With the holiday season approaching, foreigners staying in korea wish to visit their own country. But in the past, they had to get re-entry permit to go to their country and come back korea.

 

It's because they left korea without the permit, they had to get a new Korean visa to return even if their visa had not yet expired.

 

It was a real hassle to visit korea immigration office to get the permission. 

But the korea law was changed.

 

the people who hold alien registration card(ARC) and plan to return to the Korea within 1 year from the departure date don't need to get a re-entry permit anymore.

 

If their authorized period of stay remains less than 1 year, they are exempt from the permit for the remaining days.(In the case of F-5 visa holders, they are exempt for 2 years)

 

But the people who intend to return to korea after 1 year from the exit date have to get a reentry permit like the past.

 

To apply for it in korea, they should make an application to the korea Immigration office having jurisdiction over the place that they live in.

 

   <Required Documents>

   -an application form

   -passport

   -alien registration card

   -fee (single 30,000KRW / Double 50,000KRW)

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