Diplomats
(A-1) |
- Temporary duty order, statement of employment or official letter
from the Foreign Minister to certify his or her status.
(Those documents may be replaced by verbal
approval when his/her status is identified by showing his/her
identification card, etc.)
A diplomatic passport is required. However, even a person
who desires to do his diplomatic duty with a general passport and his
family members will be included in this category
|
Official Duty
(A-2) |
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment or official letter from
Foreign Ministry to certify his or her status
(The statement that he or she is on official duty
must be included in the letter)
A diplomatic passport is required. However, even a person who
desires to do his diplomatic duty with a general passport or who works
for an international organization and his family members will be included
in this category
|
Agreement
(A-3) |
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment or official letter from
Foreign Ministry to certify his or her status
- An official passport or identification card is required
|
Temporary News Coverage
(C-1) |
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment issued by the company
where he or she belongs, or certificate of foreign news reporter
- Required documents
- ① Visa Application Form, passport, one standard-size photograph, fee
- ② International press card or a document demonstrating your current
employment status․overseas assignment
The Chief of Mission may request additional documents to
examine the purpose of your
stay, genuineness of the invitation and the
qualifications of the inviter and the invitee.
|
Short-Term Business
(C-2) |
- Documents proving that the purpose of his or her visit to Korea is
business
|
Short-Term Visitors
(C-3) |
- You are eligible to apply for a C-3 Short-Term General visa if
you are involved with daily business activities including market
research, business communication, consulting, contract and others
- Going to stay in the ROK for 90 days or less, for tourism, transit,
recuperation, visiting relatives, participating in a friendly
sporting match, attending events or meetings, cultural art,
general training, taking lessons, attending
religious ceremony, academic research and others.
A C-3 visa cannot be issued to those coming to the
ROK for profit-making. For instance, if you are compensated for
your works and skills, you are not considered an eligible
candidate for the C-3 visa.
- C-3-1 / Short-Term General
- A person engaging in any of activities covered by the C-3 visa,
except those who are eligible to apply for the C-3-2 through C-3-9
visa below
- Required Documentation
- ① Visa Issuance Application Form, Passport, One Standard Size Photograph,
Certificate of employment or student, round trip flight ticket, hotel booking
confirmation
- ② A document verifying your participation in such events, general training, etc.
(i.e. invitation letter)
- C-3-2 / Group Tourist
- A tourist or transit traveller among group tourists or individual
tourists (including those who have paid the deposits to travel agents
designated by the government of the Republic of Korea)
- Visa Application Form, Passport, Standard Size Photograph,
Service Fee, Reference Letter
- C-3-3 / Medical Tourist
- A short-term visitor among foreign patients who are also eligible
for the medical-patient visa or the Confirmation of Visa Issuance
- C-3-4 / Business Visitor (General)
- A person with the APEC business travel card entering the ROK for
market research, business communication,consulting, contract and
other business activities
- Required Documents
- ① Visa Application Form (form #17), Passport, One Standard-Size Photograph,
Certificate of employment or student, round trip flight ticket, hotel booking
confirmation
- ② A document proving the purpose of your business(Invitation letter), a
copy of the certificate of business registration
- C-3-9 / General Tourism
- An ordinary tourist not included in the C-3-2 category
- Required Documents
Visa Application Form, Passport, Standard Size photograph,
Documents proving your financial ability
to pay for your living expenses during your stay in
Korea(ex: bank statement)
Certificate of employment or student
round trip flight ticket, hotel booking confirmation→(If you plan to stay in a private residence, a relevant document such as a housing contract, or letter of guarantee accompanied by the host's Korean Identity card can be substituted for this).
- visa fee: 36 euros by Bancontact® (less than 90 days, single entry)
- If you are not Belgian, you have to submit your copy of Belgian ID card
|
Short-Term Employment
(C-4) |
|
Culture/Art
(D-1) |
- Letter of invitation
- Documents proving the facts that it is culture and art organization
- certificate of expert's career will be required in case that
the applicant needs his or her instruction
- Curriculum vitae or certificate of career Documents proving the
applicant's capability to pay his or her whole travel expense
during his or her stay
- A above-mentioned expert means a person who qualifies as an intangible
cultural assets or who holds a certificate of qualification recognized
by government agency
|
Students
(D-2) |
- Associate degree ․ Bachelor's degree ․ Master's degree ․ Ph.D
- Standard Acceptance letter (issued by the dean/president of the university)
- Photocopy of Business Registration Certificate of a respective education institute
- Documents proving the final level of education (can be skipped if you are accepted by one of the following accredited universities)
- Documents proving your financial ability to support yourself(tuition fee and
finance for stay for a year)
(can be skipped if you are accepted by one of the following accredited universities)
- Specific Research Program
- Standard Acceptance letter (issued by the dean/president of the university)
- Photocopy of Business Registration Certificate of a respective education institute
- Documents proving your final level of education(The minimum education requirement is
master's degree)
- Documents proving funds for stay(Bank account balance statement, Research Allowance
Confirmation, etc.)
