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We know relocation can be a rather traumatic experience for the entire family.
Our extensive repertoire of services has been specially designed to help your family settle comfortably into your new home.
We know relocation can be a rather traumatic experience for the entire family.
Our extensive repertoire of services has been specially designed to help your family settle comfortably into your new home.
I would like to rent a place in Dongbu Ichon-dong using the Wolse
system. Is there any information on rents for reference purposes?
Wolse rent differs by area, contract time, property condition, and furnishing status,
and reference rent information is not available. However, Wolse rent is determined
based on a property’s value, so you can refer to the real market value of the property
(limited to apartment buildings) through the Ministry of Land, Transport, and Maritime
Affairs’ website (http://rt.mltm.go.kr) to check if the rent demanded is at an
appropriate level.
What documents does a foreigner have to prepare to change a
foreign country’s driver’s license to a Korean driver’s license?
You can change your original driver’s license to Korean one after testing the
written exam and physical test. If your country is participant of Geneva
conventions, the written exam is waived. What you need to bring is as
follows: foreign driver’s license, embassy certificate, translated and notarized
copy, passport, alien registration card, three photos (3cm by 4cm). It costs
you a total of 11,000 won: Physical exam (5,000won), License(6,000won).
What does a foreigner need to renew his/her Korean driver’s
license?
A foreigner needs to take his/her original driver’s license, 1 passport photo,
the fee of KRW 6,000, alien registration card, and passport to the local
Driver’s License Examination Center.
Which documents are required to apply for a visa for the family
members (F-3) of a foreigner with an investor’s visa (D-8)?
Foreign investors (D-8 visa holder)’ family can apply for F-3 visa. You can apply for
this at embassies and legations abroad. Otherwise you can also apply for this at
Korea Investor Support Center or the local immigration office.
- F-3 visa applicant: D-8 visa holder’s spouse or children under 20
- Required documents: application (1 per person), 1 photo (3X4 cm) (1 per person),
passport, documentary evidence of family relationship to the D-8 visa holder, a
copy of front and back of the spouse’(D-8 visa holder) alien registration card.
What kind of documents do I need to extend my investor’s visa (D-8)?
▶ Individual company :
application form, passport, alien registration card, certificate of FDI company
registration, certificate of business registration, certificate of tax payment,
certificate of value added tax, certificate of export report, tax invoice
▶ Incorporated company :
application form, passport, alien registration card, certificate of FDI company
registration, certificate of business registration, dispatch order or assignment
letter, certificate of corporate registration, statement of profit and loss, certificate
of tax payment for individual or tax withholding receipt, certificate of tax payment for incorporation
I’m currently pregnant and when my baby is born, I will have to apply
for a baby’s visa and an alien registration card. How can I do this?
When a baby is born, you need to apply for an F-3 visa within 30 days of its date of
birth. However, I understand that it will take some time to report and register the
baby’s birth in your home country and obtain the baby’s passport. Therefore, you
only need to take the receipt issued by your country’s consulate when you applied
for your baby’s passport. When you apply for the baby’s visa at your nearest
immigration center, you bring that receipt with one passport photo of your baby. If
you don’t apply for a baby’s visa within 30 days, you will be fined.
I’ve lost my alien registration card. How can I get a new one issued?
You must first report the lost registration card to your local police station. Then bring the
lost report issued by the police station together with 1 passport photo and a completed application form to the nearest immigration office and apply in person. (Holders of corporate investor visas (D-8), their family member (F-3) and their servants (F-1) may come to the Investor Support Center located on the 2nd floor of the Invest Korea Plaza, whereupon a new alien registration card should be issued within the same day)
I’m considering to hire a foreign maid. What’s the eligibility of foreign maids or nannies in Korea?
In order to bring a foreign nanny / housekeeper into South Korea, both the nanny / housekeeper and the sponsor must meet certain eligibility requirements:
Nanny / Housekeeper:
1. age: 20 – 58 years
2. education: graduation from high school or above
What’s the procedure of immigration for hiring a domestic helper?
Procedure
1. Visa Issuance: The sponsor must file a visa issuance application at their local immigration office (form is obtainable at the immigration office). There will be a wait period of between 2 weeks to 1 month while the information provided on the application is investigated.
2. Upon approval, the visa issuance permission number is sent to the sponsor via regular mail.
3. The sponsor sends this visa issuance permission number to the nanny / housekeeper (in their country of residence) via regular mail.
4. The nanny / housekeeper then applies for their visa (using the visa issuance permission number) at the Korean Embassy / Consulate in their country of residence. Because the Korean Embassy in each country requires slightly different information & supporting documents for visa applications, the visa applicant should call the embassy first to get exact details about what they will need to bring (in addition to their visa issuance permission number) when applying for their visa.
5. Upon visa issuance (the length of time depends upon the country and the number of applications –again, the applicant will need to ask about the wait time upon application), the applicant is eligible to relocate to Korea.
6. Within 90 days of arrival in Korea, the nanny / housekeeper must apply for their ARC (alien registration card) at their local immigration office.