Status
|
Required Document
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| Diplomats (A-1) |
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment or official letter from Foreign Minister to certify his/her status
- A Diplomatic passport is required, however a person who desires to do their diplomatic duty with a general passport and their family members will be included in this category
|
| Officials (A-2) |
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment or official letter from Foreign Minister to certify his/her status.
- Facts that he/she is on official duty must be included in this letter
- An Official passport or identification card is required.
- A person who desires to do their official duty with a general passport, or a person who works for an international organization and their family members will be included in this category
|
| Agreement (A-3) |
Temporary duty order or statement of employment or official letter from Foreign Minister to certify his/her status
? An Official passport or identification card is required
|
| Temporary News
Coverage (C-1) |
Temporary
duty order or
statement of
employment
issued by the
company where he
or she belongs,
or certificate
of foreign news
reporter
|
| Short-Term Business (C-2) |
Work order documents or official letter showing purpose of visit, length of stay and with whom the employee will be doing business
|
| Short-Term Visitors
(C-3) |
Documents showing purpose of entry |
| Short-Term
Employment (C-4) |
- Letter of employment contract
- Letter of employment recommendation issued by the head of the relevant central government agency, an official letter from the relevant government agency or documents proving the necessity of employment
- An entertainer needs a letter of performance recommendation issued by the Korea Media Rating Board
|
| Students (D-2) |
A student who desires to receive the regular educational course
- A standard certificate of admission issued by the president of the college or university, which includes decision on the scholastic and financial ability
A person who wishes to do specific research
- Documents proving the research activity
- Transcripts or diploma of the last school attended
- Letter of personal reference or financial affidavit
|
Industrial Trainees
(D-3) |
- Training program written by training organization
- Copy of wage or pay ledger
- Documents proving the industrial training company for foreigners
- Letter of personal reference
|
Religious workers
(D-6) |
- Temporary mission order
- Certificate of establishment of religious organization or social welfare organization
- Document proving the facts that relevant organizations can cover the applicant¡¯s travel expenses
|
| Professors (E-1) |
- Certificate of career
- Employment contract or certificate of expected employment
|
| Teaching Foreign
Languages (E-2) |
- Teaching at a public institute:
- If you are provided a VISA Confirmation Number from the institution, you will need this number and your official transcripts.
- If you are not provided a VISA Confirmation Number, you will need a copy of academic degree certificate (Copy must be notarized and stamped with an apostille) AND official transcripts
- Documents regarding establishment of school or organization
- * In-person interview is required for all first time teachers
Teaching at a private institute or with EPIK program:
- If you are provided a VISA Confirmation Number from the institution, you will need this number and your official transcripts.
- If you are not provided a VISA Confirmation Number, you will need a copy of academic degree certificate (copy must be notarized and stamped with an apostille) AND official transcripts
- Copy of employment contract
- Documents regarding establishment of school or organization
- Letter of personal reference
|
| Research (E-3) |
- Documents regarding establishment of inviting organization
- Certificate of academic degree and certificate of career
- Employment contract
- *Employment recommendation letter issued by the Minister of Science & Technology in case of high-tech science & technology manpower
|
| Technology Instruction
(E-4)
|
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment
- Copy of approved technology-import contract (or certificate of service transactions) or certificate of designated military defense industry
- Documents regarding establishment of a public or private organization
|
| Speciality
Occupation (E-5) |
- Certificate of academic degree and certificate of qualification
- Letter of employment recommendation issued by the dead of central government agency or documents proving the necessity of employment
- Employment contract
|
| Art and
Entertainment (E-6) |
Persons who want to do performance activities according to the Performance Law require:
- Letter of performance recommendation issued by the Korea media Rating Board
- Performance plan
- Letter of personal reference
Persons who desire to be engaged in performance or entertainment activities at tourist hotels and entertainment places etc, under the Law on Tourism Promotion require:
- Letter of performance recommendation issued by the Korea Media Rating Board
- Entertainment activities plan
- Certificate of qualification or career
- Certificate of HIV test
- Letter of personal reference
Others require:
- Letter of employment recommendation issued by the head of the relevant central government agency or documents proving the necessity of employment
- Certificate of qualification or career
- Certificate of HIV test (applied to only those who desire to engage in entertainment, sports games and other entertainment activities for the purpose of profits regulated by provisions of Article 10 of the Enforcement Decree of the Law on Aids Prevention)
- Letter of personal reference
|
| Paticular Occupation
(E-7) |
- Certificate
of academic
degree or
certificate of
qualification
- Emploment
contract
- Letter of
employment
recommendation
issued by the
head of the
relevant central
government
agency of
documents
proving the
necessity of
employment
- Documents
regarding the
establishment of
a public or
private
organization
- Letter of
personal
reference
notarized
|
| Training Employment
(E-8) |
- Contract of training employment
- Certificate of technology qualifications etc.
- Letter of personal reference
- Other documents that Justice Minister deems necessary
|
| Visiting& Joining
Family(F-1) |
Persons who visit family or relatives living in Korea
- Documents proving relationship of family or relatives (certificate of marriage & family register or certificate of birth)
- Letter of personal reference
- *Persons adopted abroad are required to submit a letter of confirmation by the adopting agency or statement of adopting parents
Domestic helper of diplomats stationed in Korea
- Official letter issued by foreign embassy or consulate
- Employment contract
- Copy of diplomat¡¯s ID
Foreign students enrolled in elementary/junior/high school
- Certificate of admission
- Documents proving admission or enrollment
- Certificate of adopted person¡¯s annual tax-payment
|
| Residence(F-2) |
- Documents proving family relations (certificate of marriage & family register, etc)
- Financial affidavit
- Letter of personal reference by Korean spouse
|
Dependent
Families
(F-3) |
- Documents proving family relationship (certificate of marriage and register book or certificate of birth
- Certificate of inviter¡¯s employment and certificate of tax-payment
|
| Visiting & Employment
(H-2) |
A person who had a Korean nationality at the time when he or she was born, and who has been listed in the Korean family register.
- Copy of family register showing removal
- *If there is no copy of family register showing removal, documents acknowledged by the Minister of Justice, such as the date of emigration, or the date of birth in the country of nationality, and official documents proving residence overseas
A person who has at least one parent or one grandparent that was previously a Korean national
- Documents proving the fact that immediate ascendants were Korean nationals, such as copy of family register showing removal
- Documents proving relation to immediate ascendants or descendants, such as a birth certificate
- A person who is related to Korean nationals having an address in Korea, who has not been listed in the family register and who has received the invitation from his or her relatives
- Family register of relatives
- Documents proving the relationship
- Invitation letter
- Letter of personal reference from inviter
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