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Alien Registration Card

International students staying in Korea for more than 90 days should register your staying and apply for the alien registration card to the immigration office.

Required documents: Application form, Photo, Copy of passport, visa, Certificate of enrollment, Proof of residency, Fee 30,000 KRW

When you lost Alien Registration Card

International student who lost alien registration card, should apply for re-issuance of ARC to the immigration office.

What you must report

International students must report the change of personal information to the IAO and the immigration office within 14 days of the change.

  • Change of Address, Passport number, Phone number
  • How to : Contact IAO and submit the report

Visa Extension

1. How to apply

Visit Immigration office or On-line application

2. Required documents

1) Enrolled student

  • ① Application(Form) /Passport/Alien registration card
  • ② Certificate of studentship, Transcript
  • ③ Receipt of tuition payment (for the new semester)
  • ④ Proof of residency : one of below documents
    • Receipt of payment dormitory fee
    • Copy of the lease contract (in case of the contract signed your name)
    • Confirmation of residence(Form) by householder and copy of house holder’s ID card
  • ⑤ Certificate of bank balance with $9,000 or Scholarship certificate(Form)
  • ⑥ Fee: 60,000won

2) Research students (Student who prepare the graduation thesis after regular semesters)

  • ① Application(Form) /Passport/Alien registration card
  • ② Certificate of completion, Transcript
  • ③ Confirmation form for faculty advisor on a student’s thesis Schedule (Form )
  • ④ Proof of residency : one of below documents
    • Receipt of payment dormitory fee
    • Copy of the lease contract (in case of the contract signed your name)
    • Confirmation of residence(Form) by householder and copy of house holder’s ID card
  • ⑤ Document for financial ability
    Certificate of bank balance(750,000KRW × extension months ) or Scholarship certificate(Form)
  • ⑥ Fee: 60,000won

Please check the notice for visa extension in every semester and find more details

The balance of your own Bank of Korea account must have been transferred from abroad, or the amount should be created through a permitted part-time work .(You can be requested additional details of your account transactions at the immigration office) .You can be restricted visa extension if you have illegal part-time wages

Part time job working permission

International students who are studying at Changwon National University must get permission from the school and the immigration office when working as part of a part-time job. Please note that all part-time activities without the permission are illegal and can be strictly fined or forced to leave.

1. For whom

  • International student in undergraduate, graduate school(or Thesis preparation after completing a postgraduate course)
  • International students in Korea Language school who stay for more than 6 months

Restriction of application for Part time work permission in case of insufficient Korean proficiency and minimum grades

2. Eligible Individuals

  • Degree course Students ( who hold D-2visa) :Up to one year during stay period, limited to two work places
    • Korean proficiency: Effective from October, 1, 2018
      • 1) a first- second year of Undergraduate : TOPIK 3 or more higher
      • 2) a third- forth year of Undergraduate and graduate school : TOPIK 4 or more higher
  • Korean language school students( who hold D-4 visa) :Up to 6months during stay period, limited to one work place
    • minimum attendance : over 90% in total semesters
    • Korean: Effective from October, 1, 2018 : TOPIK 2 or more higher
  • No permission if there is a manufacturing or construction industry based on business registration
  • No permission if workplace is far from school over 1 hour distance

3. Work Time Limit : From 2018.10.01., only those who acquire TOPIK will be allowed the maximum time.

  • Korean language school students : up to 20 hours per week

    Up to 20 hours per week including all holidays/vacation

    Below TOPIK 2 : up to 10 hours per week

  • Undergraduate : up to 20 hours per week(up to 25hours in certified university)

    no time limitation during weekend, holidays and vacation

    Below TOPIK 3/4 : up to 10 hours per week

  • Students in graduate school : up to 30 hours per week(up to 35hours in certified university)

    no time limitation during weekend, holidays and vacation
    (However, the thesis preparation students excludes unlimited time, within 30 hours permitted)

    Below TOPIK 4 : up to 15 hours per week

4. Requirements : Part- time work confirmation form, Standard labor contract, Certificate of enrollment, Transcript, Copy of business registration certificate , TOPIK certificate

5. Prohibit the profitable research activities

Prohibit the profitable research activities
Permission not required Permission required
  • Research activities to get the credits and prepare graduate thesis (Laboratory, Research Institute) in Changwon National University
  • Research activities to not get the credits and not prepare graduate thesis (Laboratory, Research Institute) in Changwon National University
  • All research activities in other university or research institute

Job seeking Visa after graduation (D-10)

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