Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Atlanta

Document

Details

1

Application Form

(Signed)

Fill out every part of the application form sincerely and sign it.

• ✪︎Please use the E-Form, unless you are unable to do so due to technical or other unavoidable reasons.

• ①E-Form (Recommended) www.visa.go.kr

• ○All applicants can use e-form→ for the instructions, read "Attachment 1"

• ○You must print the E-form application and Sign in the declaration box at number 12.

• ②Application Form (Attachment 2) 

• ○Fill out by typing or handwriting and Sign in the declaration box at number 12.

• ○If the form is handwritten, it must be completed clearly in block letters. Illegible handwriting may result in a request for resubmission.

• ③Application Form with Visa Issuance Number (Attachment 3) 

• ○Only if you received "Visa Issuance Number" from the Korean Immigration Office. 

2

Visa Photo

Must meet the regulartions

• ■3.5 × 4.5 cm taken within the last 6 months: Attach to the application using glue.

• ■Full face without hat, front view against white background.

• ■E-Form applicants do not need to attach a physical photo.

• ○The photo you uploaded online will be printed on the application form.
  

• ■Applicants without E-form

• ○Make sure to attach the photo in the designated photo box on the form.

3

Passport

(Must be valid for 

at least 6 months)

• ■In person: Original and Printed Color Copy

• ■By mail: Notarized Color Copy

• ○Notarization should be done within our jurisdiction.

• ○Must be a color copy made directly from the original document at the same size using a copier. Scanned images, printed photos, or any copies that have been resized, edited, or converted in any way will not be accepted.

4

Non-U.S. Citizens

• ■Valid long-term U.S. Status (e.g., U.S. Visa or Green Card)

• ○In person: Original and Printed Color Copy

• ○By mail: Notarized Color Copy

• ○Notarization should be done within our jurisdiction.

• ○Must be a color copy made directly from the original document at the same size using a copier. Scanned images, printed photos, or any copies that have been resized, edited, or converted in any way will not be accepted.

5

Proof of Residency

• ■Copy of Driver’s License or State ID
  

• ○Address within our jurisdiction (GA, AL, FL, TN, NC, SC, PR, U.S. Virgin Islands)

• ○We do not accept applications from outside our jurisdiction. 

• ○Check your jurisdiction here → Consular Jurisdiction(Click)

• ○Alternative: Lease agreement, utility bill, etc. (1 page showing name and address)

6

Required Documents for your visa type

• ■Click below to check required documents for your visa type

• ○Short-term Visa(Click): C-3-1, C-3-4, C-3-9, C-4
  

• ○Long-term Visa or Student VIsa(Click)

• ○H-1 Working Holiday Visa(Click)

• ○Visa Navigator : If your visa type is not listed above, go to this website and select your country and visa category. Then check the “Documents” section for additional requirements.

7

Visa Fee

Cash or

Cashier's Check

• ○Cashier's check must be bank-issued with the applicant's NAME PRINTED on it. (Pay to: Consulate General of Korea)

• ○Personal Cehcks, Money-Orders are not acceptable.

8

For Korean-Americans

Case (1) If you never held Korean nationality, submit all:

• ①Copy of applicant's U.S. Birth Certificate

• ②Copy of U.S. immigration status of BOTH parents listed on the birth certificate (e.g., U.S. birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or green card)

Case (2) If you held Korean nationality, submit one of the following:

• ①Korean Basic Certificate showing the renunciation/loss of nationality
  

• ○기본증명서 상세[국적상실/이탈 표시된 것] (→ Click here to obtain)

• ②Confirmation letter of nationality renunciation/loss [국적상실/이탈 결과통지서]

• ③Receipt of nationality loss report [국적상실 신고접수증]