Skip to main content
USD
English
← Find something else

I'm leaving Korea for good (handing back my registration card)

외국인등록증 반납

People leaving permanently, people who have acquired Korean nationality, and people whose status has ended

Sometimes an agent can do this for you. Ask us and we will check.
🔴 If you are only going out for a short while and plan to come back, do not hand it in. Handing it in cancels your alien registration and you have to register all over again from the beginning. People who have acquired Korean nationality face a fine of up to 1 million won if they do not hand it back within 30 days of completing their resident registration.
Government fee
Free
Scrivener's service fee
We'll tell you when we contact you
How long it takes
Handled on the spot
Where you file it
The immigration desk at the airport or seaport you leave from (공항·항만 출입국), or the Immigration Office (출입국·외국인청)
Papers you usually need
  • Alien Registration Card (외국인등록증)
  • Passport
  • Departure flight ticket (if it applies to you)
  • Naturalization approval notice and resident registration copy (주민등록등본), for those who obtained Korean nationality

Leave a question

Just leave one way to reach you. We check it, pass it to an administrative agent, and the agent contacts you directly.

We only take your request and pass it to an administrative agent. You pay us nothing.

The more you write, the faster the agent can answer you.

It doesn't have to be a Korean number. Pick the country, then type the number. The administrative agent will contact you on this number.

It's the first thing the administrative agent asks on the first call. Filling it in saves a call back.

We don't check what you write and we don't report it anywhere. It goes only to the agent who takes your question.

The year and month you are allowed to stay until. Look for the period of stay on your ARC (foreigner ID card), not the card's issue date. It is fine if you are not sure.

What you write and your contact go only to the administrative agent handling this. We do not tell your employer. The agent tells you the cost directly.