When and who should apply

When to apply < 등록시기 >

- Within 90 days of arrival

- At the time when a foreigner received the status of sojourn or the changing status of sojourn

Required documents < 첨부서류 >

- Alien Registration Form (Download the form)

- Passport

- 2 color photographs (3 X 4 cm)

- Additional documents by the status of sojourn (Visa type)

- A fee of 10,000 won

Where to apply
A local immigration office or government office
Issuance of Alien Registration Card
Stamp on the passport that says ‘Alien Registration Completed.’

Who should register ( 외국인등록 대상 )

• A non-Korean who plans to stay in Korea for over 90 days after his or her arrival
• A non-Korean born in Korea who wants to extend his or her stay to over 90 days after the granting date of the status of
  sojourn, or a non-Korean who will be staying in Korea for more than 90 days after his or her arrival by receiving a
  permission for status
• Alien Registration: Exceptions
  The following foreigners are exempted from the alien registration.
• Officials and their family who are covered under diplomacy, public service, and agreement (A-1, A-2, A-3)
• Alien Registration: Exceptions
  Those who handle an important work for diplomacy, industry, and defense, and their family, and foreign nationals who
  the Justice Minister specially consider it necessary to exempt from the alien registration
• Canadian nationals who wish to stay less than 6 months and belong to the following status of sojourn → Culture and
  art (D-1), Religion (D-6), Visit and cohabitation (F-1), Accompanying (F-3), and Others (G-1)

When should register

• A non-Korean who plans to stay in Korea for over 90 days after his or her arrival → Within 90 days of arrival
• A non-Korean who received the status of sojourn or the changing status of sojourn → At the time when received the status (right then)
• Example: When a Canadian national who holds B-2 (travel pass) visa wishes to change the status of sojourn after staying 5 month in Korea, he or she should apply for the alien registration at the time of application to change the status of sojourn.

Required documents for alien registration | Common documents to submit

Passport, Alien Registration Form, 2 color photos (3×4 ㎝ ), A fee of 10,000 Won (Government revenue stamp)

• A non-Korean who plans to stay in Korea for over 90 days after his or her arrival → Within 90 days of arrival
• A non-Korean who received the status of sojourn or the changing status of sojourn → At the time when received the status (right then)
• Example: When a Canadian national who holds B-2 (travel pass) visa wishes to change the status of sojourn after staying 5 month in Korea, he or she should apply for the alien registration at the time of application to change the status of sojourn.

Alien Registration Form (Download the form)

• Passport
• 2 color photographs (3 X 4 cm)
• Required documents by the status of sojourn (Visa type)
• A fee of 10,000 won

Additional documents to submit (by the status of sojourn)

Status of Sojourn (Visa type) [Documents to submit]

Culture & Art (D-1): A document that proves Culture and Art Organization (a copy of Korea ’s certificate of business registration, etc)

Studying (D-2): Certificate of student to a school

Industrial training (D-3): a copy of Korea ’s certificate of business registration, certificate of health, accident insurance receipt ( for a trainee who is recommended by a trainee recommendation organization), guaranty insurance (for a trainee by an oversea investment)

General training (D-4): Certificate of student to an institute (College attached language training), related document regarding the establishment of training organization (other training)

Reporting (D-5): certificate of branch office establishment or a copy of the certificate of business registration

Corporate investment (D-8): a copy of the certificate of foreign-invested company registration, a copy of the certificate of business registration

Residency (D-7), Religion (D-6), Trading Management (D-9), Professor (E-1), Conversation Teaching (E-2), Research (E-3), Technical Guidance (E-4), Specialized Profession (E-5), Non-specialized Employment(E-9), Special Activities (E-7): a copy of the certificate of business registration

Arts Promotion (E-6): a copy of the certificate of business registration, a confirmation certificate of HIV test negative response (only to those who are in the category)

Crew (E-10): Certificate of passenger carrier business license or Certificate of freight transportation registration, certificate of health, accident insurance receipt

Visit and cohabitation (F-1): Certificate of birth or a copy of family register, Home assistants of public officials to Korea : a copy of the public official’s ID,

Home assistants of high investment foreigners: a copy of employer’s alien registration card

Residency (F-2): Family register (marriage status), spouse’s personal reference

Accompany (F-3): A copy of spouse or parent’s Alien Registration Card

Others (G-1): Documents that proves the reasons

Travel Employment (H-1): Travel itinerary or activity plan, or certificate of employment (corresponding person only)

※ Residence (F-4): Persons who should report their address

※ Permanent residence (F-5): Good for the documents that are already submitted at the time of changing (granting) the
-- status of sojourn

Alien Registration Card: Issuance, Reissuance, Handing-over

Issuance of Alien Registration Card

Alien Registration Card is issued by the local immigration office.

- Find your local immigration office.

Reissuance of Alien Registration Card

Reasons of reissuance

When you lost your Alien Registration Card

When your Alien Registration Card is damaged

When you want to add the necessary information

When your information (name, sex, date of birth, and nationality) is changed

You should apply within 14 days when the reasons of reissuance occur.

Required documents for reissuance

Application for Reissuance of Alien Registration

Written explanation of the reasons for reissuance (when you lost)

1 color photo (3×4 ㎝ )

Old Alien Registration Card (When it is damaged, when you need space for more information, when you change your information in accordance with the law 35 section 1)

A fee of 10,000 won (government revenue stamps)

Reissuance place: Local immigration office

Separate Issuance of Alien Registration Card

The following aliens should receive Alien Registration Card separately.

A foreign national who is 17 years old whose name is registered as a company on the Alien Registration Card of his or her parent or custodian.

A foreign national who wishes to receive an Alien Registration Card due to his or her parent’s departure from Korea and other reasons

Application of separate issuance of Alien Registration Card should be made within 60 days from the date of becoming 17 years old.

Required documents: Passport, 2 color photos (3×4 ㎝ ), Alien Registration Card

Returning Alien Registration Card

Reasons of returning Alien Registration Card

You must return the Alien Registration Card to the immigration office when you have the following reasons.

When the registered foreign national quits the original nationality and acquires Korean nationality

When the registered foreign national is dead

When the registered foreign national belongs to the exceptions of the alien registration

When the Alien Registration Card should be returned

When you leave out of Korea permanently

Within 14 days from the date you acquire the Korean nationality

Spouse, parent, custodian, or yourself should return the card with the documents of acquiring Korean nationality - and quitting the original nationality.

When deceased

Spouse, parent, or custodian should return the card with the documents of diagnosis or death certificate that prove the -- fact of death within 14 days from knowing the fact or within 30 days from the date of death

When the Alien Registration Card is not returned within the due period, a negligence fine is imposed.

Carrying and Submission of Alien Registration Card

Foreign national residents of Korea should always carry their passport, visa, or alien registration cards. (However, this rule does not apply for foreign national residents who are under 17 years old)

Foreign nationals should present to show their passport and alien registration card when they are requested as immigration officials or authorized officials (including Si, Gun, Gu registration officers) handle their jobs (registration related).

If you fail to present to show your passport and alien registration card when you are requested, you are obliged to pay penalty under the immigration law 27.