Alien Registration Card (ARC)
* The contents below are applicable to the undergraduates with student visa (D-2) only. For graduate students, please refer to ‘Visa & Immigration Guide for Graduate Students’.
Alien Registration Card (ARC) is an identification card for international students studying in Korea. It is illegal to take degree-seeking program without ARC regardless of the valid period of student visa (D-2). The students should apply for ARC as soon as arriving in Korea with student visa (D-2) before the beginning of the semester.
Required Documents for ARC Application
- Application form (downloadable at HiKorea)
- Passport, and one copy of the passport ID page (the page with your photo)
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Proof of Residency
Type of residence Required Documents On-campus Dormitory Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation with the dorm’ office signature & dormitory payment receipt Off-Campus Rental contract under my name 1. Rental contract document
(2. business license of the accommodation -only when a leaser is a corporation (business))Rental contract not under my name 1. Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation
2. Rental contract in the name of a residence provider
3. front & back of residence provider’s ID cardGosiwon, hotel, guesthouse 1. Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation
2. Business license of the accommodation
3. Monthly rent receipt within the last monthAirbnb 1. Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation
2. Rental contract in the name of a residential provider
3. Front & back of residence provider's ID card (4. Airbnb Order Page) - Application fee 30,000 KRW (in cash)
- Certificate of Registration(Link)
- Photo for ID card
- Steps for Alien Registration Card (ARC) Application
- 1) Go to the immigration website (HiKorea) and make an online reservation for the visit to Sejongno Immigration Office
- * Regardless of the place of residence, make a reservation to Sejongno Immigration Office
- * It is impossible to apply without making online reservation first
- 2)‘Certificate of Application for Permit of Stay‘ will be given by the immigration officer after the approval
- 3) Register fingerprints in Room#1, 2nd floor, Sejongno Immigration Office before leaving
- 4) It usually takes 1~2 months to get the Alien Registration Card(ARC) issued.
- 5) If the student leaves Korea before the overall process is finished and the actual ARC is released, his/her student visa (D-2) will be automatically expired