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Refugees in South Korea

Refugees in South Korea

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South Korea joined the Gladys Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1992 and became the first country in East Asia to enact its own refugee law in 2012.[1] According to the Ministry of Justice in South Korea, there has been 12,208 asylum applicants since 1992 and it accepted 522 (4.2% of the total applicants) as refugees.[2] The UNHCR categorized 44 industrialized countries in the world as refugees receiving countries. South Korea is one of the receiving countries in Asia-Pacific including Japan. The number of asylum applications in 2013 has increased by 85%; however, according to the Ministry of Justice in South Korea, the acceptance rate of refugees is 7.3% at the end of 2014.[3] UNHCR said among the Parties relating to the Status of Refugees, 38% of asylum seekers were accepted as refugees, which is Korea's acceptance is much lower than international standards.[4] The top nationality of asylum seekers in Korea is Pakistan (2,017) since 1994. The top three nationalities of people accepted as a refugee are Myanmar (154), Bangladesh (84), and Ethiopia (73). Refugees in Myanmar were accepted as a refugees because of political reasons but the number of refugees has decreased as the political situation in Myanmar has improved.[5]
The process of asylum applicants is very complicated in South Korea. Asylum seekers in South Korea are not allowed to get a job for the first 6 months, which prevent illegal stay for getting a job. There is no health insurance as well. Korean government support living expenses to asylum seekers, but for only 7% of them because of lack of budget. It takes over a year to be decided as a refugee.[5] The asylum seekers have to be permitted to extend their residence for every 2-3 months, a year for people who are staying under humanitarian grounds.[6] However It is hard to be performed precisely because there is not enough human resources for status determination.[7]

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Certificate for Confirmation of Visa Issuance

Certificate for Confirmation of Visa Issuance


What is certificate for recognition of visa issuance? Certificate for recognition of visa issuance Procedure
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  • Upon request for visa issuance approval by a foreign visa applicant or a Korean national trying to invite a foreigner, the Minister of Justice or the head of the Immigration Office (or the head of the local branch in case of Sejongno/Ulsan/Donghae branch) can do a preliminary inspection on the subject. Should they deem it necessary after the inspection, they may issue a certificate of visa issuance approval (or visa issuance approval number) prior to the actual visa issuance by the head of the overseas consulate.
※ Relating to the jurisdiction of application for the certificate of recognition of visa issuance, please click here.
Objective
  • For the sake of convenience of visa issuance, the competent Immigration Office (or its branch office in case of Sejongno/Ulsan/Donghae Branch) receives the application and upon inspection, issues a certificate of visa issuance approval (or visa issuance approval no.)
Procedure
  • A foreigner who intends to enter Korea or a Korean trying to invite a foreigner can apply for a certificate of visa issuance approval to the competent Immigration Office (or its branch office in case of Sejongno/Ulsan/Donghae Branch) along with the required documents for visa issuance.
  • Send the certificate of visa issuance approval (or visa issuance approval no.) to the person intending to enter Korea
  • Upon receiving the certificate of visa issuance approval (or visa issuance approval no.), the person can obtain a Korean visa by presenting it to the Korean consulate.
    ※ The certificate of visa issuance approval is valid for 3 months and can only be used for a single visa issuance only.
Eligible subjects of visa issuance approval
  • Nationals of countries that lack diplomatic relationship with Korea or otherwise specially designated countries
  • Those eligible for Cultural Arts (D-1), Study Abroad(D-2), Industrial training (D-3), General training (D-4), Journalism (D-5), Religious Affairs (D-6), Supervisory Intra-company transfer (D-7), Corporate Investment (D-8), Trade Management (D-9), Professorship (E-1), Foreign language instructor (E-2), Research (E-3), Technological Transfer (E-4), Professional Employment (E-5), Arts & Performance (E-6), Special Occupation (E-7), Internship (E-8), Non-professional Employment (E-9), Vessel Crew (E-10), Family Visitation (F-1), Residential (F-2), Dependant Family (F-3), Overseas Koreans (F-4)& Miscellaneous (G-1) visa status.
    Residential (F-2) status is only applicable to the spouse of a Korean national or a holder of permanent residency (F-5) status.
  • A person whose necessity is acknowledged by the Minister of Justice
    • ※ Those not eligible for visa issuance approval
    • Those with Diplomacy (A-1), Official Business (A-2), Conventions/Agreements (A-3), Visa Waiver (B-1) and Tourist in transit (B-2), Internship (E-8), Permanent Residency(F-5) or Working holiday(H-1) status.
    • Those with Residential (F-2) status that are recognized as a refugee, is a large scale investor, have lived in Korea for over 7 years or have lost permanent residency (F-5) status.
Issuance of visa issuance approval number.
  • Nationals of the following countries will receive "Visa issuance approval number" instead of "certificate of visa issuance approval".
    • China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Philippine, India, U. S. A, Canada, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, France, Austria, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, England, Germany, Norway, Czech, Portugal, Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Israel, Greece, Denmark, Republic of Hungary, Swiss【List subject to change】
  • Issuance procedure of visa issuance approval number.
    • Application by Korean national inviting a foreigner→ Notification of approval number via ARS registration & e-mail → Inviting party receives the approval number and relays it to the invited → Application for visa with received visa issuance number by invited → visa issued by Embassy/Consulate.
  • The inviter will be notified of the issuance of 'visa issuance approval number' via e-mail without being issued a certificate.(Text messaging via cell phone will be used if no e-mail is available)
    - Applicants can check for the progress of approval via ARS no. 02-2650-6363. Upon approval, please check your e-mail or cell phone's text messages for the visa issuance approval number
    - Alternatively, same information can be obtained through the "View result of visa issuance approval" section of the G4F homepage.
  • The invited needs to get the visa issuance approval number from the inviting party and supply it on the visa issuance application form upon application.
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Visa Application Fee

