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- VISA ISSUANCE
- PERMISSION TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN PERMITTED BY THE STATUS OF SOJOURN
- RE-ENTRY PERMIT
- REPORT ON CHANGE OF SOJOURN PLACE
VISA ISSUANCE
procedure of Immigration Bureau of Korea for: G-1 Status (Other), D-2 Status (Students), D-6 Status (Religious Workers), E-6 Status (Arts and Entertainment), F-1 Status (Visiting and Joining Families) and F-3 Status (Dependent Families).


DEPORTATION, DEPARTURE ORDER AND RECOMMENDATION OF DEPARTURE
A deportation order means that the offender of Korean Immigration Laws and a foreigner falling under any of the following Sub-paragraphs shall be ordered to leave the country by the chief of a district or branch office (article 68-1).

1. A person who falls under any of the sub-paragraphs of Article 46(Deportation), but who desires to depart from the Republic of Korea at his/her own expense.
2. A person who has been recommended to leave the Republic of Korea in accordance with Article 67 (Recommendation of Departure) but who fails to comply with it.
3. A person whose various permits are cancelled in accordance with Article 89(Cancellation and Alteration of Various Permission, etc).
4. A person who has considered it proper to take him or her leave of the country after the disposition of negligence fine specified by the provision of Paragraph 1~3 of Article 100(Negligence Fine).
5. A person who is deemed reasonable to be deported, after disposition by notification in accordance with Article 102-1 (Disposition by Notification).
A recommendation of departure means that the offender of Korean Immigration Laws and a foreigner falling under any of the following Sub-paragraphs shall receive a recommendation of departure by the chief of a district or branch office (article 67-1).

1. A person who has violated the provisions of Article 17(Sojourn and Activity Scope of Aliens) or Article 20(Activities Other Than Those Under the Status of Sojourn) and the degree of whose offense is minor.
2. A person who has violated this Law or order under this Law, and whose departure is deemed neces sary to be recommended by the Minister of Justice. For example, if a foreigner who has overstayed and has been illegally worked for a long time wants to leave Korea voluntarily with his/her own expenses, he/she shall get a departure order instead of a deportation. In a follow-up action, an offender of deportation shall be put on the list of entry prohibi tion for a long time, on the other hand, an offender with a departure order shall be restricted from issuing a visa for a certain period. In the case of a recommendation of departure, the offender shall get a warning and fine, however, there is no further ex post disposition.
PERMISSION TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN PERMITTED BY THE STATUS OF SOJOURN
a) The Object of Permission
When a foreigner desires to engage in activities other than permitted under his/her present status of sojourn, he/she must apply for and obtain permission to do so in advance(article 20). For example, this permission is required when a missionary desires to teach English at a private language institute. This permission is allowed to the extent of not hampering the current activities. Therefore, if a foreigner wishes to cease his/her original activity and to concentrate on a new activity which falls outside those permitted by his/her status of sojourn, it is necessary to apply for and obtain a change of status of sojourn

b) Required Documents and Application Places
For the permission, an applicant should visit in person a district or branch office (Uijongbu, Ulsan Donghae) which has jurisdiction over his/her place of registration with the following documents. (for proxy : refer to Chapter 4-2-B : application):

1. Passport, Alien registration card
2. Application form(refer to Annex 12)
3. Materials indicating in concrete terms the nature of the activity to be engaged in (e.g., copy of employment contract, brochure describing the business of the employer, etc., refer to Annex 13)
4. Fees (60,000 won)
c) Standard of Permission
The standards of this permission are as follows:

1. The current job and the forthcoming job should not be under the same status of sojourn.
2. The working hours and salaries of new activities should be shorter and smaller than those of current activities.
3. The applicant with the status of B-1(visa waiver), B-2(tourist/transit), C-1(temporary news coverage), C-2(short-term business), C-3(short-term visitor) or C-4(short-term employment) is not allowed to apply for this permission.
4. The applicant with the status of D-2(student), D-3(industrial trainee), or D-4(general trainee) has some restraints in applying for this permission.
5. This permission is allowed for family members of foreign officials stationed in Korea only by a recom mendation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in accordance with a reciprocal agreement.
RE-ENTRY PERMIT
A registered foreigner who wishes to leave Korea temporarily and re-enter within the authorized period of stay may apply an immigration office for a re-entry permit before his/her leaving Korea instead of obtaining a new visa from a Korean embassy or consulate abroad. While a re-entry permit is, in general, valid only once, multiple re-entry permit may be given to a person who needs to make trips outside Korea frequently.

ALIEN REGISTRATION : A foreigner who wants to stay in Korea longer than 90 days shall register at a district or branch office which has jurisdiction over his/her place of sojourn within 90 days from the date of arrival. The alien registration system is for the clear and effective management of foreigners' stay and identity.

REPORT OBLIGATION BY A PERSON WHO EMPLOYS FOREIGNERS
In the case of the occurrence of any of the following Sub-paragraph, the person who employs a foreigner shall report to the chief of a district or branch office within 15 days from the date when he/she is informed of the facts (article 19):

1. In case that he/she has dismissed the foreigner, or the foreigner has retired from the service.
2. In case that the whereabouts of the employed foreigner is unknown.
3. In case that the material contents of employment agreement have been changed.
4. In case he/she discovers that the employed foreigner has violated this Law or an order issued under this Law.
REPORT ON CHANGE OF SOJOURN PLACE
When a registered foreigner has moved to another place, he/she shall file a report of his/her moving to the chief of the Si(city), Kun(county) or Ku(ward) having jurisdiction over the place of his/her new sojourn within 14 days from the date of the move (article 36-1, refer to Annex 23). It also applies to the case when a registered foreigner has changed his/her place of sojourn within the same boundaries of Si(city), Kun(county), Ku(ward). When a foreigner neglects to report the fact, he/she will be fined according to the Immigration Law, article 98.