F-1Residence

Visiting and Residing

Overview
SummaryStay for relative visiting, family cohabitation, dependents, household affairs arrangement, or similar purposes
Duration of Stay2 years (maximum period per grant)
Additional Details
Employment Permitted
Dependents Allowed
Eligibility Requirements
  • 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)
Required Documents
  • 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

For more details, please visit the HiKorea website or contact the Korea Immigration Contact Center (1345).
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