GUIDE BLOG FOR FOREIGNER, LIVING IN KOREA , PART # 03-A

GUIDE BLOG FOR FOREIGNER, LIVING IN KOREA , PART # 03-A

GUIDE BLOG FOR FOREIGNER,

LIVING IN KOREA 

PART # 03-A

Residence and Naturalization:

* Residence of Foreigners

* Confirmation of Passport and Visa 

   

   Expiry Date

* Registration of Foreign Residents

* Extension of Stay

* Change of Nonimmigrant Status

* Activities Other Than Those 

  

   Permitted under the Status

* Reentry Permit

* Obligation of Foreign Residents to Report

* Denizenship

* Qualification

* Marriage Immigrants

* Loss of Denizenship

* Naturalization

* Qualifications

* Marriage Immigrants

* Social Integration Programs

* Inviting Parents and Relatives of 

  Marriage Immigrants

* Residence of Foreigners

Confirmation of Passport and Visa Expiry Date

All foreigners in Korea must be aware of the 

expiry dates of the passport and their visa, in

order to avoid inconveniences in the event that 

they require a visa extension.

PASSPORTS:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

CERTIFICATE OF ALIEN REGISTERATION CARD:

          

          

VISA

A) Short-term Residents (Type C – up to 90 days)

The expiry date specified on the Visa is the expiry date of the permitted stay.

B) Long-term Residents and Denizened Foreign Residents: 

   

Holders of foreign 

resident registration cards

   

The dates marked on the right side of the bottom of the Foreign 

Resident Registration 

 

Card are the expiry dates of the permitted stay.

When an extension to the permitted stay is granted, the dates marked on the back of the card are the expiry dates of the permitted stay..

C) Marriage Immigrants

The rules applicable to long-term residents and denizened foreign residents are applied 

 

to marriage immigrants.

Registration of Foreign Residents

(i) Qualifications and Period of Foreign Resident 

     Registration

     Foreigners who intend to stay in Korea for more than 90 days are required 
     to register as foreign residents within 90 days from their date of entry.

•   If the period of stay is marked as 59 days on the visa of the passport, 
     registration shall be made within 59 days from the date of entry.

•   If the certificate of stay or the permit for changes is granted during the stay 
     in Korea, registration shall be made immediately after the permit is 
     granted.

(ii) Required Documents

• Required Documents for All Foreign Residents

- Passport

- Application for foreign resident registration (can be obtained at Korea 
  Immigration Service)

- Two color ID photos (3 cm X 4 cm)

- Supplementary documents (Different supplementary documents are required

   according to the status of stay. Please contact the Korea Immigration Service 
   to check which documents are required. )

- Service charge: KRW 30,000 (Government Revenue Stamp) 

  ( P.S Check with call  ☎1345)

iii) Marriage Immigrants

In addition to the above documents, marriage immigrants are required to submit the following documents regarding their spouses (Korean husbands or wives).

- Certificate of Family Relations

- Copy of Resident Registration

- Letter of Reference

iv) Application and Issuance of Certificate of Alien 

     Registration

For that Contact Nearest IMMIGERATION OFFICE.. ☎1345

http://www.immigration.go.kr/

v) Management of Certificate of Alien                      

The certificate of alien registration is necessary for identification of foreign residents.

Foreign residents are mandated to carry it.

• Reissuance of the certificate of alien registration : In the below cases, foreign residents

shall apply for reissuance of their certicate of alien registration at the competent Korea

Immigration Service within 14 days.

- When the certificate of alien registration is lost

- When the certificate of alien registration is worn-out

- When there is no room to mark information

- When there is any change of information (name, sex, date of birth or nationality)

Required Documents

• Application for reissuance of the certificate of alien registration

• Letter specifying the reason for application (in the case of a lost card). (There is no

fixed form, and the letter should simply detail the circumstances that led to the loss

of the card)

• Color photo (3 cm X 4 cm)

• Service charge: KRW 60,000 WON.( P.S Check with call  ☎1345)

• Return of Certificate of Alien Registration : You must return your certificate of alien 

registration in the following cases.

* When you leave the country permanently @ 

At the airport before departure....... REQUIRED DOCUMENTS = NONE

* When you achieve Korean nationality @ 

Within 14 days of becoming a Korean citizen...........

..... REQUIRED DOCUMENTS = Certificate of Korean

  nationality acquisition and certificate of foreign nationality loss

* In the event of your death @ Within 14 days from announcement

of death or within 30 days from the occurrence of death............

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS = Death certificate

Extension of Stay

i) Qualification and Period of Extension

If foreign residents intend to stay for a period longer than the permitted stay, they must apply for an extension of stay during the period from two months before the expiry date to the expiry date itself. The foreign resident will be fined if an application is made after the expiry date.

While a foreign resident may submit an application for an extension of stay up until the expiry date of the current stay, it is highly recommended to submit such applications in advance, as foreign residents whose applications are not granted within the period of

permitted stay may become illegal immigrants.

ii) Procedure of Extension of Stay

iii) Required Documents

• Application for extension of stay

• Passport and Foreign Resident Card (if applicable)

• Attached documents, according to status of stay

• Service charge: KRW 30,000 @ ( P.S Check with call ☎1345)

iv) Marriage Immigrants

• In addition to the above documents, marriage immigrants are required to submit the

following documents.

- Certificate of Family Relations of Korean spouse

- Copy of Resident Registration of Korean spouse

- Letter of Reference regarding Korean spouse

• It is recommended that marriage immigrants who divorce due to unreasonable

treatment by their Korean spouses counsel with experts, as divorces by mutual

agreement do not clarify where the responsibility lies.

• If marriage immigrants are filing for divorce, the period of stay may be extended once

until the procedure is closed. The length of such an extension is limited to three months.

Change of Nonimmigrant Status

(1) Qualification and Period of Change of Nonimmigrant Status

If foreign residents in Korea intend to cease the activities permitted under their current 

status and undertake activities permitted under another status, they shall apply to the 

competent Immigration Service for a permit before undertaking the activities.

• If foreign residents with C-2 Visa make investments in Korea (D-8)

• If foreign residents intend to attend university (D-2) after completing language courses

(D-4)

• If foreign residents with another status get married to a Korean (F-2)

(2) Required Documents

• Application for change of status of stay

• Passport and certificate of alien registration 

 (if applicable)

• Attached documents, according to status of 

stay

• Service charge: KRW 60,000 

@ ( P.S Check with call  ☎1345)

(3) Approval

If the changes are permitted, the permit is 

stamped on the passport, and information on 

the permit is marked on the Foreign Resident

Card. If changes are not granted, the reason 

for denial is provided to the applicant

TO BE CONTINUED..............................

PART # 03-B COMING SOON.......