B. Procedure for the Issuance of H-2 Work and Visit visa

B. Procedure for the Issuance of H-2 Work and Visit visa

In regards with inviting relatives while you are on the H-2 Work and Visit visa, you can invite your grandparents and siblings at a diplomatic mission abroad. On the other hand, you can invite an uncle(s)/aunt(s)/third cousin(s) or closer on your father's side as well as an uncle(s)/aunt(s)/first cousin(s) or closer on your mother's side at a local immigration (branch) office.

□ Eligible applicants and required documentation for visa applications at a diplomatic mission abroad are as follows.

Eligible Applicant	Required Documentation
○ You were born as a Korean national and are currently added to the family register․closing register, or withdrawals register	• Any certificates or documents proving your family relations
○ You are either a parent or a sibling of the inviter who is a Korean national.	• If your relation with relatives can be verified by family register, then you just need to submit any certificates or documents regarding your family relations. (ex. Family Registration Certificate, Basic Certificate, Marriage Certificate) • If your relation with relatives cannot be verified by domestic family relations, then you need to submit a birth certificate or a family register and a copy of resident register, personal statement written by your inviter regarding the relation with you and personal reference, and a confirmation of family register with the invitee.
○ You are either a parent or a sibling of the inviter who is on a F-5-7 visa.	• You need a birth certificate or a family register and resident register, a copy of alien registration and personal statement regarding your relation with the inviter and personal reference, and a confirmation of the invitee as a relative.
○ You have made a special service to the republic of Korea or contributed to the national interests of the Republic of Korea	• You need any orders․medals or awards given by a cabinet member (the head of each ministry), you need official documents proving that you are Overseas Koreans from a legitimate organization of your country.
○You are a person of distinguished services to the state or the bereaved family of a person of distinguished services to the state in accordance with Article 4 of the ｢Act on the Honorable Treatment and Support of Persons etc. of Distinguished Services to the State｣. You are the family of a person of distinguished services to the independent movement of the state or the bereaved family of a person of distinguished services to the independent movement of the state in accordance with Article 4 of the 「Act on the Honorable Treatment and Support of Persons etc. of Distinguished Services to the Independent Movement of the State」.	• You need a card for a person of distinguished services to the state or a person of distinguished services to the independent movement of the state. Or you need an official document that you are the family of such a person.
○ You have voluntarily left the Republic of Korea according to the criteria and procedures designated by the Minister of Justice for the maintenance of public order among foreigners staying in Korea. Also, 6 months have passed from the date of your complete departure, and you are under age 60 . - However, if you have been employed in regional manufacturing areas outside of Seoul for at least 1 year, you can apply after 2 months from the date of departure. - If you have been employed in farming and fishery for at least a year, you can apply after 2 months from the date of departure. - If you have been employed as a baby sitter (nanny) for at least one year, you can apply after one month from the date of departure.	• You need any official documents proving that you are a Korean descent, which are issued by a legitimate institution of your country.
○ You have applied for the working visit visa (H-2) as designated by the Minister of Justice and have won the online draw.	•You need any official documents proving that you are a Korean descent, which are issued by a legitimate institution of your country. • A receipt of your early application or a print-out of your draw results.
○ You are applying for a visa by submitting a visa issuance confirmation for the Working Visit visa (H-2).	• You need the number of a confirmation of Working Visit Visa Issuance.

 

□ Eligible applicants and required documentation for visa applications at a local immigration (branch) office are as follows.

Eligible Applicants	Required Documentation
○ You are invited by a Korean national who has a valid residential address in Korea, and who is at least third cousin or closer from paternity side, or first cousin or closer from maternity side.             󰁾 CONTENTS	• If your relation with relatives can be verified by family register, then you just need to submit any certificates or documents regarding your family relations. (ex. Family Registration Certificate, Basic Certificate, Marriage Certificate) • If your relation with relatives cannot be verified by domestic family relations, then you need to submit a birth certificate or a family register and a copy of resident register, personal statement written by your inviter regarding the relation with you and personal reference, and a confirmation of family register of the invitee.
○ You are invited by a permanent resident visa holder who is either your third cousin or closer from the paternity side or your first cousin or closer from the maternity side.	• Birth Certificate or an original(duplicate) copy of family register, resident register, a copy of alien registration card, personal reference and a personal statement indicating the family relation with the inviter, a confirmation of family relation of the invitee
○ You have made a special service to the Republic of Korea or contributed greatly to the national interests of the Republic of Korea.	• Orders․Medals or Awards conferred by the head of each ministry or official documents proving that you are Overseas Korean from your country
○ You are a father․mother or a spouse of an inviter who is studying in Korea on the Study Abroad (D-2) visa (someone who has registered for at least one semester).	• Transcript and proof of current enrollment, any certificates proving the family relations with the person studying in Korea, or official documents proving that the invitee is an overseas Korean from his/her country.

 

※ A parent․spouse of an international student will be exclude from the H-2 reservation list.

□ You have to submit the criminal records issued from foreign countries.

○ If you are an overseas Korean who wants to enter Korea on the working visit visa in accordance with the Enforcement decree of the Immigration Control Act (including an industrial trainee on a short-term general visa(C-3-1))

- However, if you can be identified as one of the people below, you can skip submitting your criminal record check.

∙ You are a person of distinguished services to the state or a person of distinguished services to the independence movement of the state or a family member of such a person or an overseas Korean who has contributed greatly to the national interests of the Republic of Korea in accordance with the Enforcement decree of the Immigration Control Act.

∙ You are 60 years old or older, or you left Korea because your Working Visit visa expired.

○ If you are applying for a visa from diplomatic mission abroad, you need to submit the criminal records.

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	【Criminal Records Must Consist of Following Documents】
1) A criminal record must include all records of one's criminal history in his/her country. - However, if the country has a poor police record system, then he/she can replace the document by a certificate issued by an administration organization of local security and public order. 2) The record/certificate should have been issued within 3 months of the visa application date.

□ Health Check-up Results

○ You are an overseas Korean with a foreign nationality who wants to enter Korea on a Work and Visit (H-2) visa in accordance with the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act (including an industrial trainee on a short-term general (C-3-1) visa).

- However, you can skip the health check-up if you meet any of the following below.

∙ You are a person of distinguished services to the state or a person of distinguished services to the independence movement of the state or a family member of such a person or an overseas Korean who has made a special service to Korea and who has contributed greatly to the national interests of Korea.

○ Confirmation Documents

- If you are applying from a diplomatic mission abroad, you need to submit a health check-up confirmation written by yourself. <Please see the enclosed document 6>

∙In this confirmation, you need to write about your medical facts such as whether you have been infected by Tuberculosis․Hepatitis B․Syphilis and others and whether you have experimented with drugs or whether you have treated mental illness or not.