a virtuous cycle for the regional economy. In 2025, Jeju Workation won the National Service Awards in the workation category for the second consecutive year, and Jeju stated plans to pursue a digital nomad attraction strategy using the Jeju visa-free system.⁶

A short quote from Jeju’s public statement captures that local policy framing. Kim Mi-young, director of Jeju’s economic vitality bureau, described Jeju Workation as “an innovative policy model where regions and companies coexist.”⁶

What To Check Before Planning Around 90 Days

The confirmed policy detail is the possible extension from 30 days to 90 days, not a complete user manual. Anyone planning a longer Jeju Workation should therefore separate confirmed facts from details that still need official operational guidance.

Confirmed facts include the May 4, 2026 announcement, the April 24, 2026 council meeting, the maximum 90-day stay period, and the Jeju Governor recommendation condition. The Ministry of Justice said the council received 20 total proposals, including 17 new proposals and 3 supplementary proposals, and accepted 8 measures.¹ Yonhap also reported that 11 of the 20 proposals were placed on the agenda and 8 were finally accepted.²

Not yet specified in the provided source material are the exact application route, when individual travelers can begin using the extension, what evidence is needed to prove workation activity, whether employers or workspace operators must provide documents, and whether any fee applies. The sources also do not state whether the full 90 days is granted in every approved case or whether the period depends on review.

For practical planning, treat the 90-day figure as the maximum supported by the accepted measure. The safer reading is that the extension depends on meeting Jeju’s workation-related criteria and obtaining the required recommendation, rather than simply remaining on the island for 90 days after visa-free entry.

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Cloi Lee

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