Stay and Nationality Acquisition
Stay and Nationality Acquisition
Provides information related to immigration, including foreigner registration and acquisition of nationality.
How to Register & Inquiry
| How to Register | Inquiry | Related Departments |
|---|---|---|
| Apply at the immigration offices www.hikorea.go.kr |
☎ 1345 | Ministry of Justice |
Alien registration
| Subject | Contents | |
|---|---|---|
| Korean citizen's spouse (F-6-1) | Apply for alien registration at the immigration office (or branch) having jurisdiction over your address area within 90 days of entry into Korea with marriage immigration visa (F-6-1). | For more details, visit www.hikorea.go.kr |
| Stepparent (F-6-2) | Apply for alien registration at the immigration office (or branch) having jurisdiction over your address area within 90 days of entry into Korea with marriage immigration visa (F-6-2). | |
Sojourn Period Extension
| Classification | Subject | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Permission of sojourn period extension for Korean citizen's spouse (F-6-1) | Permission of sojourn period extension for Korean citizen's spouse | For more details, visit www.hikorea.go.kr |
| Permission of sojourn period extension for a person who is separated, who is in the process of a divorce suit, and whose spouse is missing | ||
| Permission of sojourn period extension for stepparent (F-6-2) | Permission of sojourn period extension for stepparent (F-6-2) | |
| Special rule on sojourn permission in case of having a meeting negotiation right | A person who has the right to meeting negotiation for a child with his/her former Korean spouse while staying in Korea with a Korean citizen's spouse qualification (F-6-1) | |
| Permission of sojourn period extension for divorc /divorcée (F-6-3) | Permission of initial sojourn period extension after the person's Korean spouse died | |
| Permission of initial sojourn period extension after the person's Korean spouse had gone missing | ||
| Permission of initial sojourn period extension after divorcing the person's Korean spouse | ||
| Permission of sojourn period extension for a foreigner who is staying in Korea with divorcé/divorcée qualification (F-6-3) after the initial period extension. | ||
| Permission of sojourn period extension for arranging personal affairs (F-1-6) | Permission of sojourn period extension for arranging personal affairs (F-1-6) |
Acquisition of Permanent Resident Permit (F-5)
| Classification | Subject | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Korean citizen's spouse (F-6), Korean citizen's minor foreign child (F-2-2) | A person who has been staying in Korea for 2 years or more, as a Korean citizen's spouse or a Korean citizen's minor child
Item b, Attached Table 128 of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Immigration Management Act |
For more details, visit www.hikorea.go.kr |
Acquisition of Citizenship
| Subject | Details |
|---|---|
| Requirements of simplified naturalization (Living together by marriage: marriage) | www.hikorea.go.kr → Information →Guide to immigration/sojourn → Citizenship/Naturalization → Naturalization (general, simplified, special) → Reference for simplified naturalization (living together by marriage: marriage) www.hikorea.go.kr |