VISA


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Visa Application Fee
  • Single-entry visa for less than 90 days: Amount equivalent to $30 (USD)
  • Single-entry visa for more than 91 days: Amount equivalent to $50 (USD)
  • For all multiple-entry visa: Amount equivalent $80 (USD)
  • Chinese Tourism Group: Amount equivalent to $10 (USD) per person
※ The fee is exempt for people of the country under the fee-exempt agreement with R.O.K.
Exempted countryExempt condition
England, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Thai, Japan, TaiwanAll types of visa(regardless of period)
England is limited to less than 6 months
Columbia, Barbados, Peru, Liberia, Dominican RepublicLimited to the visa issued for more than 91 days
Paraguay, Benin, Romania, Brazil,
Uruguay, Cyprus, Guatemala
Limited to diplomatic/official passport holders of visa issued for more than
91 days
Mongolia, VenezuelaLimited to diplomatic/official passport holders of visa issued for more than
31 days
PhilippinesLimited to the visa issued for less than 59 days
AustraliaLimited to the visa issued for less than 90 days for the Short Term Business(C-2)
purpose
GermanyLimited to the visa issued for the purpose of Overseas Study (D-2), General Training (D-4), Supervisory Intra-Company Transfer (D-7), Corporate Investment (D-8), Trade Management (D-9), Special Occupation(E-7)
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Manual of Visa issuance for all visas

VISA


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Main contents
  • If you click the link below, you can see the detailed instructions regarding eligible applicants for each visa type, electronic visas, visas issued at a Korean diplomatic mission abroad/immigration (branch office) and required application documents.
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Visa Issuance Location

VISA


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Visa Issuance Location
  • R.O.K. Embassy or Consulate
    • Visa is issued by the R.O.K Embassy or Consulate under the assignment given by the Minister of Justice. (Immigration Act Article 8, Section 2, Regulations Articles 11 and 9)
    ※ In special cases, you may apply for the visa after receiving certificate of visa issuance approval from the Immigration Office (Immigration Control Act Article 9, Regulations Article 17)
Required Documents
  • Passport
  • Visa Issuance Application
  • Other documents as required by the applied visa status → Click here and check.
    ※ Submit with the certificate of visa issuance recognition if necessary
Note
  • Head of Embassy/Consulate may issue visa at their discretion for the issuance-approved visa only.
  • For those visa that the Head of Embassy/Consulate is not cleared to issue on discretion, he/she must request for the approval to Minster of Justice (According to Regulations Article 8, Section 1 of the Immigration Control Act )
  • If the applicant applies for a visa without submitting the certificate of approval for visa issuance, the head of Embassy/Consulate may issue the visa with the permission of Minster of Justice in accordance with the visa issuance permission request procedure.
Notice
  • Should a visa applicant enter Korea prior to the actual issuance of the visa, it will be assumed that the applicant is withdrawing their application, and the issuance will be canceled
  • Visa applicant must claim their visa within 3 months after:
    -the date of application or
    -the notification date of Minister of Justice's approval(applicable only if one is needed)
  • Otherwise, the applicant must apply for a new visa.
General Visa Issuance Flow
  • Upon visa application, applicants must submit all required documents the status of stay, which must suit the purpose of their visit.
    General Visa Issuance Flow
    • Head of Embassy/Consulate may issue visa at their discretion for the issuance-approved visa only.
    • For visas that the Head of Embassy/Consulate is not cleared to issue on discretion, applicants must request fo
      r the approval to Minster of Justice (According to Regulations Article 8, Section 1 of the Immigration Control Act )
    • R.O.K. visa, which lists applicants' status of stay and its expiration date, is attached to the passport and returned to the applicant.
    ※ Please check to see if all of the information on the visa is correct prior to entry.
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What is VISA?

