F-2-7 visa documents
- Visa fee : 130,000 KRW
- Applicatin form ( download here )
- Your Passport & A copy of your passport
- Your ARC and a copy of both side of your ARC
- A picture of you ( a passport picture sized , should be within last 6 months )
- Original hard copy of Diploma ( BA , MA ,Phd ) & copy of them
- A certificate of TOPIK ( Valid for 2 years )
- Completion letter of KIIP
– 0 level 15 hours
– 1st level 100 hours
– 2nd level 100 hours
– 3rd level 100 hours
– 4th level 100 hours
– 5th level for permanent residency 50 hours ( F2-7 need to take this )
– 5th level for Naturalization 70 hours ( F2-7 doesn’t need to take this )If you have TOPIK level one you can start from KIIP level 2If you have TOPIK level one you can start from KIIP level 2
If you have TOPIK level two you can start from KIIP level 3
If you have TOPIK level three you can start from KIIP level 4
If you have TOPIK level four or five or six you can start from KIIP level 5Every KIIP level has exam , if you fail the exam you have to restart from the level you failed
There are screen classes every level ( http://www.kisf.org/business/01_1.php)
One teacher teaches 9 students at once / Each level has around 100 students
Therefore It is very very competitive to enroll
The class open daytime weekdaysYou can check offline classes www.socinet.go.kr
You can buy materials here http://www.kisf.org/book/book.php - Original employment contract & A copy of the contract
- A confirmation of volunteer ( minimum 50 hours per year , 6 times a year for last 3 years )
- Checked up with an original stamp of a receipt of earned income Withholding taxes
- Annual income taxes record ( If your annual salary is less than 40,000,000 KRW then You might not be able to get a point )
Very important information
= If you had any minor fine such as reporting delay for moving ,then your point will be deducted
= If you got a fine for reporting delay and your family has dependent visa on you then you will get their fine too
For example you have a wife and one kid ,then you get 3 fines which means you will be banned to apply for the F2-7 visa for 2 years
= If you hold a D2 or D10 visa and want to switch to F2-7 visa , then your salary neither income tax will be 0
= volunteer work – you have to fill one year period
Even if you fill the time and hours you can fail if you don’t fill the period
= If you apply for F-2-7 visa from D2 or D10 visa, then the work condition has to meet the E7 visa condition
Sample of documents |
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7. TOPIK certificate |
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8. KIIP completion |
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10. Volunteer certificate |
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11. Earned income withholding taxes |
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