- Exchange Students(D-2-6) →https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/be-en/brd/m_7440/view.do?seq=748911&page=1
- If you will study at the certified university by the Ministry of Justice, you can only submit
① and ②
- ① Visa Application Form, Passport, Standard Size photograph
- ② Standard Acceptance letter (issued by the dean/president of the university)
or Certificate of visa issuance
- If you will study the other universities , you need to submit ①, ② and the below documents
- Photocopy of Business Registration Certificate of a respective education institute
- Documents proving personal finance for stay(considering the tuition is paid in the
country of origin)
- A personal reference letter (The letter shall be submitted only when the applicant cannot
prove his/her
financial ability to support him/herself during his/her stay)
ex. from parents' financial support letter and proving documents
- Documents proving that you are an exchange student(official documents, student exchange
agreement
between universities)
- Documents proving personal finance for stay(considering the tuition is paid in
the country of origin)
- Documents proving that you have completed at least one semester(proof of enrollment issued
by your university in your country)
- visa fee (more than 90 days, single entry 54 euro by Bancontact®)
- consular may ask additional documents in order to examine the purpose of
stay, genuineness of invitation, and qualifications of the inviter and invitee
if deemed necessary
- Please contact to the consular section to inquire about the list of the
certified universities (Tel: +32-2-661-0035)
|
Industrial Trainees
(D-3) |
- Training program written by training organization
- Copy of wage or pay ledger
- Letter of recommendation issued by aliens training company or documents
proving the fact that he or she will be trained at the industrial company
concerned
- Letter of personal reference notarized
|
Student / General Trainees
(D-4) |
|
Residence Reporters
(D-5) |
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment
- Documents related to establishment of branch office in Korea
|
Religious Workers
(D-6) |
- Temporary mission order
- Copy of a certificate of religious organization or social
welfare organization establishment
- Documents proving facts that relevant organizations pay
the applicant's travel expenses
|
Intercompany Transferees
(D-7) |
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment.
- Copy of a certificate of setting up a branch office or liaison office
- Documents verifying achievement of business fund borrowing or copy of
business project.
- Certificate of annual tax.
|
Treaty Investors
(D-8) |
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment.
- Certificate of the foreigner's investment report, including a copy of the
register book or certificate of business registration
- Certificate of registered investment company.
|
Treaty Traders
(D-9) |
- Statement of employment.
- Copy of the register book or certificate of business registration.
- Documents regarding business fund borrowing or a copy of the business project.
- Receipt of annual tax-payment.
|
Professors
(E-1) |
- Certificate of career
- Employment contract or certificate of expected employment
|
Teaching Foreign Languages
(E-2) |
- Certificate of academic degree or diploma of graduation
- Employment contract
- Document regarding establishment of school or organization
- Letter of personal reference notarized
|
Research
(E-3) |
- Documents verifying the establishment of the inviting organization
- Certificate of academic degree and certificate of career
- Employment contract
|
Special Technology Instruction
(E-4) |
- Temporary duty order or statement of employment
- Copy of approved technology-import contract (or certificate of service
transactions) or certificate of designated military defense industry
- Documents regarding establishment of a public or private organization
|
Specialty Occupation
(E-5) |
- Certificate of academic degree and certificate of qualification
- Letter of employment recommendation issued by the head of the central
government agency or documents proving the necessity of employment.
- Employment contract
|
Art and Entertainment
(E-6) |
- People who desire to be engaged in performance or entertainment activities at
tourist hotels and entertainment places require;
- Letter of performance recommendation issued by the Image stuff
classification committee
- Performance project
- Certificate of HIV test
- Letter of personal reference notarized
- Other require;
- Letter of employment recommendation issued by the head of the
relevant central government agency or document proving the necessity
of employment
- Certificate of qualification or certificate or career
- Letter of personal reference notarized
|
Particular Occupation
(E-7) |
- Certificate of academic degree or certificate of qualification
- Employment contract
- Letter of employment recommendation issued by the head of the relevant
central government agency or documents verifying the necessity of employment
- Documents regarding the establishment of a public or private organization
- Letter of personal reference notarized
|
Training Employment
(E-8) |
- Contract training employment
- Letter of recommendation issued by the head of the training company
- Certificate of technology qualification
- Letter of personal reference notarized
- Documents that Justice Minister deems necessary
|
Visiting & Joining Family
(F-1) |
- People who visit family or relatives who live in the Republic of Korea require;
- Domestic helpers of diplomats in the Republic of Korea require;
- Official letter issued by foreign embassy or con
- Employment contract
- Copy of diplomat's ID
- Foreign students enrolled in elementary/ junior/ high school require;
- Certificate of school enrollment or school attendance
- Certificate of adapted person's annual tax-payment
|
Residence/ spouse of Korean national
(F-2) |
- People who are granted a status of stay or who change the status require;
- Documents certifying that an applicant has continuously lived at
his or her permanent address in Korea
- Letter of personal reference notarized (but a child of a person
having residence status is excluded)
- No documents for extension of stay are required
|
Dependents
(F-3) |
- Document proving family relationship (certificate of marriage &
Register book or certificate of birth)
- Statement of employment and certificate of tax-payment
|
Korean Residents Abroad
(F-4) |
- A Korean-born foreigner who had Korean citizenship before
his/her obtaining a foreign nationality
- Substantiating documents for an applicant's ex-Korean nationality
such as Korean family tree register
- Substantiating documents on the reason and the time of obtaining
a foreign nationality
- Other documents which are deemed to be necessary by the Ministry
of Justice
- An immediate family member of a Korean-foreigner who obtained foreign
nationality
- Substantiating documents that prove his or her parent's ex-Korean
nationality
- Substantiating documents on the reason and the time of obtaining
a foreign nationality of the applicant's parents
- Substantiating documents which establish the relationship of
the family such as a certificate of birth
- Other documents which are deemed to be necessary by the Ministry of
Justice
|