Beginning January 1, 2014, South Korea has increased the fees for visa and immigration related applications and services. The following are the revised fees:
| Type of Application | Revised Fee (KRW) | Old Fee (KRW) |
| Grant of temporary stay status | 80,000 | 40,000 |
| Permitting activities outside of temporary stay status | 120,000 | 60,000 |
| Change/addition of workplace | 120,000 | 60,000 |
| Change of temporary stay status | 100,000 | 50,000 |
| Change of temporary stay status to F-5 visa (Permanent Resident) | 200,000 | 50,000 |
| Extending period of stay | 60,000 | 30,000 |
| Initial F-6 visa (Spouse of Korean National) | 40,000 | 20,000 |
| Extension of F-6 visa | 30,000 | 20,000 |
| Reissuance of Alien Registration Card (ARC), including Resident Registration Card | 30,000 | 20,000 |
| Issuance of miscellaneous documents for all visa and immigration-related matters (per copy) | 2,000 | 1,000 |
Please note that this is general information only and not intended as advice on a specific matter. Please feel free to contact Fakhoury Global Immigration directly with questions exclusive to your situation. This news alert may have been prepared using information from Peregrine Immigration Management, which is licensed to Fakhoury Global Immigration.