South Korea just made its digital nomad visa permanent, and the headline everyone is sharing is the new lower income bar. What almost nobody is mentioning is that the discount does not apply if you actually want to live in Seoul. The cheaper tier is reserved for people willing to base themselves outside the capital entirely.
We checked the real neighborhood costs across Hongdae, Itaewon, and Gangnam, the income threshold that actually applies inside Seoul, and the tax rule Americans specifically need to understand before applying.
Read the whole thing. Then tell us if we got it right.
