Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Singapore

 A person who used to be Korean national but has since acquired foreign nationality

 No.

 Documents required 

 ✔︎

 1

 Visa application form with one passport photo taken against white background

 2

 Passport with at least 6 months remainder validity (original and clear copy of bio-data page)

 ※ Passport will be kept at the Embassy during the processing of your application.

 3

 Document showing renunciation of Korean nationality issued within 3 months

 - family census registry (제적등본) (if renunciation completed before 01 Jan 2008)

 - basic certificate (기본증명서) (if renunciation completed on/after 01 Jan 2008)

 4

 Copy of foreign citizenship certificate 

 5

 Certificate of Clearance issued by Singapore Police Force (SPF) if the applicant has resided in Singapore for 1 year and above (issued within recent 6 months)

 ※ Please print out this page and submit to SPF to prove the necessity of COC for visa application.

 6

 Criminal records certificate in home country (applicable to non-Singaporeans)

 ※ apostilled or notarized by the Korean Embassy in the issuing country

 ※ issued within recent 6 months

 Who may be exempted: 

① Applicant is 60 years old or more, ② Children under 13 years of age, ③ Independence patriots and family of the deceased, ④ Special contributor

 7

 Criminal record in country/countries where the applicant has resided for 1 year and above in the recent 5 years (applicable to Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans)

 ※ apostilled or notarized by the Korean Embassy in the issuing country

 ※ issued within recent 6 months

 Who may be exempted: 

① Applicant is 60 years old or more, ② Children under 13 years of age, ③ Independence patriots and family of the deceased, ④ Special contributor

 8

 Visa fee (cash only)

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 9

 Tuberculosis test result (applicable to certain applicants)

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 Additional requirements (if applicable)

 A Korean male who did not complete Korean military service and was 18 years old and above when he became a foreign citizen before May 1st, 2018.

 ▷ Document(s) to prove that one or both parent(s) is/are foreign citizen or has permanent residency in foreign country.

 A Korean male who completed Korean military service

 ▷ Copy of the certificate of military service completion or military service waiver issued by Military Manpower

 A person whose parent or grandparent used to be Korean national but has acquired foreign nationality 

 No.

 Documents required from parent or grandparent 

 ✔︎

 1

 Renunciation application form (국적상실신고서, if renunciation is not reported)

 2

 Copy of foreign citizenship certificate

 3

 CLEAR copy of valid passport

 4

 Document showing renunciation of Korean nationality issued within 3 months

 - family census registry (제적등본) (if renunciation completed before 01 Jan 2008)

 - basic certificate (기본증명서) (if renunciation completed on/after 01 Jan 2008)

 5

 Copy of Petition for Name Change (if applicable)

 Documents required from applicant 

 ✔︎

 6

 Visa application form with one passport photo taken against white background

 7

 Passport with at least 6 months remainder validity (original and clear copy of bio-data page)

 ※ Passport will be kept at the Embassy during the processing of your application.

 8

 Certificate of Clearance issued by Singapore Police Force (SPF) if the applicant has resided in Singapore for 1 year and above (issued within recent 6 months)

 ※ Please print out this page and submit to SPF to prove the necessity of COC for visa application.

 9

 Criminal records certificate in home country (applicable to non-Singaporeans)

 ※ apostilled or notarized by the Korean Embassy in the issuing country

 ※ issued within recent 6 months

 Who may be exempted: 

① Applicant is 60 years old or more, ② Children under 13 years of age, ③ Independence patriots and family of the deceased, ④ Special contributor

 10

 Criminal record in country/countries where the applicant has resided for 1 year and above in the recent 5 years (applicable to Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans)

 ※ apostilled or notarized by the Korean Embassy in the issuing country

 ※ issued within recent 6 months

 Who may be exempted: 

① Applicant is 60 years old or more, ② Children under 13 years of age, ③ Independence patriots and family of the deceased, ④ Special contributor

 11

 Certificate of proficiency in Korean (provide if available)

 ① TOPIK first grade or more

 ② Sejong Hakdang elementary level 1B or more

 Who may be exempted:

 ① Applicant had Korean nationality previously, ② Applicant is 60 years of age or more, ③ Children under 13 years of age, ④ Applicant has been lived in Korea with F-4 visa

 ※︎ If you do not fall under the exempted category and wish to apply for F-4 visa without proving Korean proficiency, you may do so. However, the period of stay granted would be 1 year instead of 2 years if a visa can be issued.

 12

 English birth certificate 

 ※ Non-Singapore documents must be apostilled or notarized by the Korean Embassy in the issuing country before submission

 13

 Visa fee (cash only)

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 14

 Tuberculosis test result (applicable to certain applicants)

 Click here to check if you are required to fulfil this requirement