Family Visitor (F-1)

Family Visitor (F-1)
RANGE OF ACTIVITIES	Visiting relatives, staying with your family and dependents, organizing household, and other similar activities
ELIGIBLE APPLICANT	You are eligible to apply if you were a Korean national at the time of birth, but later adopted to foreign citizen in a foreign country were the first-generation overseas Korean who moved to other countries before the establishment of the government of the Republic of Korea on August 15th, 1948 are a domestic worker for a foreign public official stationing in the Republic of Korea live with an eligible applicant for A-1 Diplomacy and A-3 Conventions/Agreements but are not a member of his/her family are a child who is age 21 or older and a family member of a SOFA applicant are a spouse or an underage child of a F-2 Residential visa holder (eligible to apply for an alteration of the visa type) are an underage Korean national who has a permanent address in the ROK and who needs to be taken care of by his/her father or mother A person whose need to stay in Korea for a long time due to unforseen circumstance is recognized (eligible to apply for the alteration of the visa type)
MAXIMUM LENGTH OF STAY	You are allowed to stay for up to 2 years
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF VISA STATUS                     󰁾CONTENTS   ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF VISA STATUS                                       󰁾CONTENTS	1. Range of exemption for activities allowed outside of visa status will be expanded. If you want to take a class at a regular education institution (elementary, middle, high school, and university) to an extent that the original purpose of stay is not infringed, you do not need to ask for a separate permission within the range of period of stay. (has been effective since June 15th, 2009) 2. You are allowed to engage in activities of E-1 professorship or E-7 Special Occupation status if you are Chinese-Korean on a F-1 Family Visitation visa, who also satisfies employment qualifications ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport and alien registration card, fee ② Employment recommendation letter from the head of a respective department or documents proving the employment needs ③ employment contract ④ business registration ⑤ degree or license 3. Foreign Language Instructor (E-2), Special Occupation (E-7) activities carried by F-1 Family Visitation and F-3 Dependent Family visa holders Common Application ① Visa Application Form (enclosed form no. 34), passport and alien registration card, fee ② Employment Contract ③ Business Registration E-2 ④ Degree (same as E-2 qualifications) ⑤ Criminal Record (same as E-2 qualifications) ⑥ Medical Examination Record for Employment (same as E-2 qualifications) E-7 ④ An original copy of teacher's license in your country (if you do not have a teacher's license, you must submit your degree and career certificates) ⑤ Criminal record (same as E-2 qualifications) ⑥ Medical Examination Record for Employment (same as E-2 qualifications) ⑦ Employment request form from the school Principal ⑧ Present data on a number of foreigner teachers 4. You Are a F-1 Family Visitation, F-3 Dependent Family (F-3), and E-7 Special Occupation visa holder working for the government or public organizations (municipal government, government-invested agencies) ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport and alien registration card, fee ② Employment contract ③ A photocopy of business registration ④ Recommendation Letter from the head of a respective organization/department ⑤ Original and photocopy of degree (original and photocopy)
CHANGE OR ADDITION OR WORKPLACE	N/A
GRANTING STATUS                     GRANTING STATUS	Article 23 (Granting Status of Stay) A foreigner who is born in and stays in the Republic of Korea without any qualified status of stay under Article 10 shall obtain a status of stay within 90 days from the date of birth; and a foreigner without qualified status of stay due to reasons such as loss or renunciation of nationality of the Republic of Korea, etc. during stay in the Republic of Korea, shall obtain a status of stay within 30 days from the occurrence of such event, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. [Wholly amended May 14, 2010] ☞ A Korea-born foreigner: you must receive the qualified status of stay within 90 days from your date of birth   1. An A-3 Conventions/Agreements, C-3 Temporary Visit, F-1 Family Visitation, F-2 Residential, or a G-1 Miscellaneous visa will be given to an american soldier discharged from the army in Korea depending on his/her purposes of stays and range of eligibilities 2. If you are a child of a F-2 Residential visa holder, born in Korea, you will be given a F-1 Family Visitation visa ① Visa application form (enclosed form no.34), passport, one standard-size photograph, fee ② Birth Certificate ③ Documents proving a family relation and a certificate of biological relation ④ a copy of resident registration of your relatives 3. You are a child born in Korea and of a person on a Industrial Training(D-3), Non-professional Employment(E-9), Vessel Crew(E-10), Working Visit(H-2), or an Overseas Koreans(F-4) visa A. Period of stay will be given within the length for which the father or the mother intends to stay B. Required Documentation ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport, one standard size photograph, fee ② Birth certificate ③ Photocopy of alien registration cards of parents ④ population registry (for chinese only)
