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[Beej]

I have heard rumors that longtimers here in Korea (longer than 5 or 7 years) may be eligible for an F2 or some other permanent resident visa. Has anyone gotten this or know anything about it?

[Captain Corea]

The only thing I have heard is that people with F2s are no eligible for F5s (resident).

I have heard nothing about long timers.

[tzechuk]

[denverdeath]

From http://www.immigration.go.kr/indeximmeng.html :

How to get a permanent residency?


Eligibility for Permanent Residency

The following persons are eligible to apply for permanent residency:

Those who are adults by Korea's civil law and have stayed in Korea with F-2 Status for more than five years, and �� have financial capacity to support themselves and their family �� have attainments such as being well-behaved and understanding Korean traditions enough to stay permanently in Korea, or

Those who have invested more than 500,000 USD in Korea and have stayed in Korea with D-8 Status for more than three years, while contributing to creating employment opportunities for Korean nationals (more than 5 Koreans), or

Those who have invested more than 5,000,000 USD in Korea and whose acquisition of Permanent Residency is deemed proper by the Justice Minister, or

Those who have special contributions to Korea and whose special contributions are recognized by the Justice Minister

Children of the eligible persons are also eligible for Permanent Residency, if they are under the age of 20


Procudures for Permanent Residency:


Procudures for Permanent Residency are as follows;
�� Application �� �� Interview �� �� Ajudication �� �� Decision

It takes one or two months from Application to Permanent Residency


Benefits from Permanent Residency:

Holders of Permanent Residency can stay and do business freely in Korea

Holders of Permanent Residency are exempt from most of the obligations and restrictions imposed on foreigners in Immigration matters

Holders of Permanent Residency don't have to apply for a Re-Entry permit if they want to leave Korea temporarily and return to Korea in a year.



I think someone mentioned on another thread about taking a bullet for the president as being something that might qualify you for the "Those who have special contributions to Korea and whose special contributions are recognized by the Justice Minister" category. Otherwise, you might be SOL.

Also, if you go here http://www.immigration.go.kr/indeximmeng.html and click on "Other documents each category of visa may require addtionally," it seems like there isn't even an F-5 mentioned now -

Residency(F-2) Requirements:

A certificate for recognition of visa issuance, if applicable

A certificate verifying family relations ex) A certificate of marriage, family registry, or birth

Proof of financial capacity

Reference from a spouse in Korea


I guess the F-2 can become an F-5? We should probably ask if the web-site has been completely updated since some of the recent changes were made...

... ...Sorry, those links are messed. Just click around the site a bit and you'll find what I posted.