Visa & paperwork help
Stuck on a visa or some paperwork? Pick what you need and we will put you in touch with an administrative agent.
We only take your request and pass it to an administrative agent. You pay us nothing.
Most people need
I want to stay in Korea longer (extending my visa)I want to change companies (or I already have)I've just arrived in Korea (getting my alien registration card)I want to switch my current visa to a different oneI've moved (telling them my new address)I lost my registration card / my passport or my name has changed
What do you need help with?
I want to stay in Korea longer
- I want to stay in Korea longer (extending my visa)Every registered foreigner whose period of stay is running out. It doesn't matter what status you hold - E-9, H-2, E-7, D-2, D-4, D-10, F-2, F-4, F-6, all of them.
- I've just arrived in Korea (getting my alien registration card)Every foreigner who is going to stay more than 90 days
- I want to switch my current visa to a different oneAnyone whose activity is changing - student to worker, job seeker to worker, worker to spouse, and so on (D-2→E-7, D-10→E-7, E-9→F-6, etc.)
- I've moved (telling them my new address)Every registered foreigner who has moved, including those who changed dormitory
- I lost my registration card / my passport or my name has changedPeople whose card was lost, damaged or has run out, and people who got a new passport or whose name, gender, date of birth or nationality has changed
- My parents or grandparents were Korean (the overseas Korean visa and residence card)People who once held Korean nationality and their direct descendants, including ethnic Koreans from China and the former Soviet Union
- I want a visa with no work restrictions (the points system or living outside the big cities)Legally staying people such as E-7 holders and D-2 graduates who score above the threshold on age, education, Korean ability and income (F-2-7). Also people who want to live and work in a population-decline area (F-2-R).
- I want to go abroad for a long time and come backRegistered foreigners who will be outside Korea for more than 1 year (2 years for permanent residents) and want to return
- I want to bring someone from abroad over to KoreaKorean companies, institutions and families inviting a foreigner (E-7 hiring, research and training invitations, and so on)
I need this because of my job
- I want to change companies (or I already have)People on work statuses such as E-1 to E-7. Depending on your job type, you either need permission before you move or only have to report it after you have moved.
- I want to quit this company and move to another oneE-9 and H-2 workers who have to change workplace because their contract ended, the business closed or suspended operations, their wages went unpaid, or they were treated unfairly
- I've worked a long time on E-9 and I want a visa that lets me keep workingPeople who have worked 4 years or more on E-9, E-10 or H-2 within the last 10 years, who are working normally now and can get a recommendation from their employer
- I'm a student and I want to work part-timePeople studying on a D-2 (study) or D-4-1 (language training) status who want to take a part-time job
- I want to know whether my visa lets me do this jobAnyone changing industry or job duties, anyone taking a second job, and anyone who isn't sure what their own visa allows
- My 3 years are nearly up and I want to keep working at this companyE-9 and H-2 workers whose 3-year employment period is ending and the companies that want to keep them, plus people who have completed 4 years and 10 months and want to come back
- I want to do something my current visa doesn't allowPeople who want to keep doing their main visa activity while also working in another field (a professor interpreting, a researcher lecturing, and so on). Student part-time work is a separate item.
- I don't understand what my contract says (please check it before I sign)Every foreign worker signing a new or changed employment contract. Anyone who cannot read a contract written in Korean.
- I'm an overseas Korean and I want to work on construction sites (the construction work card)H-2 working visit overseas Koreans who want to work on construction sites
- This is what a company does when it hires a foreign worker or when one leavesEmployers who want to hire E-9 or H-2 workers, and employers whose worker has resigned, been dismissed or gone missing
Something went wrong (pay, an accident, a deadline)
- I didn't get paidAny worker who has not been paid wages, allowances or severance pay. You can file even if you have no status (undocumented workers too).
- I got hurt at work (getting my treatment costs and money while I'm off)Any worker injured at work or made ill by their job. You can apply even if you have no status (undocumented workers too).
- I worked more than a year but I didn't get my severance payAny foreign worker who worked at the same company for 1 year or more, 15 hours a week or more, and then left. You can claim even without a status.