CHANGE OF STATUS                                             CHANGE OF STATUS                                                                             󰁾CONTENTS CHANGE OF STATUS                                                                               󰁾CONTENTS CHANGE OF STATUS                                                                               󰁾CONTENTS CHANGE OF STATUS                                                                               󰁾CONTENTS CHANGE OF STATUS	1. You are allowed to change your status to F-1 Family Visitation which allows you to stay for 91 days or more if you are under age 20 or age 60 or older - You are a Korean-foreign national who has entered Korea on B-1 Visa exemption visa or a short-term visa due to unforseen circumstances Required Documents ① Visa application form (enclosed form no. 34), passport, one standard-size photograph, fee ② Documents proving family relations (a certificate regarding with relatives relations or Resident Registration) ③ Reference letter (for person who is age 20 or older only) Supplementary Documents ④ Statement of Reasons (only if you have to stay in Korea due to unforseen reasons): if you are under age 20 ⑤ Birth Certificate: if you are under age 20 - An original copy of your family register (Japan, Taiwan) is needed, while a population registry is needed for Chinese   2. You can change your status to F-1 family visitation if you are a domestic workers for or live with a foreign diplomat/public official stationing in the Republic of Korea. A. Eligible Applicants You live with an eligible applicant for an A-1 Diplomacy, A-2 Official Mission, or A-3 Conventions/Agreements holder, but are not related to him/her. Domestic Workers of Public officials stationing in Korea ※ Domestic Workers of investors and professionals are not allowed to change their status in korea : entering Korea through a visa issuance from a diplomatic mission abroad or a confirmation of visa issuance B. Required Documentation A person who is not a member of diplomat or public officials' families Domestic Workers of Diplomats or Public Officials ① Visa Application Form(enclosed form no. 34), passport, one standard-size photograph, fee ② Cooperation Request from respective embassy/consulate general in Korea ③ Public Official I.D. ④ Documents proving family or relative relations ① Visa Application Form (enclosed form no.34), passport, one standard size photograph, fee ② Cooperation Request from respective embassy/consulate general in Korea ③ Employment Contract ④ Photocopy of diplomat ID of the employers Definitions for dependents of diplomats and public officials (A-1, A-2) stationing in the Republic of Korea 1. A spouse who is legally married to you; but, if the spouse has violated Korean laws, virtuous customs, and other social orders, his/her spouse status will NOT be recognized. 2. Parents who are 61 years old or older 3. Parents at age 60 or under, who entered Korea on a condition that they won't engage in employment activities that will provide them with incomes. 4. A child who is considered 'underage' by the Korean Civil Law living with the applicant 5. A child under age 26, studying at Korean school as a full time student and living with the applicant 6. A disabled child who is unable to support him/herself without helps/assistances even though he/she is considered adult by Korean Civil Law 3. You are allowed to change your status if you are a child of a chinese married to a Korean national, who is age 20 or older A. Definitions of spouses of Korean nationals are expanded - when a korean spouse died or is missing: F-6 visa holder or a person who acquired Korean nationality -If you are divorced or currently separated due to your Korean spouse's faults, a F-6 visa holder will be eligible to apply for F-6 visa. If the child is an adult, the parents will be given the same period of stay, and you are allowed to stay with a person who wants to be with you. ➠A Chinese child, who is an adult, is allowed to stay in Korea on the same conditions indicated above, but the permitted period of stay will be given within the period of stay of the foreign spouse B. Required Documentation ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport, one standard size photograph, fee ② Family relation and a document confirming your marital status that you are single (population registry and others) ③ Any documents confirming that your parents are still married (a certificate regarding family relations) ※if your korean spouse has died, been missing, divorced, or separated, you need to submit additional documents (Death certificates, divorce sentencing, documents confirming that you are taking care of dependents, proof