Mumbai: The majority of foreign researchers in South Korea are Indians. Data provided by the Ministry of Justice to Rep. Lee Jeong-heon of the Democratic Party of Korea shows that 2,262 Indian citizens came to the country on E-3 research visas in 2020, and up to August 2025, close to half of all international researchers remained Indians.

The E-3 visa enables foreign experts to work in research in natural sciences and in the production of sophisticated industrial technologies in public and private establishments. China came in at number two with 518 scientists, followed by Pakistan (304), Iran (184), and Vietnam (162). Despite having a lower total in recent years, from its record 1,059 in 2021 to only 444 in the first eight months of 2025. Indians are still at the centre of South Korea’s

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