Visa & Stay
Visa & Stay — guides and tips for foreigners living in Korea, from the WeBring Connect community.
- Overstayed in Korea? Call 1345 or 132 Before You Pay Any Broker
- After graduation, what replaces your D-2 — the fork between D-10 and E-7
- How you end up in Korean health insurance depends on your status — employee or local subscriber
- Handle your visa yourself or pay an agency — the answer depends on which case you are
- The E-2 teaching visa in Korea — degree, criminal record check and health check come first
- Extension documents split by where you belong — school or employer
- Applying for your first Korean residence card — the 90-day deadline and what to bring
- Your passport expiry caps your stay — renew, report, extend, in that order
- No HiKorea appointment available — start with what needs no appointment
- If your stay has already expired — the fine by length, and three things to do today
- How three real Korean overstay cases ended — and what each person brought
- Start from the purpose — how Korean statuses map to what you will actually do
- Can your new employer sponsor you — what immigration checks on the company
- Start six to twelve months out — school, documents, visa, arrival
- An E-7 is assessed as a package — the occupation, the pay, and the sponsor
- Five things that hold up a Korean visa extension — expiry, documents, address, status, travel
- Leaving Korea and returning on the same status — the three dates to check
- Bringing a spouse or child — is your case F-6, F-3, or F-1
- D-2 or D-4 — which one matches your program
- Spotting a fake Korean visa site in ten seconds — read the end of the domain
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