of naturalization permission) ④ Documents proving that your need to stay in Korea is inevitable (adoption confirmation, doctor's note) ⑤ Reference letter Eligible Applicants A. Parents of immigrant spouses They are allowed to stay for a long term to support their child who is married to a Korean national and who is giving a birth or raising a child - Regardless of having a child or not, if staying in the RoK for a long period of time is inevitable, they are allowed to stay in the RoK. B. Family of immigrant spouses The ROK government allows you to stay (parents are not included) for a long term if you are in Korea to support your family member who is about to give a birth or is raising a child (fee-for-day-care is given until the child becomes a five-year-old) - You are allowed to stay for a long period of time if the parents of the foreign spouse died or they are too old to support childbirth or child rearing - If the reasons for long term stay is recognized and admitted, then the child will be able to extend/change/receive the same status and period of stay ※ Only one person among the family (first cousins or closer) is allowed to stay long term. Status of Stay Family visitor (F-1-5) Permitted period of stay You will be permitted to stay for a year (The period of stay will be extended up to 2 years only when the necessity of stay in Korea is recognized) - However, maximum length of stay is 4 years 10 months from the date of entry Required Documents ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport, one standard size photograph, fee ② Inviter's certificate of family relation, marriage certificate, a certificate of resident registration ③ Documents proving the family relation between the inviter and the invitee ④ reference letter 4. You are allowed to change your status if you are a parent or a family member of a foreigner who is married to a Korean national   5. You are allowed to change your stats to arrange household after your have experienced a severance of your marriage A. Eligible applicants that are allowed to stay Despite the fact that your marriage to a Korean national has been parted, you are not considered a F-6-3 marriage severance party and your needs to stay in Korea for property divisions and arrangements reasons have been acknowledged and recognized B. Screening Criteria and warnings We will examine whether your reasons and circumstances were inevitable C. Permitted Period of Stay: within 6 months per request A permitted period of stay for F-1-6 is one year from the date of status change - However, if the trial continues for the return of deposits, bonds, debt, leasehold of real estate, you are allowed to stay until the trial ends even if your date of change the status has been a year. D. Required Documentation ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport and alien registration card, one standard size photograph, fee ② Personal reference letter ③ Marriage certificate which indicates divorce④ Any documents explaining inevitability of stay (statement of reasons, documents proving division of assets) ⑤ Other documents that are required for screening 6. Foreigners that are in the process of acquiring Korean nationality such as Reinstatement/Restoration of Nationality, Naturalization, and Determination of Nationality, are eligible to apply for family visitation status ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport, one standard-size photograph, fee ② Reference letter ③ Naturalization permission or an application receipt for reinstatement/restoration of naturalization 7. You are allowed to change your status if you are a child of overseas Koreans and is under age 19. A. A mother or a father of an overseas korean child who is legally staying in Korea and under age 19 is allowed to change his/her status to F-1 Family Visitation until the permitted period of stay expires. B. Required documentation ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport, one standard size photograph, fee ② Any documents proving family relations (Birth Certificate, Population registry and others) ③ Alien registration of the father or mother 8. Parents of foreign talents, investors and students A. Eligible Applicants You are a family member (2 chon or closer) of an international student who has been accepted to a respective educational* organization and is planning to enroll in the school, or who is already enrolled while paying for your own tuition. Also you satisfy certain financial requirements, and are allowed to sponsor only one student. ** * Elementary school, middle school, high school in accordance with Article 2(1) to (3) of the「Elementary and Secondary Education Act」(not including air school, higher civic school, broadcasting and correspondence middle school·high school, and high technical school), Foreigner school* among all types of schools (not including alternative school) in accordance with Article 2(5) of the aforementioned act, Foreign educational institution in accordance with Article 2(2) of the「Special Act on Establishment and Management of Foreign Educational Institutions in Free Economic Zones and