when the foreigner's card is issued, the visiting period is specified as in ⑦ and ⑧ above. Undergraduates can extend their visa 2 months before the visiting period expires. If the visiting period is extended, the extended period is marked as in ⑪. For details, refer to 3. Visiting period extension. Those who do not extend their visiting period within the proper time may be punished (by a fine, by returning home, or reported missing according to Immigration Control Law.)
Graduates D-10 ( undergraduates or Graduates students) |
Those who complete a graduate school program | |
Subject | Those who need an extension of their registration period because they are looking for jobs | Those who complete the graduate programs and need an extension of their registration period in order to write their thesis |
Documents required |
Application form, passport, foreigner's registration card, Graduation (or expected graduation) certificate, Grade transcripts, Tuition Receipt, Bank deposit certificate (above 13,000,000won),Application fee(60,000 won), a professor's recommendation,Students who live outside:Housing contract | Application form, passport, foreigner's registration card,Certificate of Completion, Confirmation Form for Faculty Advisor on a Student's Thesis Schedule, Transcript, Bank statement(above 13,000,000won),Application fee(60,000 won),Students who live outside:Housing contract |
Extension Application Period |
After acquiring a bachelor's degree - Before visa expiration | After a completion certificate is issued visa expiration |
References | 1.Those who have acquired a bachelor's degree and a mean of 3.0 in grade credits and are recommended by professors 2.Those who have acquired a master's degree in humanities and are recommended by professors. 3.For graduate students who meet such conditions, an extension within 6 months is allowed. |
1.A Maximum of 2 years extension can be given for a doctor's program and a 1 year extension for a masters program once each year within 6months of expiry. 2.The recommendations shall include a specific record on thesis instruction, a judgement schedule, and recommendations. However, scholarship students shall present their scholarship confirmation issued by the International Education Promotion Institute. |
Code | D-2 → E-1,E-3,E-7 | D-4 → D-2 |
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Subjects | Of those who have acquired a bachelors' degree, those who want to get jobs (refer to references for further information) | When language students take regular programs (undergraduate's, master's and doctoral programs) |
Documents required |
Passport ,Foreigner's registration card, Application form , Graduation certificate, Employment contract, Presidents recommendation, Reason for change of status, Application fee (50,000won)*Documents may be adjusted when necessary | Passport ,Foreigner's registration card, Application form, Admission permission certificate, Education certificate, Family registration (for Chinese), Financial certificate or fidelity guarantee, Application fee(50,000won) |
References | 1.Those who have acquired a bachelor's degree in engineering, completed more than 7 semesters in engineering and want to be employed in an internship by a public or private institute. 2.Those who have acquired a bachelor's or master's degree in humanities in Korea (bachelors shall be limited to 12 kinds of jobs) 3. Period: Within the range of a job contract. |
H2 visa application |
F-3 visa invitation | |
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Subjects | When students who are Chinese or Russian and have been attending school for more than 1 semester want to invite their parents or spouses and have a D-2 visa. | When students who have been attending school more than 1 semester and want to invite their family with a qualification of D-4 and D-2 (except for applicants for H-2 visas) |
Subjects to be invited |
Parents or spouses who are more than 25 years old | Spouse or children below the age of 20 without the spouse |
How to apply | Visa application: Visit the Immigration Office | Visit the embassy or consulate for foreign students in Korea |
Inviter (student) | family | F-3 visa invitation | |
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Documents required |
① Visa application (click how to apply→HERE) ② Reason for invitation (Records on the relationship with the invited, A legal visit and return guarantee) ③ The identification certificate of the inviter: A copy of your passport, A copy of your foreigner's registration card (front and back) ④ certificate of student enrollment of the inviter ⑤ A transcript of inviter ⑥ Invitation agreement |
① Passport / copy of your foreign residence identification, ② The original and a copy of the family registry (print all pages of personal records), ③ Public documents to demonstrate the relationship to the student studying ④ A family relationship certificate ⑤ 1~2 family photos ⑥ Marriage documents(The original or a copy ) ⑦ For divorced or deceased parents: A divorce certificate or a certificate of death |
① Passport ② Visa application form ③ Family relations documents (Marriage certificateㆍfamily registry copy or Birth certificate), ④ Student enrollment certificate and the tax certificate of the inviter |
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