Significant Fee Increases for Most Immigration Applications
January 9, 2014
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South Korea has increased fees for all visa and immigration-related applications and services, starting from January 1, 2014. Most fees increased by 100%, but the application fee to change from temporary to F-5 permanent resident status quadrupled.
The revised fees are as follows:
This is the first time that the South Korean government has increased immigration fees since 1998.
Fragomen worked closely with the law firm of Kim, Chang & Lee in Seoul to prepare this alert. It is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen or send an email to [email protected].
The revised fees are as follows:
Type of Application |
New Fee (in Korean Won KRW) |
Previous Fee(KRW) |
|
Grant of temporary stay status |
80,000 |
40,000 |
|
Permitting activities outside of temporary stay status |
120,000 |
60,000 |
|
Change / addition of workplace |
120,000 |
60,000 |
|
Change of temporary stay status |
100,000 |
50,000 |
|
Change of temporary stay status to F-5 visa (Permanent Resident) |
200,000 |
50,000 |
|
Extending period of stay |
60,000 |
30,000 |
|
Initial F-6 visa (Spouse of Korean National) |
40,000 |
20,000 |
|
Extension of F-6 visa |
30,000 |
20,000 |
|
Reissuance of Alien Registration Card (ARC), including Resident Registration Card |
30,000 |
20,000 |
|
Issuance of miscellaneous documents for all visa and immigration-related matters (per copy) |
2,000 |
1,000 |
This is the first time that the South Korean government has increased immigration fees since 1998.
Fragomen worked closely with the law firm of Kim, Chang & Lee in Seoul to prepare this alert. It is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen or send an email to [email protected].
