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Start →1. General questions regarding Seoul Immigration Office & residence information 1-1. Please tell me the location (the main office and the annex building) and business hour of the Seoul Immigration Office. - Seoul Immigration Office is located on Shinjeong-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, (Phone number : 2650-6399) <The Main office> o Address : 319-2, Shinjeong-6-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul - You will find a 7-floor-building of immigration next to a cluster of public offices such as Yangcheon-gu Office, Yangcheon Police Station, Yangcheon Tax Office, Mokdong middle school, and Yangcheon Park o How to get to the main building of the Seoul Immigration Office (by public transportation) - Bus : 5012, 6619, 6624, 6640, 6620, 571. - Subway : Omokkyo-station on Line #5 (Exit number 7, walk straight about 10 minutes) - Car : Please refer to the map on our web site (http://seoul.immigration.go.kr) <Annex building> o Address : Yangcheon building, 330-11, Shinjeong-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul o How to get to the annex building Āঔۋлۙεڦॢܛ०؋Ǵ 85 (VJEFCPPLGPS'PSFJHOTQPVTFTPG,PSFBOOBUJPOBMT - Bus : 571, 5012, 5630, 6613, 6640, get off at the stop at the back gate of Galsan Elementary School < Sejongno branch > o Address - 2nd floor, SK hub building, 89-4, Gyeongun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul o How to get to the branch - Subway : Anguk-station on Line # 3 (Exit number 6, next to Jongno police station) o Jurisdiction - Residents of Jongno, Jung, Dongdaemun, Jungrang, Noweon, Gangbuk, Seongbuk, Eunpyeong, Dobong-gu - Beginning January,1, 2007. the Sejongno branch exclusively covers the above-mentioned 9 regions. Therefore, those who resides in the region should visit the Sejongno branch, instead of the main building in Mokdong < Business Hour > From 9 am to 6 pm (including lunch time), from Monday to Friday Detention room : morning (09:30~11:30), afternoon(13:30~16:30) Tip : The civil application departments are open during lunch time, but other departments are closed from 12:00~13:00 1-2. Would a foreigner who gets caught by immigration officers due to illegal stay be subject to a deportation order ? ○ After a fact-finding investigation, if there is just cause for the deportation order in violation of the article 46 of the Korean Immigration law, the person is subject to a deportation order ○ In special cases, however, such as foreign spouses married to Koreans, they 86 ѪИҙԴۓڐĶěνԐИՙ 4FPVM*NNJHSBUJPO0GGJDF may obtain permission of stay after paying a fine. For further and personal questions regarding foreigners under the custody of the immigration detention room, please call the competent immigration office 1-3. When a foreigner married to a Korean national applies for an alien registration card or extension of stay, should the person visit the immigration office accompanied by the Korean spouse ? ○ If the couple have a child born during their marriage or is living together with the parents of the Korean spouse, they may not be required to accompany the Korean spouse to the immigration office. ○ Only, in the case that there is anything questionable about their marriage, like the report of runaway or needs of confirmations of place of stay, may an immigration officer require accompanying the Korean spouse for the application or conduct fact-finding investigation before deciding residence permit 1-4 . If a foreign spouse leaves home due to the violence of the Korean spouse and the Korean national reports runaway of the foreign spouse, would it lead the foreign spouse to become an illegal stayer ? ○ No. If a Korean spouse reports a runaway, we receive the application of incident report and input the reported contents into our computer file as a reference. However, it does not directly lead the foreign spouses to become illegal stayers. When the foreign spouses are violated by home violence : there is concern for their protection ○ In the case of living separately due to domestic violence, etc., please submit the document which proves violence occured. After confirming the document and actual fact, the foreign spouse is able to obtain permission for stay. It is important is to prove the reasons of separate living with proper evidence Āঔۋлۙεڦॢܛ०؋Ǵ 87 (VJEFCPPLGPS'PSFJHOTQPVTFTPG,PSFBOOBUJPOBMT 1-5. In case of death/divorce/separation, it is required to submit a letter of guarantee. Can anyone else except for the relatives of the Korean spouse write the guarantee letter ? ○ In the past, when a Korean spouse has died or divorced or separated, only relative of the Korean spouse could write the guarantee letter. . ○ However, considering reality, now the 3rd person who is eligible to write guarantee can write a guarantee letter. ○ If a women's organization with public trust or the 3rd person submits documentary evidence which proves capability of guarantee, they are able to write a guarantee letter. The documentation may include certificate of employment, certificate of tax payment, property tax certificate, etc. 1-6. If the court judges irrevocable divorce, the foreign spouse is obliged to leave Korea ? ○ Divorce does not lead to immediate measures such as deportation. The residence permit depends on who brought the marriage to an end or who would raise the children ○ In the case that the Korean spouse caused the divorce, the foreign spouse may obtain a permit for keeping F-2-1 status. Even if both parties are responsible for the divorce or the foreign spouse is, if the foreign spouse raises their children in Korea, he/she can obtain permit for extension of F-2-1 status ○ Regardless of the imputation of divorce, even if the couple has children and the foreign spouse does not raise the children, immigration office could permit F-2-1 after its fact-finding procedure when the foreign spouse intends to stay in Korea and to exercise the right to meet the children ○ Despite a divorce by mutual agreement or for cause on the foreign