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Seoul Financial Hub

Domestic Financial Environment

Foreign employees settlement support

Overview

Consulate/Embassy
Information on
consulates/embassies
of each country.
The embassy examines
the registration certificate,
residence permit validity,
expiration date for one’s stay,
and changes
in status of one’s stay
Foreigner immigration report
Automatic immigration service,
Smart Entity Service,
and certificates issued
Information on living in Korea
Hotel, lodging, transportation, restaurants, schools, hospitals,
and leisure activities
Investment support information
Immigrant investor,
employment support,
immigrant investor
-technology startup

Consulate/Embassy

Detailed information on the consulates/embassies of each country, validity of the Alien Registration Card and residence card,
application for the re-issuance of lost passports, and change in status of one’s stay

Foreigner immigration report

Conditions of use for automatic immigration services in the United States, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan,
and Germany, target audience and method of use for the Smart Entity Service,
validation of jurisdiction registration and the residence card

Information on living in Korea

Information for foreigners residing in Korea; hotels, accommodations, transportation,
restaurants, schools, hospitals, and leisure activities to help workers adjust

Investment support information

Conditions for foreign immigrant investors, support projects for the hiring of locals,
issuance of startup visas to foreigners wishing to start a business in Korea based on advanced technologies,
support for technology startup immigration, policies for investment and employment revitalization

Supporting services

Information on hotels and accommodation

List of major hotels in the Seoul area by star ratings, jeonse, and monthly rent standards in Seoul for long-term residency

Information on transportation and restaurants

Information on transportation for the area of Seoul Yeouido and a list of major restaurants that serve Korean/Western/Chinese/Japanese food

School and hospital information

Information on universities/high schools/foreign schools in Seoul and a list of major hospitals

Leisure information

Information on tourism destinations in Seoul and a list of information on leisure activities

Related institutions

Seoul Global Center
Daily living counseling service for foreigners living in Seoul and distribution of guidebooks for foreign residents living in Seoul
Ministry of Justice
Responsible for granting and extending the status of residence, alien registration, and notification of change of place of stay
KOTRA
Counseling related to everyday life in Korea such as housing, transportation, foreign school, medical care, and banking, etc.
Hi Korea
Information on online civil services, immigration, and employment, etc. for foreigners