Visa guides
The latest rules and recent changes on extension of stay, change of status, invitations and more.
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[Visa Basics 1] A visa is not the same as your status of stay
People say "E-9 visa" or "F-6 visa", but once you are in Korea, what matters is your status of stay, not the visa. This post explains visas, status of stay, alien registration and period of stay with a simple diagram.
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Useful immigration service news to know (2026)
Here is useful news on immigration services: certificates of entry and exit for minor children issued on Government24, option 1 on the 1345 line for reporting human rights violations, stay applications at the immigration office covering a victim's shelter, more support centers for ethnic Koreans, and dedicated counters for immigration application agents.