- My visa has run out / I have to leave soon but I need more timePeople whose period of stay is about to end or has already ended. People who cannot leave right away because of unpaid wages, medical treatment, a lawsuit or their child's school term.
- I got fired out of nowhere (I want to fight it as unfair dismissal)Workers at workplaces with 5 or more regular employees who were dismissed or disciplined without a proper reason
I want to live together with my family
- I married a Korean (getting the marriage visa)Foreign spouses who have completed the marriage registration with a Korean national. Also Korean nationals inviting a spouse who is abroad.
- My baby was born in Korea (getting the baby a visa)Children born in Korea to foreign parents
- I want to bring my husband, my wife, my children or my parents to KoreaSpouses and minor children of long-term residents on D-1 to D-9 and E-1 to E-7 (F-3). Parents of marriage migrants, family of permanent residents and overseas Koreans, and relatives of Korean nationals (F-1).
- We got married (registering the marriage in Korea)Foreigners who married a Korean national, and couples who married abroad first and now want to register it in Korea
- I've split up with my Korean spouse but I want to stay in KoreaMarriage migrants whose marriage ended through the spouse's death or disappearance, or through the spouse's fault. Also people raising a child who is a Korean national.
I want to keep living in Korea for good
- I want to keep living in Korea for good (getting permanent residence)F-2 residents who have stayed 5 years or more, F-6 spouses of Korean nationals who have stayed 2 years or more, F-4 overseas Koreans who meet the requirements, large investors, highly skilled people and others
- I married a Korean and I want Korean nationalityPeople who have lived in Korea for 2 years or more since marrying their Korean spouse, or whose marriage is 3 years old and who have lived in Korea 1 year or more. Also people whose marriage ended through the spouse's death or disappearance or for reasons that were not their fault, and people raising a child who is a Korean national.
- I want to have Korean nationalityPeople who have lived 5 years or more as permanent residents (general), people whose parents were Korean or who were born in Korea (simplified), and people whose father or mother is a Korean national now, or who have made a special contribution or are highly skilled (special)
- My permanent residence card is expiring (just getting a new card)F-5 permanent residents whose 10-year card validity is coming up, and people who lost or damaged their card
- I got Korean nationality - what do I have to do next?People who obtained Korean nationality through naturalization, restoration of nationality and the like
- I used to have Korean nationality and I want it backPeople who were once Korean nationals and lost it by acquiring a foreign nationality, and their minor children. Includes ethnic Koreans from China and the former Soviet Union.
I need documents
- I need a certificate to hand in to my company, my school or the bankAnyone who needs a certificate of alien registration, a certificate of entry and exit records, a criminal record check, a family relation certificate and the like
- I need documents from back home to work here in KoreaAnyone who has to hand home-country documents - birth certificate, marriage certificate, diploma, criminal record check - to immigration, a district office or a school
- I want to buy a house or some landForeigners and Korean nationals living abroad who are buying or inheriting property in Korea
I need this for everyday life in Korea
- I want to sort out my health insurance so I can go to the hospitalRegistered foreigners who are not employed (they must join as local subscribers), workplace subscribers who want to add family as dependents, and people who are behind on their premiums
- I need to sort out my taxes (year-end settlement and refunds)Every foreign worker paid a salary in Korea, people with business income or other income, and anyone who paid too much tax and wants it back
- I want to drive in Korea (swapping my licence)Registered foreigners who hold a licence from their home country, and people who want to get a Korean licence from scratch
- I want to open a shop or run a business in KoreaPeople who want to run a business on a status with no work restrictions, such as D-8 corporate investment, F-2, F-5 or F-6
I'm leaving Korea
- There's money waiting for me when I go homeWorkers who worked 1 year or more on E-9 or H-2 (departure guarantee insurance), workers enrolled in the return cost insurance, and construction workers who built up work days with the electronic card
- I'm leaving Korea for good (handing back my registration card)People leaving permanently, people who have acquired Korean nationality, and people whose status has ended
- I want back the national pension I paid inForeigners who paid national pension contributions and are leaving the country, whose home country has an agreement with Korea or is recognised on a reciprocal basis
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