Religious Worker (D-6)

Religious Worker (D-6)
ACTIVITIES ALLOWED	Religious Activities / Social Service
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS	You are eligible to apply for a D-6 Religious Worker visa if you - Are a dispatched worker at a branch office of a registered foreign religious organization or social service agency in the Republic of Korea. - engage in religious activities at Korean religious organizations while being dispatched from a foreign religious organization or social service agency. - engage in missionary or social service activities upon the invitation of medical, educational, relief organizations run by your religious organizations. - Are practicing asceticism, training of your mind, or researching upon the recommendations of Korean religious organizations. However, you are not eligible to apply for the D-6 Religion Worker visa if you receive salary or income from your religious organization. ※ If you are going to stay for 90 days or less, you must apply for a C-3 Short-Term General visa. However, in this case, you are only allowed to engage in activities as set forth in the Enforcement Decree.
MAXIMUM LENGTH OF STAY	You are allowed to stay for 2 years.
VISAS ISSUED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS         󰁾 CONTENTS	The following type of visa will be issued at the discretion of the heads of diplomatic missions. 1. A single-entry visa with a stay period of one year or less will be issued to a person who only wants to engage in social service activities upon the invitations of domestic religious․social service agencies. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS   ① Visa Application Form (form no. 17), passport, one standard-sizse photograph, fee ② A dispatch order ③ A copy of religious charter or social service charter ④ Documents demonstrating the financial support for your trip from your religious organization ※ The head of the diplomatic mission may ask additional documents in order to examine the purpose of your entry, genuineness of invitations and qualifications of inviter and invitee
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE VISA ISSUANCE CONFIRMATION	You are eligible to apply for the visa issuance confirmation if you 1. Work at a Korean branch office of a registered foreign religious organization or social service agency in the Republic of Korea 2. engage in religious activities at a domestic religious organization while being dispatched from a foreign religious organization or social service agency. 3. engage in missionary or social service activities upon the invitations of medical, educational or relief organizations run by your religious organization. ➠ However, you are not eligible to apply for the visa issuance confirmation if you receive salary or income from your religious organization. 4. Are practicing asceticism, training of your mind, or researching upon the recommendations of Korean religious organizations. REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION   ① Application for the visa issuance confirmation (form no. 21), a copy of your passport, one standard-size photograph ② Statement of Invitation ③ A document demonstrating the overseas assignment ④ A copy of a religious charter or social service charter ⑤ Photocopy of a distinct number - If you are invited by a religious group, a photocopy of a distinct number for both the religious denomination and unit are required. ⑥ Documents supporting the staying expenses of the respective association ➠ If your representative applies on your behalf, additional documents such as a power of attorney, a proof of current employment status and ID card of the representative are required. ※ The head of the immigration (branch) office may ask additional documents in order to examine the genuineness of invitation and qualifications of the inviter and the invitee.
REMARK               󰁾 CONTENTS	Religious activities refer to missionary works and others done by religious representatives on be half of their foreign religious orders. ⌜Religious order⌟ refers to a group whose main purposes are 1) to spread its religious doctrine, 2) carry out religious ceremonies and 3) enlighten and educate religious followers. (i.e. : Priest, missionary, evangelist, pastor, monk) The inviter must be the representative of the whole religious order or religious body. A priest of a single church or the head of a single religious institution cannot be the inviter. If a foreign religious person becomes employed by a Korean religious order, he is not eligible to apply for the D-6 visa as the activities are limited to those practiced by the religious representative sent from a foreign religious order. If you are a mere religious follower or playing a supporter's role for the religious leader, you are not eligible to apply for the D-6 visa. In cases where you become a priest at a single Korean church, it is important to note you will not be eligible to apply for the Religion visa if your activities come in conflict with the social norms, public order and customs of the Republic of Korea.