Renewing Your Residence Card
For online E-2 visa renewal, prepare:
50,000 KRW
Residence Card (ARC) scan
Passport scan
Employment Contract scan
GMOE business license
Business licenses from all schools and workplaces
Class schedule(s), stamped by principal (or equivalent)
Year End Tax Adjustment document (근로소득원천징수영수증; Emailed by GET Program Manager)
Housing contract scan (If on provided housing, get from GET Program Manager)
Confirmation of Housing (거주/속소제공 확인서; Only if on provided housing; emailed by GET Program Manager
Foreigner Occupation Report Form (외국인 직업 신고서 - HiKorea.go.kr)
AUGUST RENEWALS: Six Month Salary Document (임금 대장 OR 근로소득원천징수부; Emailed by GET Program Manager)
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You should receive multiple text messages from Immigration (1345). The first will say "your app. from [DATE] was accepted" which simply means your documents were properly received. A text message that says "your app. from [DATE] was granted" means your renewal was successful.
For in-person E-2 visa renewal, prepare:
60,000 KRW
Residence Card (ARC)
Passport
Passport copy
Employment Contract
Employment Contract copy
GMOE business license
Business licenses from all schools and workplaces
Class schedule(s), stamped by principal (or equivalent)
Year End Tax Adjustment document (근로소득원천징수영수증; Emailed by GET Program Manager)
Housing contract copy (If on provided housing, get from GET Program Manager)
Confirmation of Housing (거주/속소제공 확인서; Only if on provided housing; emailed by GET Program Manager**
Foreigner Occupation Report Form (외국인 직업 신고서 - HiKorea.go.kr)
Application Form (통합신청서(신고서) - HiKorea.go.kr)
AUGUST RENEWALS: Six Month Salary Document (임금 대장 OR 근로소득원천징수부; Emailed by GET Program Manager)
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Appointments are highly recommended as it cuts down your wait time. Your Residence Card will be retained for processing but your visa extension is instantly approved. You can either pick up your updated card in person or have it mailed to you for a small fee.
For teachers transferring from another Korean workplace:
In addition to the documents above, prepare:
Proof of employment (경력증명서) showing name, nationality, birth date, employment start-end dates, and official stamp from your former workplace's principal, director, superintendent, or other valid official.
Proof of income (근로소득 원천징수영수증 and 근로소득 지급 명세서)
Please note that immigration requirements can change and this list is thus subject to change. It is in your best interests to have all the above documents ready so that you can be as prepared as possible. Sometimes calling the immigration hotline (1345) can be very helpful for clarifying matters, though what they say may be slightly different from what is requested by the immigration office in some cases.
Renewing your Residence Card (ARC)
When renewing your employment contract, you will also need to make sure your visa remains valid throughout your employment. Your residence card needs to be renewed four months or fewer from its expiry date. The GET Program Manager will review this process at the renewal meeting. You can extend your E-2 visa online or in person at immigration. Visits to immigration for this purpose should be recorded on NEIS as 출장 (business trip), and you should select non-payment by ticking the box 여비지급하지않음. If you need to go to the tax office, or make related trips to get documents for immigration purposes you should do this on your own personal time, as only the trip to immigration itself may be logged on NEIS as 출장 (business trip).
To Renew Online
Please see the files below for a guide.
To Renew at Immigration
Please note that you need to reserve an appointment to visit immigration using hikorea.go.kr.
If there is no more space on your ARC to print new information, you will need to visit immigration with your passport, an additional 30 000 KRW in cash for the issuance of a new card, and a passport photograph with a white background.
If you move to a new address or receive a new passport, you need to report this to immigration or your local district office within 14 days. Failure to do this will results in fines.
Also see: Gwangju Immigration
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