spouse's account, if the foreigner has an inevitable reason to stay in Korea, he/she may obtain a change of status to F-1 and stay a maximum period of 2 years 88 ѪИҙԴۓڐĶěνԐИՙ 4FPVM*NNJHSBUJPO0GGJDF 1-7. I'd like to visit my friend who's detained in Seoul Immigration Office due to illegal stay, when and where should I visit him/her ? ○ Please come to the 5th Floor of Seoul Immigration Office during the following hours ; Weekdays 9:30 ~11:30, 13:30~16:30, Saturdays 9:30 ~ 11:30, Sundays and Holidays : visitors are not permitted ○ If Seoul Immigration detention room is overcrowded, they may be transferred to the 'Hwasung Detention Center' in Hwasung-si, Gyeonggi-do 1-8. I live in Seonnam city. It takes too much time and energy for me to visit the Seoul Immigration Office. Please tell me if I can visit any other nearer immigration office ○ From 10:00~16:00 on Thursdays of 2nd and 4th week of a month in the general civil application room on the 1st floor of Seongnam City Hall, we are running a moving immigration office. It is convenient for the residents of Seongnam, Hanam and Kwacheon ○ However, Chinese people are not able to file an application at Seongnam City Hall and will be required to come to the Seoul Immigration Office main building at Shinjeong-dong, around Omokkyo station 1-9. Since there are too many visitors coming to the Seoul Immigration office, I usually wait for more than 1 hour. How can I save time? ○ Please use our on-line reservation service. Please visit http://www.immigration.go.kr/indeximmeng.html and click on-line reservation service. You can make a reservation for the department and the hour you plan to visit. It will save you time ○ Please be advised that we have far more clients on Mondays and Tuesdays. We recommend you to visit our office on Thursdays or Fridays. Afternoons, Āঔۋлۙεڦॢܛ०؋Ǵ 89 (VJEFCPPLGPS'PSFJHOTQPVTFTPG,PSFBOOBUJPOBMT rather than mornings, are better. ※ Busiest time : Monday morning, Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning ○ Also noteworthy is the No-rush hour informing service provided on our homepage. If you visit the website in advance, you could gain infomation about which time is comfortable for visit ○ In addition, Korean immigration authorities run e-portal on web site. The portal is the G4F(http://www.g4f.go.kr, abbreviation for government for foreigner) where you can apply for 5 types of E-application such as Re-entry permit, Extension of short-term stay, Extension of stay for preparing departure by registered foreigner, etc. If you use E-application, you don't need to visit an immigration office personally 2. Inquiries for various types of residence in Korea 2-1. A Chinese national who married a Korean in Korea and has their marriage registered at government offices of both nations. The Chinese wishes to change his/her visa status to Spouse of a Korean national visa. Please inform me of the necessary documentation and process ○ The foreign spouse married to a Korean national and completed the marriage registration process may apply for a change of visa status ○ If a foreign spouse is in E-9 status or has the possibility of a false marriage, the petitioner may go through a thorough inspection and fact-finding investigation, if needed. 2-2. A foreigner arrived in Korea with F-2 visa (90 days) obtained for marriage with a Korean national. How can a person process an alien registration and extend his/her visa? ○ The person is required to apply for the alien registration and extension of the status within 90 days from the entry into Korea to the immigration office 90 ѪИҙԴۓڐĶěνԐИՙ 4FPVM*NNJHSBUJPO0GGJDF having jurisdiction over the foreigner's place of residence ○ You may obtain a 1 year extension of the status with the initial application. After that, you may be able to obtain 2 years extension after going through fact-finding investigation 2-3. If my period of status expires while in the process of a divorce lawsuit, can I extend my period of status ? ○ If a period of status expires while in the process of a divorce lawsuit, you may provide the documentation that can prove you are under the process of a divorce lawsuit and apply for the extension of status ○ The person may be allowed to obtain extension of a F-2-1 status until the divorce case is decided. After divorce, the kind of status and period of stay may vary according to the fact of who is responsible for the divorce 2-4. If a Korean spouse of a foreigner dies while still married or the couple divorces or separates, would it be still possible to extend my period of stay in Korea ? ○ After registering marriage to both nations, if the Korean spouse of a foreigner dies due to a disease or accidents, etc. and the foreign spouse wishes to stay in Korea, he/she may obtain an extension ○ However, if a foreigner divorces or separates from his Korean spouse, permission for the residence depends on who is accountable for the divorce ○ If a Korean spouse is responsible for the divorce or separation and the foreign spouse intends to raise a child in Korea who was born through the marriage, the person may obtain permission for residence ○ If both parties are responsible for the divorce or separation or even if the divorce is on the foreign spouse's account, in the cases that the foreign spouse raises the child in Korea given birth between the Korean spouse and himself/herself or supports parents or family of the Korean spouse, he/she Āঔۋлۙεڦॢܛ०؋Ǵ 91 (VJEFCPPLGPS'PSFJHOTQPVTFTPG,PSFBOOBUJPOBMT may obtain permit for a residence ○ Except for the aforementioned reasons, if the foreign spouse has other inevitable reasons for staying in Korea such as division of properties, preparing a divorce lawsuit, arranging household affairs, etc., he/she may get a permit for the extension of period of stay until problems are resolved ○ In the case of death of the Korean spouse or divorce, a 3rd person may write a letter of identity guarantee for the foreign spouse, other than kith and kin of the Korean spouse ← End
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