The qualifications for your stay in Korea depend on the type of visa and passport you have acquired at the time of your arrival. You need to check your passport and visa to confirm the period you are allowed to stay in Korea. If you want to extend your stay in Korea, you need to apply to the authority concerned.

Any foreigner planning to stay in Korea for more than 90 days must report to an immigration office and apply for a Certificate of Alien Registration (CAR, Oegugin Deungnokjeung) within 90 days from the date of his or her entry. Any alien who has newly acquired or changed his or her status in Korea must file an application for the CAR on the spot. For such registration, applicants should visit a district or branch office of Immigration Bureau that has jurisdiction over their place of sojourn in person.

• Alien Registration Form (available at the district ('gu') office of residence )
• Passport or entry permit
• 3 photographs (taken within 6 months, 3 x 4 cm)
• A fee of 10,000 won

The Certificate of Alien Registration is issued one week after application at the place of registration.

In case the Certificate of Alien Registration is misplaced or damaged, or if there are no space for further information or a change in the contents of the certificate, you need to visit the Busan Immigration office with documents supporting the changes within 14 days.

If there is a change of residence, one must report to the dong community service center within 14 days.

※ To see district offices in Busan, visit City Government > Autonomous Districts or click here

• Website : http://www.moj.go.kr/HP/IMM80/index.do
• Address : 14 Chungjang-daero, Jung-gu, Busan
• Telephone : +82-51-461-3030,3041,3061
• Location : Five minutes walking distance from Jungang Station along the metro line 1

When a foreigner wishes to sell a car or estate in Korea, a Seal Impression Certificate is required. The Seal impression is made by using a rubber stamp called a 'dojang'. A stylized version of the person's name is usually used to make the seal. Foreigners can be issued to Seal Impression Certificate at the resident dong office.

When you go, take your Alien Registration Certificate and your registered seal (dojang)

When a foreigner wishes to sell his/her real estate, another method substitutes for the Seal Impression Certificate.

First, if a foreigner wants to dispose of property in Korea without entering Korea.

- Write a letter to an attorney which shows transferring of all his right of disposal to his agent in Korea.

- To substitute the Seal impression Certificate one has to receive a certificate from the authority of one's home country that confirms the signature is authentic. On the letter to an attorney, the objects to be disposed of, have to be specified.

Second, if the foreigner is in Korea, he has to receive a certificate that proves the signature used is his own from the Embassy or the Consulate of his home country in Korea.

The certificate forms can be found at Embassies and Consulates.