How to divide the area for applying for a Korean visa

The application for a South Korean visa is divided into territorial areas. In principle, it should be handled at the embassy or consulate where the applicant's household registration is located. There are also exceptions. Let's take a look at the territorial area division and exceptions.

The consular districts of 1. ROK embassies and consulates in China are as follows:

embassies in china: beijing, tianjin, hebei province, shanxi province, inner mongolia autonomous region, xinjiang uygur autonomous region, tibet autonomous region, qinghai province

Consulate General in Shenyang: Liaoning Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province

Consulate General in Shanghai: Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang

Consulate General in Guangzhou: Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province, Fujian Province

Consulate General in Qingdao: Shandong Province

Consulate General in Chengdu: Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces

Consulate General in Xi'an: Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Consulates General in Wuhan: Henan Province, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Jiangxi Province

Consular Office in Dalian: Zhongshan District, Xigang District, Shahekou District, Ganjingzi District, Lushunkou District, Jinzhou New District (Jinzhou District, Development Zone, Free Trade Zone)

2. exceptions:

1. Be able to prove that you have lived in the jurisdiction for more than three months, such as social insurance payment certificate, personal income tax payment certificate, residence permit, etc.

2. Applicants for visas such as study abroad (D-2-1, until D-2-6) and language study (C-3-1,D-4-1) can also apply at the embassy or consulate under the jurisdiction of the school where they are studying, in addition to the embassy or consulate where their registered permanent residence is located.

* Students applying for ordinary tourist visas (C-3-9) can also apply in the library by proving that the school is located in the area under the jurisdiction of the library with proof of attendance and other materials.

3, business visa, etc. need to verify the company's situation, should be handled in the company's location under the jurisdiction of the embassy or consulate.

※, however, for example, employees of each branch of the same company may not be subject to this restriction if they have reasonable reasons such as applying for group visas (less than 100 people in one day) for the purpose of attending meetings.

4. Compatriot visas (F-4-14) issued to university graduates can be applied at the embassy or consulate under the jurisdiction of the school, and compatriot visas (F-4-16) issued by corporate representatives and registered personnel can be applied at the embassy or consulate under the jurisdiction of the company.

5. Those who enter and leave South Korea normally after applying for multiple round-trip visas in our museum (except those who submit certificates of no criminal record), and those who are recognized for other reasonable reasons.

The above is the division of South Korea's territorial areas and exceptions. Applicants can check their own territorial areas to submit visas. If they do not understand, they can also consult our online customer service.