All foreigners planning to stay in Korea for more than 90 days must report to the Seoul Immigration Office (02-2650-6212~7)  and register for a Certificate of Alien Registration within 90 days of the arrival date. To apply for the Alien Registration Card, students should already have a long-term visa. (Students of international campus must report to the Incheon Immigration Office.)

Required Documents

  • Application Form
  • Passport
  • A certificate of enrollment issued from the Service Center
  • 2 color photos (3 X 4cm)
  • Fee: 10,000KRW

It takes approximately 7-10 business days for the Immigration Office to process the application. Applicants must leave their passport with the Immigration Office during this period and the office will return it when the application is completed. If the Alien Registration Card is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed; or if the applicant needs to change any information on the certificate; or if the certificate runs out of spaces for additional information or changes, the applicant must return to the Immigration Office and apply for re-issuance or change the certificate within 14 days. Please visit the Immigration Bureau website for more information on re-entry permits, visa extensions, or changes to visa status.

How to get to the Seoul Immigration Office (Sinchon Campus Students)


From Sinchon Station, take subway line no. 2. Transfer to line no. 5 (purple line) at Yeongdeungpogu-Office Station. Get off at Omokgyo Station and come out of exit no. 7. Walk straight for 10 minutes. Pass Mukdong Middle School, and you will see a seven-story gray building.


How to get to the Incheon Immigration Office (International Campus Students)
*Bus
Take bus #91; the bus departs from the international campus and stops at Sungji APT bus stop; then cross the street to the Hanjin APT bus stop; from there, transfer to bus #908 and get off at the Korean Immigration Office stop. It will take about one hour to get there.

*Taxi
Yonsei International Campu -> Incheon Immigration Offcie (about 10,000 won)

*Subway
Campus Town Station -> East Incheon Station-> Take Taxi (about 4,000 won)

Re-entry Permit
Students may leave the country multiple times without paying a fee for that privilege, as long as a student returns before his/ her Alien Registration Card (ARC) expires. If a student leaves Korea and doesn't return until after the ARC expires, there will be a fee and they will have to update their ARC/visa status.
 
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