Please read the following information carefully.
The immigration office strongly recommends school group applications
For School Group Applications
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No reservation is needed when applying through the school’s group application.
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Applications can be submitted between mid-September and early October.
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Residence Cards for group applications will be processed and issued ahead of individual applications.
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Please carefully review the details below and click the APPLY button to proceed if you wish to apply through the group application.
For Individual Applications
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When applying on your own at the Immigration Office, you need to make a reservation.
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You can only make reservations and apply at the immigration office with jurisdiction over your school or residence area. Currently, reservations are only available in November.
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If you apply in November, your Residence Card is likely to be issued in December.
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Additionally, the immigration office might not accept individual applications.
Application Procedure (step 1 ~ step 5)
1. Prepare documents | 2. application period | 3. Fingerprint Registration | 4. Residence Card Pick-up |
2024.09.05 10:00 ~ 17:00
(Lunch time 12:00 ~ 13:00)
Cheonnong Hall, University of Seoul
AM : Global lounge
PM : Room 306 | Announced later | Announced later |
1.
Please submit the documents and fees on the day of application.
2.
Hirevisa will send you an email after confirming the new application.
3.
Please wait for the fingerprint registration announcement.
4.
Please wait for the RC pick-up announcement.
* You should at least 5 steps of emails during the application.
Please follow the email procedure.
Required documents and Application fee
*The application form will be prepared by Hirevisa,
and the certificate of enrollment will be prepared by the school,
so students do not need to prepare these two materials.
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Application fee: 40,000 KRW
(Cash only)
1. Residence Documents
You must submit your residence documents for a contract period of 60 days or more from the supplementary deadline. so that you do not have to move during the application period.
Type of residence | Required Documents |
I live in a school dormitory | dormitory residence certificate |
I signed the rent contract under someone else's name | 1. Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation
2. Rental contract in the name of a residence provider
3. front & back of residence provider’s ID card |
I signed the rent contract in my name | 1. Rental contract document
(2. business license of the accommodation
-only when a leaser is a corporation (business)) |
I live in Gosiwon, hotel, or guesthouse | 1. Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation
2. Business license of the accommodation
3. Monthly rent receipt within the last month |
I live in an Airbnb | 1. Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation
2. Rental contract in the name of a residential provider
3. Front & back of residence provider's ID card
(4. Airbnb Order Page) |
CLICK! Example of a school dormitory2. ID Photo
Photos edited with Photoshop or photos taken by a camera with editing functions are considered forged and cannot be used as ID photos for an RC.
ID photo taken within the last 3 months 3.5cm x 4.5cm size Must be on a white background and ears must be seen✕ NO same photo as the passport
✕ NO photo of a printed picture
✕ NO non-white background
✕ NO photo taken on a computer screen
✕ NO blurry pictures
✕ NO selfie taken by a cellphone
3. Passport copy
The code below should be visible Without shadows or fingers taken✕ Cut off the code below
✕ Tilted or not facing front
✕ Shadows
4. Visa Grant Notice
It can be issued at the Korea Visa Portal.
GKS certificate (relevant students only)
GKS Global Korea Scholarship
(정부 초청 장학생)
It is not an on-campus scholarship.
Only foreign students invited by the Korean government should submit the scholarship certificate.