If you’re reading this column, you’re probably looking for a Certificate of Approval, which can shorten the time it takes to get a visa. If you are applying for a long-term visa for study, work, or marriage, there are many more factors to consider than for a short-term visa.
- Domestic employment status
- Eligibility of the sponsor
- Document verification and interviews
The above factors are reviewed in more detail, which delays the issuance of a visa. The Certificate of Eligibility is designed to simplify this complex process and shorten the time it takes to issue a visa. The head of the local immigration and foreign affairs office will pre-examine the applicant for a visa before issuing a visa to the foreigner or invitee in Korea.
The head of the local immigration and foreign affairs office issues a visa issuance authorization certificate or notifies the applicant of the authorization number via email or text message, and the head of the overseas diplomatic mission can issue a visa accordingly. Originally, only invitees could apply for a visa issuance certificate, but since 2002, the applicant must be a foreigner,
However, since 2002, it has been possible to apply for a visa issuance certificate on behalf of an invitee in Korea.
This has made it easier for representatives inviting foreigners. In business, you never know what the schedule will be like. That’s why it’s essential to have an administrator who can help you organize your visa according to your schedule. In this column, I’ll summarize the visa issuance authorization letter.
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Procedure for issuing a Certificate of Approval
A Certificate of Eligibility for a visa is applied for by the foreign national himself or herself or by a domestic sponsor on behalf of the foreign national.
For example, in the case of an international marriage, the domestic spouse, in the case of an international student, the school principal, and in the case of a foreign national for employment purposes, the employer.
We recently helped a foreign national obtain an E-6 visa,
In this case, the CEO of an entertainment company invited a foreign influencer with the status of an invitee.
To apply for a Certificate of Authorization to issue a visa, you must attach the relevant documents to the Application for Authorization to Issue a Visa and submit it to the head of the local immigration and foreign affairs office in charge of the address (place of residence) of the person you want to invite.
The visa issuance authorization is valid for three months.
Only one visa issuance is legally valid.
The visa authorization number will be notified via text message or email, so it is important to provide an accurate phone number or email address when applying.
Who is eligible for a Certificate of Authorization
- Nationals of non-diplomatic countries or certain countries (Cuba, Syria, Kosovo, Macedonia)
- Arts and Culture (D-1)
- Study (D-2)
- Industrial Training (D-3)
- General training (D-4)
- Journalism (D-5)
- Religion (D-6)
- Hosting (D-7)
- Business Investment (D-8)
- Trade Management (D-9)
- Teaching (E-1)
- Conversation Leader (E-2)
- Research(E-3)
- Technology (E-4)
- Professions (E-5)
- Arts Promotion (E-6)
- Specific Activities (E-7)
- Non-specialized employment (E-9)
- Seafarer (E-10)
- Visitor (F-1)
- Reside (F-2)
- Accompanying (F-3)
- Expatriate (F-4)
- Permanent resident (F-5)
- Others (G-1)
All of the above visa applicants can shorten the visa issuance period by obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility.
However, you should note that you cannot obtain a Certificate of Eligibility for the following visas.
Excluded from issuing a Certificate of Eligibility.
- Diplomatic (A-1)
- Official (A-2)
- Agreements (A-3)
- Visa Waiver (B-1)
- Tourist Pass (B-2)
- Trainee Employment (E-8)
- Permanent Residence (F-5)
- Tourist (H-1)
- Resident (F-2) status with refugee status
- High Value Investor
- Those who have lost permanent resident (F-5) status and those who have been in the U.S. for more than 7 years
Please note that the number of visas issued for short-term visas is limited.