Foreign Registration Card

If you are in Korea for more than 90 days, you need to register for an alien registration card. Let me warn you now....it is a disaster at the Seoul Immigration Office. It is very disorganized and if you don't have someone tell you what to do beforehand, you can be there for hours. So here are some tips:

1. Try to make an appointment online.

2. If not, you can do walk-in but go RIGHT when it opens, preferably a few minutes before. So show up around 8:50am.

3. As you walk in, go to the right, and grab a ticket number (if you have no appointment).

4. Go to level B1 and buy a 10,000 won stamp.

5. If you want to have your card delivered so you don't have to come back, then go to level 2, walk to the right and pay 4,000 won to have your card delivered to your apartment. Obtain a slip and go back to the first floor office. Grab an application, fill it out, and stick the stamp on the bottom, while also sticking a 3x4 cm picture of yourself on the top right corner.

6. Then wait for your number to be called.....GOODLUCK.

Note: if you are an exchange student, you need to bring a certificate of enrollment (this should be given to your by your school or program)