Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Swiss Confederation

Consular/Visa Service

Visa Issuance

Consular/Visa Service
Visa Issuance

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Overseas Korean (F-4)

DATE: 2023-04-01

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Overseas Korean (F-4)

- Making an appointment in advance: Click (Online reservations only / You can also change or cancel it)

※ PLEASE read the overview for visa application & prepare the additional documents for TB if you'd been in TB High Risk countries less than 6 months ago as well.

https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ch-en/brd/m_20340/view.do?seq=25&page=1

PLEASE contact us 2~3 months before the departure due to the high increase of applications. Just for the reason you have non-refundable or non-changeable flight ticket, we don't accept any exceptional case.

General information for visa application: Here

Basic documents for visa application can be seen Here.

▶ Eligible Applicant(F-4-11/F-4-12): the person who was Korean or lineal descendant of a parent/grandparent who was Korean except for the nationalities as below:

China, Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Mongolia, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Peru

※ The nationalities above can apply another categories informed on the Korean visa portal with notarized official document to prove of lineal descendant/ascendant of overseas korean.

https://www.visa.go.kr/openPage.do?MENU_ID=10102

※ A person who has lost the nationality of the Republic of Korea (except persons who have reported the abandonment of nationality under Article 14) shall report the loss of nationality to the Minister of Justice(국적상실신고). Without this procedure, it's NOT available to issue a visa.

- The F-4 Visa holder should apply for a Resident Card(거소증) at the local Immigration Office in Korea before 90 days after arrival to stay over 3 months.

- The Overseas Korean (F-4) visa holder is not allowed to get a job in the field of a simple labor service or activities against virtuous public customs.

※ Notice to Persons Born Overseas to One or Two Korean Parents

- Korean nationality laws state that a child born anywhere overseas to parents of Korean citizenship might be dual citizens in certain cases even if the birth is not registered in Korea because they have inherited the Korean nationality from their parents.

- A child born overseas up to June 13, 1998, automatically follows their father’s country of citizenship

- A child born overseas beginning June 14, 1998, to a father and mother who became naturalized (or never had Korean heritage) before the child’s birth, the child DOES NOT have dual citizenship

- If either the father or mother was a Korean national at the time of the child's birth, the child Is A Dual Citizen and the birth must be registered in Korea.

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