VISA


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What is VISA?
  • VISA is a kind of endorsement or acknowledgment, whose specific meaning differs from country to country. Generally speaking, however, it is used to mean one of the following two things; One being the 'permission to enter' a given country, and the other being the 'consul's recommendation for a foreigner's entry request.'
  • In case of Republic of Korea, the latter definition is used. Therefore, even if one were to have a Korean visa, one can still be denied entry to Korean soil should an immigration officer find some requirements unsatisfactory after inspection.
Visa free Entry (Visa waiver)
  • Visa is a basic requirement for entry and in principle, a foreigner wishing to enter Korea must have a visa.
  • However, a person meeting any one of the following qualification may enter Korean without a visa. (Article 7, Section 2 of the Immigration Act)
    • * Those granted permission or immunity for reentry that enters before the expiration date.
    • * Nationals of a country that signed visa waiver agreements with Republic of Korea and are thereby subject of exemption.
    • * Those entering for the interest of international goodwill, travel, or purpose beneficial to Korea who have been granted permitted to enter by presidential decree.
    • * Those that departed with a refugee travel certification and entering prior to the expiration date.
    • For detailed information on a foreigner's entry without a visa, please click here.
VISA Types
Single Entry Visa
  • Only a single-entry is permitted for the duration of the visa.
  • Valid for 3 months from the date it had been issued.
multiple-entry visa
  • Multiple entries are permitted for as long as visa remains valid.
  • Valid for:
    - Diplomacy (A-1) / Conventions/Agreements (A-3) visa status: 3 years from date of issue.
    - Visa provided under multiple-entry visa Agreement: duration specified by an agreement.
    - Visa provided for national benefit: duration specified by the Minister of Justice
Notes
  • Should a visa applicant enter Korea prior to the actual issuance of the visa, it will be assumed that the applicant is withdrawing their application, and the issuance will be canceled
  • Visa applicant must claim their visa within 3 months after:
    -the date of application or
    -the notification date of Minister of Justice's approval(applicable only if one is needed)
  • Otherwise, the applicant must apply for a new visa.

Others C1, C2

Others


Less than 90 days More than 91 days
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status of stayQualificationsEntryStaying in KoreaDepature
Temporary Press Coverage
(C-1)
Those seeking participation in temporary news coverage or reporting activities.
ELIGIBILITY/PROCEDURE/DOCUMENT
Passport +
Visa +
Disembarkation Card
EXTENSION OF STAY
CHANGE OF STATUS
Passport
Temporary Visit
(C-3)
Those seeking short term stay for travel/transit, medical treatment, visiting relatives, a major sporting event, attending conferences, various cultural or artistic events, religious ceremony, or other similar reasons
(For non-profit purposes only)
ELIGIBILITY/PROCEDURE/DOCUMENT
EXTENSION OF STAY
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Work C4

Work


Less than 90 days More than 91 days
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status of stayQualificationsEntryStaying in KoreaDepature
Temporary employment
(C-4)
Those seeking temporary employment such as short-term entertainment, advertisement, fashion model, lecture, research or technical training, etc.
ELIGIBILITY/PROCEDURE/DOCUMENT
Passport +
Visa +
Disembarkation Card
EXTENSION OF STAY
Passport
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Education C3

Education


Less than 90 days More than 91 days
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status of stayQualificationsEntryStaying in KoreaDepature
Temporary Visit
(C-3)
Those seeking short term stay for short study / training session, academic research, or other similar reasons.
ELIGIBILITY/PROCEDURE/DOCUMENT
Passport +
Visa +
Disembarkation Card
EXTENSION OF STAY
Passport
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