Alien Registration Requirements

Foreigners who intend to stay in Korea for more than 90 days from the date of entry must register as aliens.

Foreigners who have been granted residency status or permission to change residency status must register as aliens.

All international students who join Hanyang University ERICA and enter the country with a new D-2 visa must complete alien registration within 90 days of entering the country.

Alien Registration Period

Foreigners who wish to stay in Korea for more than 90 days must apply for registration within 90 days of entry.

Foreigners who have been granted residency status or permission to change eligibility in Korea must apply immediately at the time of receiving such permission.

※ Failure to register as an alien within the specified period (within 90 days from the date of entry into the country or grant of residency status) will result in a fine. Make sure to complete your alien registration within the prescribed period

Application Instructions

Group Applications

Please check registration notices each semester for information regarding group registrations.

Individual Applications

Students who cannot proceed with the group application must visit Hi Korea to book their application appointment, and visit the immigration office with all of the documents listed to apply separately.

Required Documents

Integrated Application Form x1

Passport and passport copy x1

Photo x1 (white background, 3.5*4.5cm) Photo specifications

Certificate of Enrollment x1

Proof of Residence (real estate contract, confirmation of residence, confirmation of dormitory occupancy, etc.)

Processing fee: KRW 30,000

Reporting Changes in Alien Registration

What does reporting changes in alien registration mean?

Students must apply within 14 days from the date of any changes to the registration information below.

Change of name, gender, date of birth, or nationality

Change of passport number, issuance date, or expiration date

Change of school (including school name change)

New place of residence (new address may be registered at the local Gu District Office)

※ Failure to report the above changes within 14 days from the date of change may result in a fine.

Application Instructions

Visit a local Immigration Office or report changes online at www.hikorea.go.kr

Required Documents

Re-issued Alien Registration Card

Application Period

Apply within 15 days from the date the re-issuance occurred

Grounds for re-issue

If you have lost or misplaced your Alien Registration Card

If your Alien Registration Card becomes damaged or otherwise unusable

If there is not enough space to enter necessary information

If your Alien Registration details (name, gender, date of birth, and nationality) change (apply within 15 days from the date of date)

Required Documents

Passport

Application Form

Old Alien Registration Card

Evidence supporting the grounds for application (if Card is lost)

Color photo x1 (3.5cm x 4.5, taken within the past 6 months)

Old Alien Registration Card (if it is no longer usable, if there is not enough space to enter necessary information, or if Alien Registration information has changed)

Processing fee: KRW 30,000

Place of Re-issue

Nearest competent Immigration Office/Hi Korea Office

Extension of Residence

Application Period

Apply from 4 months before the visa expiration date (Apply no later than the expiration date)

Required Documents

When transferring from a general training/studying Korean language (D-4) visa to a full-time degree/exchange program (D-2) visa

When transferring from a full-time degree/exchange program (D-2) visa to a general job seeker (D-10-1) visa

Scope of Activities

This includes not only job search activities with Korean companies and organizations, but also short-term internship programs offering internship-level wages prior to formal employment.

Expiration

Up to 2 years, maximum 6 months per instance

Eligibility and Requirements

Eligibility for the general job seeker (D-10-1) score system: Applicants legally residing in Korea with a bachelor's degree (including domestic associate's degree) or higher, and those who score 20 or more points in basic items and 60 points or more in the basic items out of 190 points on the job seeker score table. Detailed evaluation and scoring table for the job seeker visa (D-10-1) points system

Special exemptions from the general job seeker visa (D-10-1) points system

1. 1) Applicants with excellent Korean language skills and graduates from Korean universities: Applicants who have earned a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited Korean university within the pass 3 years, have a valid TOPIK level 4 or higher transcript, passed the 4th stage mid-term evaluation of the Social Integration Program, or those who were assigned to the 5th stage of the pre-assessment
2. 2) Applicants with professional work experience: Persons with an E-1~E-7 visa whose employment contract has expired or whose employment activities have ended for other justifiable reasons

Restrictions

Applicants who have been ordered to leave the country at their own expense in violation of the Immigration Control Act, etc. within the past 3 years;
Applicants whose total disposition of notification or fine exceeds KRW 2 million

Applicants who have stayed for more than 6 months as a job seeker within the past year as of the date of application

Applicants who apply for change of status to a D-10 visa more than 3 times within 3 years without leaving the country

Required Documents

Special provisions for permission to engage in part-time employment activities for D-10 visas

Part-time Employment

Eligibility

Applicants with a student visa (D-2) who possess a certain level of Korean language proficiency, are committed to studying abroad, and have received confirmation from the Person-in-charge of International Students at the university
(For visiting students (D-2-8 visas), 6 months must have passed since the date of change in residency status (or date of entry for visa holders))

Academic Requirements

The GPA for the previous semester as of the date of application must be at least a grade of “C” (2.0)

※ Failure to report the above changes within 14 days from the date of change may result in a fine.