Jeju International City」. ** Please note that in principle, a student on a full scholarship offered and invited by a government organization and a private firm is not eligible for accompanying family visa. - Staying Expenses (annual living expenses) · Annual living expenses: approximately 12 million KRW per person - Financial Requirements (for nationals of countries where many illegal immigrants come from) · If you are a national of a country where many illegal immigrants come from, your annual income must be at least 26 million KRW or you must possess financial assets worth of 140 million KRW. * To prove your financial conditions, you can choose either the annual income amount or the net worth of your financial assets. You can also combine your income and assets with your partners'. - Other conditions · If you have been fined at least 2 million KRW or given a notice of disposition, for violating the Immigration Control Act of the Republic of Korea within the past 5 years, or if you have been deported or have received a departure order, a visa (including a confirmation of visa issuance) will NOT be issued. B. The authority has been entrusted to the head of an immigration office and branch office. Jurisdictional immigration (branch) office Permission will be given within 2 years of period of stay. (within the range of period of stay of an international student) C. Required Documents ① an application form (form No. 34), passport, Alien Registration Card (where applicable), one standard-size photograph, fees ② a letter of admission or a certificate of enrollment for an international student ③ Documents proving family relations - An original document with translation attached and documents that indicate the English name of the parent such as a copy of passport, etc. ④ Documents proving your financial ability (limited to the nationals of countries from which illegal immigrants come to Korea) - invoice of withholding tax issued (certified or notarized) by a government agency/bank, real estate ownership certificate, real estate contract, account balance statement, etc. 9. If you have lost your F-2 status due to unforseen circumstances exceeding the permitted period of re-entry, you are allowed to change your status to family visitation. Required Documents ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport, one standard-size photograph, fee ② Overseas Chinese Association family register and others ③ Reference letter (Personal Reference : father or mother of F5 or F2 visa holder who is Taiwanese national)
EXTENSION OF STAY                             󰁾 CONTENTS EXTENSION OF STAY                                                                               󰁾 CONTENTS EXTENSION OF STAY                                                                               󰁾CONTENTS EXTENSION OF STAY	1. You can extend your period of stay if you have entered the RoK for the purposes of visiting relatives and family. Required Documentation ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport and alien registration card, fee ② Copy of resident registration of Korean relatives ③ Personal reference letter (for age 20 or older only) ④ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.) 2. You are allowed to extend your period of stay if you have entered the RoK on a F-1 family visitation visa as the first generation Chinese-Korean or as his descendent in order to visit relatives and family. A. Permission Criteria: You must have an identity guarantee by your relatives in the RoK. B. Standard of Permitting Stay: 1 year from the date of permission You can continue to stay in the RoK. You are allowed to extend your stay once a year. C. Required Documents ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport and alien registration card, fee ② A certificate proving your family & relative relations or that you are the first generation immigrants to foreign countries, and other documents related to identification ③ Documents proving your identification such as population registry, resident registration and others ④ Personal reference letter (for a person at age 20 or more) ⑤ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.) 3. A domestic worker or a person (you are not a member of his/her family) living with a diplomatic/public official stationing in the RoK ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport and alien registration card, fee ② Diplomats/Public officials Identification Card ③ Letter for cooperation from an embassy of your country in the RoK. ④ Employment contract (for domestic workers only) ⑤ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.) 4. You are a child of a person married to a Korean national, who is age 20 or older A. Employment is prohibited, but if you really need to stay in the RoK due to an inevitable cause, you are allowed to extend your stay once in every 6 months. B. Investigating Actual Conditions: the immigration service investigates actual conditions every year ※If you have multiple nationalities and want to stay in the RoK continuously, then you must register as a resident C. Required Documentation ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport and alien registration card, fee ② Documents proving inevitability of your stay in Korea ③ Personal reference letter ④ Documents to prove changes in your parents' marital status if any ⑤ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.) 