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South Korea: stay, earn and tax abroad
Verified 2026-08MethodSourcesEvery corridor below is nationality × destination — not a destination brochure.
Pick the land. Stay, earn and tax stay separate. The tax overlay is the filed pair — not a second destination hub.
KR · six lands
KR across six destinations
Treaty, stay days, earn gate, relief. Tap a cell for the filed overlay.
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KR across six lands
| Land | Treaty | Relief | SSA | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VietnamHere | yesSource Korea–Vietnam DTA 1994; MOFA treaty list; WTO Center English text Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/KR_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | yesSource MOFA Viet Nam treaty database / NPS — Agreement on social insurance between Korea and Viet Nam; EIF 1 January 2024 (Announcement 50/2023/TB-LPQT) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | KR → Vietnam |
| Thailand | yesSource Thai RD DTA list (rd.go.th/english/766.html) — Korea appears in Thailand's in-force DTA network; full English convention text published by the RD and Art 4 read from it Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource KR–TH Convention Art 5 Elimination of Double Taxation (Thai RD English HTML Art 1–5) — ordinary foreign-tax credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource NPS social security agreements overview — Thailand is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | KR → Thailand |
| Indonesia | yesSource DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | KR → Indonesia |
| Philippines | yesSource BIR Philippine Double Taxation Agreements list — South Korea treaty in force (effective 1987-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource South Korea–Philippines DTA Art. 23 — each State grants credit for qualifying tax paid in the other State, subject to the treaty limits Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | yesSource NPS — Korea–Philippines social security agreement entered into force 1 April 2024 (totalization category) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | KR → Philippines |
| Malaysia | yesSource HASiL MLI position list — Korea Original signed 20.04.1982, entry into force 02.01.1983; Korean law.go.kr treaty 제802호 발효일 1983-01-02 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource KR–MY DTA Art 15 (제15조) — 183 days in the calendar year (역년); Art 23 (제23조) credit method — Korean Ministry of Government Legislation treaty text — Article 23 ordinary credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource NPS social security agreements overview — Malaysia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | KR → Malaysia |
| Portugal | yesSource Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position — Portugal–Korea Convention, Original signed 26-01-1996, entry into force 21-12-1997 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource KR–PT Convention Art 23 — Methods for Elimination of Double Taxation (credit; matches KR–TH/KR–MY pattern filed from Korean Ministry of Government sources) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource NPS social security agreements overview — Portugal is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | KR → Portugal |
Eight passports on Vietnam 8 overlays
| Passport | Treaty | Relief | SSA | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | yesSource [1992] ATS 44; Australian Treasury income tax treaties list — status In force Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource [1992] ATS 44 Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/AU_VN_DTA_1992_ATS44.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource DSS International social security agreements — Australia has agreements with 32 listed countries; Vietnam absent from current agreements and from agreements under negotiation on that page Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | AU → Vietnam |
| SG | yesSource SSO Income Tax (Singapore — Vietnam) Order 1994 — Agreement signed Hanoi 2 March 1994 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource SSO Order 1994 Art 15 / Art 24; nguon/SG_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource Singapore has no bilateral social security / CPF totalisation agreement with Vietnam; CPF membership turns on SC/SPR status (CPF Board), not a VN SSA certificate path Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | SG → Vietnam |
| KRHere | yesSource Korea–Vietnam DTA 1994; MOFA treaty list; WTO Center English text Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/KR_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | yesSource MOFA Viet Nam treaty database / NPS — Agreement on social insurance between Korea and Viet Nam; EIF 1 January 2024 (Announcement 50/2023/TB-LPQT) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | KR → Vietnam |
| CN | yesSource China–Vietnam DTA 1995; VN GDT treaty list; MFA treaty PDF Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource China–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/CN_VN_DTA_1995.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource MOHRSS — China bilateral social security agreements in force with listed partners (DE/KR/DK/FI/CA/CH/NL/ES/LU/JP/RS etc.) — Vietnam absent Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | CN → Vietnam |
| JP | yesSource Japan–Vietnam DTA 1995; MOF tax convention list; MOF synthesised text Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource Japan–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/JP_VN_DTA_1995.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource MHLW / JPS social security agreement country lists — Vietnam not among agreements in force; MOFA press release 18 July 2025 only announces commencement of intergovernmental negotiations Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | JP → Vietnam |
| UK | yesSource UK–Vietnam DTA 1994; SI 1994/3216; GOV.UK Vietnam tax treaties Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource SI 1994/3216 Schedule Art 15 / Art 22; nguon/UK_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements + NI38 country lists do not include Vietnam as a UK social security agreement partner Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | UK → Vietnam |
| CA | yesSource Canada–Vietnam Income Tax Agreement; treaty-accord.gc.ca id 102424; Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1998 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource Canada–Vietnam Income Tax Agreement Art 15 / Art 22; nguon/CA_VN_DTA.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource CRA — Countries that have an international social security agreement with Canada — Vietnam absent from the published table (as of page update 2024-07-23) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | CA → Vietnam |
| US | No treaty in force | domestic foreign tax credit only (Form 1116) — no in-force treatySource IRS A–Z treaty list — US–Vietnam signed not in force; nguon/US_VN_DTA_STATUS.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource SSA International Programs — Status of Totalization Agreements / POMS GN 01701.005 country table — Vietnam absent from agreements in force Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | US → Vietnam |