Greetings from Yonsei OIA,

 

Yonsei Global One-Stop Service Center(GOSC) will be operating Alien Registration(ARC) group service through HireVisa organization.

All D-2 visa holders must apply for an Alien Registration Card(ARC) within 90 days from their arrival date to Korea.

If you have not yet applied for an ARC individually through Seoul Southern Immigration Office, please utilize the group service below (official announcement can be found at https://gosc.yonsei.ac.kr/gosc/about/notice.do?mode=view&articleNo=170403).

 

 

1. Working Hours and Services Provided

Campus	Service Provided	Working Hours	Fee	Venue
Sinchon	Alien Registration(ARC)	September 1st(Fri) 9AM ~11th(Mon) 11AM	41,000 KRW	Online at https://www.hirevisa.com/yonsei
	ARC Extension  (for those who already have an ARC from previous programs)	August 28th(Mon) 9AM ~September 13th(Wed) 6PM	71,000 KRW

※ Required documents and procedures can be found at the link above.

※ All application process will be notified to you by HireVisa email. Please be sure to provide a valid email address and double check when applying (QQ mail is difficult to receive, so please input another mail).

 

2. Alien Registration (takes about 8 weeks to complete)

A. Process: Apply online (https://www.hirevisa.com/yonsei) > Photo Shoot (applicants only) on September 13th(Wed)

    at Global Lounge > Fingerprint Registration at Global Lounge > ARC Distribution at Global Lounge

B. Expected dates of fingerprint registration and ARC distribution: further notice will be sent via email once decided.

C. It is mandatory for all D-2 visa holders to apply for an Alien Registration Card within 90 days from their arrival date to Korea.

If you exceed this period, you will have to pay fines (200,000~1,000,000 KRW) to the Immigration Office according to their Immigration Policy. You may also be held forcefully at the airport and not allowed to depart when you try to depart from Korea, so please apply for an ARC mandatorily!

D. You must be in Korea right now to proceed. Those who are currently abroad cannot utilize this service.

E. International students CANNOT leave Korea until they have received their Alien Registration Card.

    Otherwise, they will have to re-apply for D-2 visa from the very beginning when they come back.

F. Students must apply individually by visiting the Seoul Southern Immigration Office if they cannot use the group service above

   (reservation required at HiKorea at https://www.hikorea.go.kr/Main.pt)

G. How to issue Yonsei Certificate of Enrollment: 

 

3. ARC Extension (takes about 6 weeks to complete)

A. You must be in Korea to proceed. Those who are currently abroad cannot utilize this service.

B. This is only subject to those who already have an ARC from previous programs (Spring 2023, YISS 2023) and need to extend their ARC.

C. Please check your “Duration of Stay” by visiting www.hikorea.go.kr.

 

For any inquiries related to visa, please contact HireVisa through the Q&A link (https://hirevisa.channel.io/) 

Consultation is available in Korean, Chinese, English, and Japanese.