5. You are allowed to extend your stay even if you are an immigrant spouse who has experienced severance of marriage A. Eligible applicants for stay in the RoK Even though you are divorced or separate from your Korean spouse, if you are not an eligible applicant for a F-6-3 marriage severance visa holder, you are allowed to stay in the RoK for the purposes of division of assets and household arrangements. B. Screening standards and warnings We will consider whether it is necessary for you to stay in the RoK C. Permitted period of stay : every 6 months Permitted period of stay for F-1-6 status is up to 1 year from the date of status change - However, even if a lawsuit continues due to bond, debt, deposit return in accordance with the leasehold of real estate, you are allowed to stay in the RoK until the lawsuit completes. (including small sum incident judgment claim and others) D. Required Documentation ① Visa application form (enclosed form #34), passport and alien registration card, one standard size photograph, fee ② Personal reference letter (you can skip the period of identity guarantee) ③ Marriage certificate that indicates divorce ④ Documents regarding inevitability of stay (statement of reasons, documents regarding division of assets) ⑤ Documents that are considered necessary for review ⑥ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.) 6. Domestic workers of foreign investors and foreign talents A. Permission Criteria Maximum 1 year will be given within the range of employer's period of stay You must live in the same residential address as your employer, and you are not allowed to engage in employment other than domestic works Employment Contract Expiration, If you lose your domestic worker status as the employer fails to meet employer requirements, you must leave the RoK immediately One domestic worker per one inviter B. Required Documents ① Visa application form (Enclosed form #34), passport and alien registration card, fee ② Domestic worker employment contract ③ Personal reference letter ④ Proof of current employment of employee (Personal identification card) ⑤ A foreign investment declaration form (a corporate registration certificate or a copy of business owner registration) or a photocopy of business investment registration ⑥ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.) 7. Accompanying parents of an international student at the High School Level or below (F-1-13) A. The authority is entrusted to a jurisdictional immigration (branch) office B. Period of Stay is granted Permission is granted within the 2 years of period of stay C. Required Documents ① Application Form (Enclosed Form #34), Passport, Alien Registration Card, Fee ② Documents demonstrating international student enrollment (Proof of enrollment, acceptance letter and etc.) ③ Documents proving living expenses (i.e. a bank account balance statement proving that the money, which is more than the standard amount, has been deposited for at least 1 month, and others) ④ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.) 8. Parents of foreign talents, investors and international students Required Documents ① an application Form (Form #34), Passport, Alien Registration Card, Fee ② a letter of reference ③ Documents demonstrating your family relations ④ Acceptable documents for proof of residency (i.e. Lease contract, confirmation of provided residence, a mail giving the notice of the expiry date of your period of sojourn, a utility bill payment for any public services, receipt of university housing fee and others.)
RE-ENTRY PERMIT	1. Re-entry permission exemption has been introduced (Presidential enforcement was revised on December 1st, 2010) - If you have completed registration already, and want to re-enter Korean within 1 year from the date of departure, you are exempted from obtaining re-entry permission - If your period of stay has not expired and has time less than one year, you are allowed to re-enter Korea within the period without the re-entry permission - If you are a student who needs a re-entry permission due to entry regulation, you must obtain the re-entry permission from an immigration office in your area. The fee for re-entry permission is exempted.
ALIEN REGISTRATION                 󰁾CONTENTS	1. Required Documents ① an application form (form No. 34), original copy of passport, one standard-size photograph, fees 2. Required Documents for Parents of International Students (F-1-13) ① an application form (form No. 34), passport, one photograph, fees ② documents demonstrating family relations (an original copy and translation, household register, a birth certificate, etc.) ③ a letter of admission and a certificate of enrollment of an international student ④ a copy of Alien Registration Card of an international student (If the international student has completed alien registration.)