Basic information
*F-5: Employment activities are generally free, except for some areas such as simple labor
- Spouses and underage children with F4 visas can be eligible for F-1 (visit living together)
Granted qualification
- Application for grant of residence status within 90 days from the date of birth
-F-5 visa application (Form No. 34, mark on ‘permanent residency’)
-Passport
-Standard photo
-Issuance fee
-Family relationship verification document
-Basic certificate
-Certificate of marriage
-Certificate of family relations
-(If have child) child’s family certificate
-Documents certifying the status of a nationality
-Proof of the amount of income of family members who share a living with one
1) Basic Certificate of Person (or Archived Family Relation Register)
* If you do not report the loss of nationality, you can apply with a receipt after receiving the loss of nationality
2) Original and copy of Korean citizenship certificate (original will be returned after collation)
* In the case of men, additional documents may be requested to prove that
they are not subject to visa issuance restrictions in relation to military service performance
A person who has acquired foreign nationality as one of his/her parents or grandparents held the nationality of the
Republic of Korea
1) Basic certificate of direct ascendant (or Archived Family Relation Register)
*If you do not report the loss of nationality, you can apply with a receipt after receiving the loss of nationality
2) Documents proving that they are direct ascendant and descendant (certificate of birth, etc.)
Korean Language Proficiency Certification Document (any of the following documents)
① Scorecard of preliminary evaluation results of KIIP (21 points or more)
② KIIP completion certificate (more than one level completion certificate
③ Korean Language Proficiency Test (TOPIK) Level 1 or higher
④ Certificate of completion of beginner 1B course or higher at King Sejong Institute
Exemption case of Korean proficiency verification
① A person who held Korean nationality in the past
② those over 60 years of age
③ Persons under the age of 13 (criminal minors)
④ A person who has stayed in Korea for more than 3 years with a visa for overseas Koreans (F-4), etc.
※ Subject to submission of Korean proficiency verification documents
1)In case of submission: issuance of multiple visas for 2 years of stay (enter 'submission of documents
proving Korean proficiency' in the visa column)
2) Failure to submit: Multiple visa issuance within 1 year of stay
Documents Details- Family (case of F-5-2)
Family relations verification documents
à Korean spouse of
•Basic certificate
•Certificate of marriage
•Certificate of family relations
•Household Register Resident Register
•(If have child) child’s family certificate
Confirmation document of normal marriage
-Family event (3 photos of couple’s marriage life)
Document Details- CBC
Submission of overseas criminal background certificate (foreign nationals aged 14 or older)
(Criminal career certification document requirements) Public documents issued by authorized agencies in the relevant
country within 3 months include all criminal background in and outside the country
※ Even those who have previously held an F-4 visa and have been issued a residence certificate, those who have
stayed abroad for more than 6 months must submit a notarized FBI criminal background certificate when applying for
renewal of residence certificate and reissue of an F-4 visa
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