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Obligations to Report

Obligation to Report Changes in Foreign Resident Registration

Obligations to Report Changes to the Details in Foreigner Registration Card
      If any of the following incidents should occur to a registered foreigner, it must be reported to the local Immigration Office within 15 days from its occurrence.
Incidents to report
  • When there is a change in name, gender, date of birth, nationality
  • When there is a change in passport number, date of issue, validity period
  • When there is a change in organization or entity (including change in name) for which a foreigner is employed on Korean Arts and Culture (D-1), Student (D-2), General Trainee (D-4), News Coverage (D-5), Religious worker (D-6), Intra-Company Transferee (D-7), Corporate Investor (D-8), International Trade (D-9) status
  • Whether or not enrolled in elementary, middle or high school
  • Report of Commencement of work by foreigners on Work and Visit (H-2) status when initially employed for an individual, organization, entity or business
  • When there is a change in an individual, organization, entity or business a foreigner on H-2 status is employed for (including change in name)
  • Change in occupation or annual income amount (D-7 through D-9, E-1 through E-10, F-2, F-4, F-6, H-2 status)
Report period
  • Within 15 days of the occurrence of the aforementioned incidents
Required Documents
    ※ Items subject to change depending on individual circumstances.
  • Passport & Foreigner registration card
  • Application form hwp 로 다운로드 PDF다운로드 DOC 다운로드
  • Verifying documents for the changed matters
  • REPORT OF ELEMENTARY_MIDDLE_HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
  • FOREIGNER OCCUPATION AND ANNUAL INCOME REPORT FORM
Note
  • A registered foreigner’s failure to report the aforementioned incidents within 15 days from the date of occurrence by will be considered a violation of Article 35 of the Immigration Act. As such, he/she will have to pay a penalty fine.

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