ARC Extension

* 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’.

For undergraduates, Alien Registration Card (ARC) is usually valid for 2 years. Students must remember the expiry date of their stay written on the back of Alien Registration Card (ARC), since the students are responsible for its extension.

ARC extension can be made either by visiting Sejongno Immigration Office in person or applying online (for the steps on applying online, click here). It can be done 4 months before the expiry date. Since immigration office becomes busy during the beginning of the semester (March/September), it is recommended to extend Alien Registration Card (ARC) in advance to avoid the crowd and delay in the application.

Required Documents
  1. Application form
  2. Passport
  3. Alien Registration Card (ARC)
  4. Application fee 60,000 KRW (in cash)
  5. Proof of Residency
  6. Certificate of Registration (on the date of application)
  7. Transcript
    • Certificate of Registration & Transcript can be issued at One-Stop Service Center
    • (Humanities Campus) Central Plaza B1 Rm.111 / (Science Campus) Hana Square B1
  8. Financial Statement (student’s own bank account in Korea)
    • applicable to the students with GPA under C (2.0) ONLY
    • 12,000,000KRW/6 months; 24,000,000KRW/1 year for extension
  9. Tuberculosis Test Certificate (required to the students from 19 countries listed below ONLY):
    • China, Sri Lanka, Russia, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, East Timor, Laos, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, South Africa, Nigeria, Peru, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Angola, Papua New Guinea
    • If the applicant has never submitted after 2016. 3. 2, it is mandatory to resubmit it
    • Visit Seongbuk-gu Community Health Center (성북구보건소) for issuance (bring passport)
  10. Additional documents required for undergraduates taking EXTRA SEMESTERS(S) after coursework
    Explanatory Statement for Extra Semester(s)(Undergraduate)
    • students MUST bring all the required documents on this page to GSC to get its signature

    ② Financial Statement (student’s own bank account in Korea)
    • One who will take more than 10 credits during a semester
      : 12,000,000KRW/ 6months for extension
    • One who will take less than 10 credits during a semester
      : 10,000,000KRW/ 6months for extension

It is mandatory to bring all the required documents above to get the confirmation on the explanatory statement for extra semester from GSC Please refer to this guidelines when preparing required documents

※You MUST visit GSC in order to get the confirmation at least 3 working days prior to the start date of your visit/application to the immigration office

* Who are the students taking EXTRA SEMESTER(S)? (on the date of application)
  - General students: who have registered for 9 semesters or more (Architecture department: 11 semesters or more)
  - Transfer students: who have registered for 5 semesters or more (Architecture department: 7 semesters or more)
  ※ Not eligible for the students who have completed their required courses and credits(Extra semester for only taking the requirments for graduation is not allowed.)

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