Foreigner Registration

Eligibility · Registration Period · Procedure

Foreign residents Foreign residents wishing to remain in Korea for more than 90 days with a valid visa must apply for an Alien Registration Card at the Daejeon Immigration Office within 90 days upon their arrival.
Children of holders of an ARC are eligible to enroll at a regular government funded Korean school in their neighborhood, or at the he privately run Daejeon Christian International School. The alien registration also entitles the holder to free national health insurance.
Under Article 27 of the Immigration Control Act, foreigners aged 17 or older who are in Korea must always carry a passport, alien entry permit, or alien registration card and be required by an immigration officer or an official with authority.

Applicants
  • An alien with the intention to remain in Korea for more than 90 day
  • An individual who has renounced his/her Korean nationality to acquire
  • Foreigners born in Korea who intend to stay for more than 90 days from the date when they are given the status of residence
  • Exemption from foreigner registration
    • individuals, and their family members, engaged in diplomacy under official missions and agreements, A-1, A-2, A-3.
    • ndividuals, and their family members, undertaking diplomatic, industrial or other important duties for national security, and others from whom exemption is given by the Minister of Justice.
    • - citizens of Canada intending to stay in Korea for fewer than six months who fall under one of the following categories :
      Culture/ Arts (D-1), Religious Works (D-6), Visit & Stay with Family (F-1), Family Dependency (F-3) and Others (G-1)
Application Period
  • Foreigners intending to stay in Korea for more than 90 days
    • within 90 days upon entry
  • Foreigners who have received permission to stay and who subsequently change their purpose of sojourn
    • must register upon receiving permission at once
      ex) In case that a foreigner holding B-2 applies for a change of the purpose of sojourn
Method of Alien Registration
  • Required to register the application at the Daejeon Immigration Office with all the required documents prepared.
    • Required Documents : Application for Alien Registration, Passport, 2 color photos (3.5 cm × 4.5 cm), additional documents required by the status of residence, and Fee 30.000won (Cash)
  • For more information
  • Inquiry on Immigration/Residence : 1345