Korean Language Proficiency Requirements

For English track students, regardless of grade, those who meet earn a score of 530 for TOEFL (197 for CBT, 71 for iBT), 5.5 for IELTS, 82 for CEFR, 601 for TEPS (327 for NEW TEPS) or higher are considered to have met the Korean Language Proficiency Requirement

※ Special exceptions to language proficiency for English track courses

Required Documents

Application form, Passport, Alien Registration Card

Academic transcript or Certificate of Attendance

Proof of Korean Language Proficiency (English proficiency)

Confirmation of part-time employment for international students (confirmation must bear signature of the Person-in-charge for International Students)

Confirmation of compliance with international student part-time employment requirements and copy of the employer’s ID card
(limited to cases where manufacturing and construction businesses are included as lines of business the employer’s Business Registration Certificate)

Copy of Business Registration Certificate

Copy of the standard employment contract (including hourly wage, work details, and work hours)
(requires a contract between the party appearing on the Business Registration Certificate and the applicant in principle - contracts where employer and user are different, such as arrangements involving personnel dispatch agencies, are not permitted)

Permitted Hours

Restricted

Applicants who have received special permission for extension of stay due to preparation of a thesis, etc.:

1. 1) Applicants who have completed regular curriculum at a university and are staying in the country with an additional/exceptional period of study granted in order to meet graduation requirements
2. 2) Applicants who have received special dispensation for an extended stay to prepare a thesis after completing a regular master's or doctoral program, and whose graduation is not delayed due to a low GPA or poor attendance, are permitted to work part-time as an exception (in the above case, up to 30 hours per week - no restrictions apply during public holidays, and school holidays)

Applicants with a research study visa (D-2-5)

Applicants who have not received a part-time work permit or have a history of violating the conditions of the permit

Precautions

Restricted Industries:

1. 1) Restricted if the employer's Business Registration Certificate lists “manufacturing” as its business (enforced on September 1, 2017)
2. 2) Restricted if the employer's Business Registration Certificate lists “construction” as its business (enforced on November 1, 2018)
3. 3) Restrictions on part-time employment activities at facilities related to foreign language education for underage (minor) students (e.g. English kids’ cafe, English student camp, private academy for conversational language training, etc.)

Restricted Work Arrangements:

1. 1) Working without an employment contract signed directly with the employer (food delivery agencies, etc.)
2. 2) Working as a dispatched employee, contractor, or as part of a placement arrangement
3. 3) Working remotely (applicants must reside and work within a maximum distance of 1 hour from the university)

Permit period: Up to 1 year within the student’s period of stay, limited to 2 locations within the permitted time period

Change of employment location: If the employment location changes due to a change in employer, applicants must obtain a new part-time work permit in advance.

On-campus work-study activities are excluded from part-time employment permits and requirements.

For-profit Research Activities of International Students (D-2)

(Research activities within the hosting university) When receiving research grants from the university or industry-academia cooperation organizations:

1. 1) Participating in research relevant to academic requirements: Exempt from part-time work permits and requirements
2. 2) Participating in academic irrelevant to academic requirements: Part-time work permits required

(Research activities outside of the hosting university) When receiving research grants from an organization outside the university:

1. 1) Participating in research relevant to academic requirements: Part-time work permits are required (applicants must submit documents confirming ties between their research and academic activities - confirmation letter from supervisor, Letter of Recommendation from the College Dean or Graduate College Dean or higher, letter of grounds for participating in research activities outside the hosting university)
2. 2) Participating in research irrelevant to academic requirements: Permission for activities other than those permitted based on residency status is required.

For-profit research activities at government-funded research institutes in the field of natural sciences are permitted as an exception regardless of whether they are tied to the applicant’s academic requirements

Ansan Immigration Office

Korea Immigration Service

1345, no area code required (services available in Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese)

Website

http://www.hikorea.go.kr

Korea Immigration Service

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