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
- Living on-campus: ‘Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation’ from CJ I-House office with signature, and dormitory payment receipt
- Living off-campus: Submit the copy of rental contract
- If the contract is not under the applicant’s name, it is required to submit the copy of accommodation provider’s ID card & ‘Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation’
- Application fee 30,000 KRW (in cash)
- 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 2~3 weeks for the Alien Registration Card (ARC) to be 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