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APPLICATION FOR ALIEN REGISTRATION

This is a civil application available for foreigners that enter in the Republic of Korea with sojourn visa and will stay more than 90 days after their entry. Using this application, applicants must make a reservation for a visit to the District Immigration Office or local branch of the Immigration Office.
Artist(D-1), Student(D-2), Industrial trainee(D-3), General trainee(D-4), Journalist(D-5), Religion (D-6), Business supervisor(D-7), Corporate Investor(D-8), International Trade and Management (D-9), Professor(E-1), Foreign Language Instructor(E-2), Research(E-3), Technical transfer(E-4), Professional Consultant(E-5), Entertainer (E-6), Designated activities(E-7), Non-professional Employment(E-9), Vessel Crew (E-10), Visiting or Joining Family(F-1), Resident(F-2), Accompanying Spouse(F-3), Working holiday(H-1), Working visit(H-2)

However, alien registration is exempted for visa holders of Diplomat (A-1), Government official (A-2), and Agreement (A-3) and their family; those who engage in important works related to diplomat, industry, and national defense; the person that is approved by the Minister of Justice for a special need to be exempted for alien application; and Canadians who intend to stay less than 6 months AND will engage in works related to the sojourn visa of Artist(D-1), Religion(D-6), Visiting or Joining Family(F-1), Accompanying Spouse(F-3), and Miscellaneous(G-1). Therefore reservation for a visit is not available for those aforementioned.

In addition, those who are obligated to apply for alien registration and fall under the following criteria should make reservation for a visit for receipt of sojourn visa or alteration of sojourn visa: Those who were recently born in Korea and automatically given sojourn visa, and will likely stay more than 90 days from the birth; foreigners who already stayed in Korea and have gotten permitted for alteration of sojourn visa, and will likely stay more than 90 days from the entry; and Koreans who lost Korean nationality due to receipt of a nationality from foreign country, and will likely stay more than 90 days. Registration application of aforementioned foreigners will be automatically processed as they are approved for receipt of sojourn visa or alteration of sojourn visa.

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Required documents
  • Common documents: passport, color picture(3.5cm x 4.5cm) 1 unit
  • Related documents by types of visa
  • Artist(D-1), Student(D-2), Industrial trainee(D-3), General trainee(D-4), Journalist(D-5), Religion (D-6), Business supervisor(D-7), Corporate Investor(D-8), International Trade and Management (D-9), Professor(E-1), Foreign Language Instructor(E-2), Research(E-3), Technical transfer(E-4), Professional Consultant(E-5), Entertainer (E-6), Designated activities(E-7), Non-professional Employment(E-9), Vessel Crew (E-10), Visiting or Joining Family(F-1), Resident(F-2), Accompanying Spouse(F-3), Working holiday(H-1), Working visit(H-2)
Fees
  • ₩ 10,000 KRW (Revenue Stamp of Government)
  • Country exempted for fee : Argentine under age 14
  • Visa type exempted for fee : Corporate/Foreign Investor(D-8)
Process Reservation for a visit
1. Reservation for a visit - 2.visit District Immigration Office or local branch of Immigration Office - 3. Application submission - 4. Receiving application - 5. Processing application
*Note: Civil applications that were not processed on the day of your visit can be tracked later in “Status of Civil Application”
Hours of operation Reservation for a visit: Open throughout the year
Processing time: immediate process (This type of application currently requires 1 – 7 days due to excessive number of applications and visiting applicants)
Processing agency District Immigration Office or local branch of Immigration Offices
Relevant authority Sojourn Measure Team at the Korea Immigration Service, Department of Justice.
Related law/policy
  • Article 31 or Article 37 of Immigration Control Act
  • Article 40 or Article 46 of Immigration Control Act Enforcement Ordinance
  • Article 45 or Article 49 of Immigration Control Act Enforcement Regulation
Phone number 02-2650-6399
Others A reservation for visit can be made until one day before 90th day from your entry.