F-1 — Korean visa guide for applying before entry

VerifiedOfficial source baseline: Jun 23, 2026

Visiting and cohabitation (F-1) — guide to applying for a visa before entering Korea. Eligibility, documents and rules quoted verbatim from the Korean Ministry of Justice manual: eligibility, required documents, where and how to apply, fees, period of stay and validity, restrictions, exceptions.

Direct answer

Applies to: 한국 밖에서 입국 전 사증을 신청하거나 사증발급인정 절차를 확인하는 사람을 위한 공식 원문 기반 가이드입니다.
How far this is checked: Checked against the official sources listed below.

Official source baseline: Jun 23, 2026

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Application situation

Before entering Korea · Visa issuance

Task

General

Visa

F-1

Program

General

Region

Nationwide

This guide preserves the Korean Ministry of Justice manual sentence by sentence. The "Verbatim quotes from the official manual" section below carries the original text and its source pages so you can check it yourself.

What this guide covers

A source-based guide for people outside Korea who are applying for a visa before entry or checking the certificate of visa eligibility process.

Procedure type: visa issuance before entering Korea
Residence status: F-1
Quotes specific to this guide: 12
Manual content belonging to a different procedure type is not included in this guide.

Verbatim quotes from the official manual

Source quote 1

Quote ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097__f1
Source page ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097

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방문동거(F-1) 활동범위 및 ◦ 친척방문, 가족동거, 피부양, 가사정리, 기타 이와 유사한 목적의 체류 해당자 - 주한 외국공관원의 가사보조인 - 297 -

Source quote 2

Quote ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098
Source page ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098

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Item checked	Status	Quotes
Who it covers and permitted activities	Checked	12
Application and procedure types available	Checked	12
Eligibility	Checked	12
Required documents	Checked	12
Procedure and where to apply	Checked	12
Fees and payment	Checked	12
Periods, deadlines and validity	Checked	12
Restrictions and grounds for refusal	Checked	12
Exceptions and special cases	Checked	12
Forms and attachments	Checked	12
Source pages and revision history	Checked	14
No rules from other statuses mixed in	Checked	12
Sentences, tables and footnotes complete	Checked	12

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Who it covers and permitted activities: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Application and procedure types available: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Eligibility: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Required documents: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Procedure and where to apply: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Fees and payment: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Periods, deadlines and validity: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Restrictions and grounds for refusal: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Exceptions and special cases: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Forms and attachments: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Source pages and revision history: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008, revision_history_20260623_p0001, revision_history_20260623_p0005
No rules from other statuses mixed in: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008
Sentences, tables and footnotes complete: visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0097, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0098, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0099, visa_issuance_20260617_part_002_p0100, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0001, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0002, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0003, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0004, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0005, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0006, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0007, visa_issuance_20260617_part_003_p0008

F-1 — Korean visa guide for applying before entry

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