Visiting and Residing
- Domestic helpers of foreign embassy staff in Korea
- Household members not belonging to the household of individuals corresponding to Diplomatic (A-1) through Agreement (A-3) visa statuses
- Family (spouse and minor children) of Overseas Korean (F-4) visa holders
- Family (spouse and minor children) of Visit and Work (H-2) visa holders
- Parents intending to stay with minor foreign students enrolled or scheduled to enroll in high school or lower educational institutions
- 3 or more accompanying children or other family members of SOFA Article 21 applicable individuals
- Other individuals recognized as needing to stay in Korea for long periods without engaging in employment activities for unavoidable reasons (subject to visa status change permission)
Foreign student accompanying parents (F-1-13)
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo, fee
Admission permit or enrollment certificate
Family relationship documents (attach original and translation; household register, birth certificate, etc.)
Documents proving ability to bear domestic stay expenses (bank balance certificate for amount above standard continuously deposited for 3 or more months, etc.)
Financial ability documents (only for nationals from illegal overstay prevalent countries)
Domestic helpers of foreign embassy staff in Korea (F-1-21)
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo, fee
Note verbale from foreign embassy
Employment contract
Copy of employer's identity certificate
Foreign domestic helpers of investors and professional personnel (F-1-22, F-1-23, F-1-24)
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo, fee
Foreign investment report or investment enterprise registration copy
Employer's certificate of employment (identity certificate)
Employer's income requirement documents
Domestic helper employment contract
Identity guarantee
Domestic helper's graduation certificate and other education documents
Documents proving employment as employer's domestic helper for 1 or more years
Household members of Diplomatic (A-1) through Agreement (A-3) visa holders (F-1-3)
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo, fee
Kinship relationship documents
Documents proving necessity for cohabitation or long-term stay
Family of Overseas Korean (F-4), Visit and Work (H-2) visa holders (F-1-9, F-1-11)
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo, fee
Residence report card, alien registration card, or visa issuance details copy of Overseas Korean (F-4) or Visit and Work (H-2) visa holder
Family relationship documents
SOFA applicable family members
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo, fee
Kinship relationship documents
Documents proving necessity for cohabitation or long-term stay
Parents and other family of marriage immigrants (F-1-5)
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo, fee
Inviter's ID copy, invitation letter, identity guarantee
Inviter's basic certificate, family relationship certificate, marriage relationship certificate, resident registration abstract
Child-related certificates (pregnancy diagnosis or maternal health record book if pregnant)
Home country family relationship documents
Enrollment certificate if children are of school age
Parents of excellent talent, investors, and international students (F-1-15)
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo
Invitation letter
Identity guarantee
Family relationship documents
Income, investment amount, stay expense documents
Domestic helpers of large-sum investors and overseas excellent talent
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo
Foreign investment report, investment enterprise registration copy
Employment contract
Employer's certificate of employment, income level documents
Identity guarantee
Domestic helper's graduation certificate and other education documents
Domestic helpers of foreign embassy staff in Korea (F-1-21)
Visa application form, passport, 1 standard photo
Request note verbale from foreign embassy
Employment contract
Copy of employer's diplomatic ID
Spouse and minor children of point system excellent talent (F-1-12)
Visa application form, passport, alien registration card, 1 standard photo
Tuberculosis certificate
Main visa holder's employment contract, certificate of employment, and other related documents
Family relationship documents
Point sheet and documents
Residence documents