How to re-issue lost Alien Registration Card (외국인 등록증) South Korea

If you are living in South Korea, you should know the Alien Registration Card (ARC) is the most important document for foreigners. This article will help you out if you lose your ARC in Korea.

If you lost your wallet and ARC, don’t panic. You can get it back easily or you can re-issue it. Please follow these tips to re-issue your ARC.

• As soon as you know you have lost your ARC, you should visit the nearest police station and report for it. You just need to go to the police station and say 외국인 등록증 잃어버렸습니다. You might need to submit the xerox copy of your ARC/Passport and PP size photo.
• You will get a letter from there. Visit the nearest Immigration office with that letter. Making an earlier reservation from hikorea.co.kr may help to save your time.
• Including the necessary documents (letter from police, pp size photo, a xerox of ARC, and cash) you can fill up a form for ARC re-registration.
• It may take 2-3 business days or a week or a month depends on the workload of the immigration office.
• If you need counseling on this topic you can visit the nearest 외국인 지원센터. You can get complete information from there.
• Plz click on this link for more informations for foreigners living in Korea: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMZv7B9abWrolimf6Ln7jQqzgxNdmEJRr