Korea Expat Guide

If your mobile residence card in Korea is not working, check your IC card, normal card, app setup, QR issuance, office visit, and reissue path first. This guide is for foreign residents in Korea who want to use a mobile residence card, mobile foreigner registration card, mobile ARC, or digital ID but are unsure whether the card can be issued, reissued, verified, or accepted in daily life. For the full immigration cluster, start from the ARC, Visa and Immigration Problems in Korea hub. Quick Answer: What Is the Mobile Residence Card? HiKorea explains that a mobile foreigner registration card is an ID card that has the same effect as the physical foreigner registration card and can be issued to a mobile device under the card holder's own name. In practical terms, foreigners should separate three questions before using it: whether your physical residence card is an IC card or a normal card whether you can issue the mobile card through the mobile ID app or need an immigr...

If your Korean residence card is approved but not in your hands, check the pickup office, delivery option, receipt, address, phone number, and deadline first. This guide is for foreigners in Korea whose ARC, residence card, foreigner registration card, or reissued card is ready, delayed, missing after approval, waiting for pickup, or possibly stuck in delivery. For the full immigration cluster, start from the ARC, Visa and Immigration Problems in Korea hub. Quick Answer: What Should You Check First? A residence card pickup or delivery problem is different from a normal application delay. Before calling every office, separate the problem into these checks: whether the application is still under review or already approved whether the physical card has been printed, issued, sent, or held for pickup which immigration office or branch is responsible for your address whether your receipt says pickup, delivery, later notice, or another instruction whether your address,...

If you lost your ARC or residence card in Korea, check whether it is truly missing, report the loss, prepare reissue documents, and contact immigration. This guide is for foreigners who lost a Korean ARC, residence card, or foreigner registration card and need a practical next-step checklist. For the full immigration cluster, start from the ARC, Visa and Immigration Problems in Korea hub. Quick Answer: What Should You Do First? If your ARC is lost in Korea, do these checks before guessing what to file: search the last places where you used or carried the card check whether the card is lost, stolen, damaged, expired, or only temporarily unavailable check whether your passport and stay status are still valid check HiKorea for loss reporting or reissue information confirm the immigration office responsible for your address prepare reissue documents before booking or visiting protect banking, phone, school, employer, housing, and insurance tasks that may need ...

If your ARC or residence card in Korea is delayed, pending, or not ready when you expected it, do not treat it as only a card problem. First check which stage is pending: appointment, application receipt, document review, approval, card issuance, delivery, pickup, or a related visa extension. This guide is for foreigners who need a practical checklist before calling 1345, visiting the immigration office, or trying to solve a blocked bank, phone, school, employer, housing, or insurance task. For the full immigration cluster, start from the ARC, Visa and Immigration Problems in Korea hub. Quick Answer: What Should You Check First? If your ARC is pending in Korea, check these items before assuming it is simply delayed: Do you mean first foreigner registration, card reissuance, residence card pickup, visa extension, or status change? Do you have an application receipt, appointment confirmation, or instruction from the immigration office? Were you asked for extra documents...