Korea Guide
Documents & Official Matters
Everything you need to know about visas, registration, banking, health insurance and taxes in South Korea.
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Visa
Important!
Start your visa extension process at least 1 month before it expires.
E-9 Visa Extension
1. Required Documents:
- • Passport and copy
- • Employment contract (고용계약서)
- • Alien Registration Card
- • Company seal (회사도장)
- • Standard Employment Contract
- • Passport size photo (3.5cm x 4.5cm)
2. Where to Go:
Immigration Office (출입국관리사무소) — find the nearest one to you.
Seoul: Mokdong, Sejongno, Seongbuk
Gyeonggi: Suwon, Ansan, Uijeongbu
3. Fees:
Visa extension: 100,000 won
Alien Card reissue: 30,000 won
4. Process:
- • Prepare your documents
- • Visit the Immigration Office (online booking: hikorea.go.kr)
- • Take a number and wait
- • Submit your documents
- • Wait 2–3 weeks and collect your new Alien Card
D-4 / D-2 Student Visa
For studying at a university or language institute:
- • Admission letter from your institution
- • At least 10,000,000 won in your bank account
- • Apply at the Korean Embassy in your home country
- • Register for Alien Registration within 90 days of arriving in Korea
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