![]() ![]() The following two digits refer to the community center of that city/town/district. The next two numbers were the regional government where a Korean national was born or the agency where an international resident was registered. Using our October birthday example for a male born outside of Korea, your ID would be 831030-5XXXXXX. The first number after the dash identifies your citizenship as Korean or non-Korean, your gender, and which century you were born in.ĥ – Male overseas resident (born 1900–1999)Ħ – Female overseas resident (born 1900–1999)ħ – Male overseas resident (2000–present)Ĩ – Female overseas resident (2000–present) As birth information is common knowledge in Korea, the first six numbers aren’t seen as secret and don’t need to be protected unless you don’t wish to reveal your age. So if you were born on Octothe first six digits would be 831030. The first six digits are your birthday in YYMMDD format. The 13-digit number with a dash in the middle of your ID card is your resident registration number. There is a green version for permanent residents, a reddish yellow version for ethnic Koreans born outside of Korea, and a more monochrome version for Korean citizens. The identification card used by most foreign passport holders will be blue, as the image above shows. Image provided by Hi Korea eGovernment for Foreigners. To save time, make sure you have enough money before you arrive. An ATM is available in the lobby but sometimes has a long line as some Immigration procedures require payment at that specific ATM. The mail system is very reliable and safe in Korea, so if you want to save time bring a little extra money to pay for the mailing service. You will also have the choice to pick up your ARC or have it mailed to you. You don’t pay the employee at the booth, but instead go to another part of the lobby and buy Government Revenue Stamps to pay for the visa. If you work at the Instiute for Basic Science (IBS) please ask your Center’s admin staff to help you prepare all the paperwork.Īpplication fee as of this writing is 30,000 KRW. ![]() ![]() Additional paperwork differs by visa type. While you can get passport photos at an Immigration branch, if you can bring one before you visit you can save some time. You will need a color passport photo 3.5 mm by 4.5 mm, which might be a different size than passport sized photos in your home country. You will need an application form which is freely available in the lobby of Immigration. Please see the list of locations each branch serves as they will not serve you if you go to the wrong branch. To apply for an ARC, you will need to bring some paperwork to an Immigration office. Also having this card means you don’t need to fill out immigration paperwork when returning to Korea as all your information is already in their system. This card is your official identification in Korea. You can leave your passport at your residence in Korea as this ID card takes its place. This master identification number will also be on your Korean driver’s license if you get one, is used to register at hospitals and medical clinics and tells the staff if you have national health insurance, can be used to create an account on Korean websites, can be used instead of your passport when banks ask for identification (you may need to bring both if you started the account with a passport but once your ARC number is on file you just need to bring the ARC), used to file taxes, etc. The government is discussing changing the name of this card, so in the future it might be called something else. The related law is the Resident Registration Act, Wikipedia has a page on Korea's resident registration number, and the Ministry of Stragety and Finance and Kyung Hee University wrote a 106-page book entitled The Evolution of the Resident Registration System in Korea as part of the national government's Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP). Frequently shorted to ARC or Alien Card, this card not only fulfills your legal immigration requirement, but also gives you a resident registration number (주민등록번호, 住民登錄番號, jumin deungnok beonho –or– some variation on 등록번호, 登錄番號, deungnok beonho). With few exceptions outside of US military personnel stationed in Korea, all individuals who don’t have Korean citizenship and intend to live in Korea for longer than 6 months need to register with Immigration to get an Alien Registration Card (외국인 등록증, 外國人 登錄證, oegugin deungnokjeung). ![]()
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