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Immigrants by marriage
Eligible Recipients of Benefits and its Application Procedure
Application to foreigners
- A foreigner who has filed for alien registration shall become an eligible recipient upon meeting the qualification criteria under the National Basic Living Security Act (Article 5-2 of the National Basic Living Security Act and Article 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the National Basic Living Security Act).
1. A foreigner who falls under any of the following items, being married to a national of the Republic of Korea;
A. A person who is pregnant while married to a national of the Republic of Korea or whose spouse is pregnant;
B. A person who rears a minor child having the nationality of the Republic of Korea;
C. A person who earns a livelihood or dwells together with his/her spouse's lineal ascendant(s) having the nationality of the Republic of Korea.
2. A foreigner who has divorced his/her spouse having the nationality of the Republic of Korea or whose Korean spouse has died, and rears a minor child having the nationality of the Republic of Korea or is pregnant with the deceased spouse's child.
Procedure for application for benefits of National Basic Living Security
- Application for benefits
· An eligible recipient, his/her relative, and other interested persons may file an application for the payment of benefits to the eligible recipient with a Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over his/her domicile (Article 21 (1) of the National Basic Living Security Act).
- Documents to be submitted
· When an eligible recipient files an application for benefits, he/she shall submit the following written consent for provision of financial information, credit information or insurance information(Article 21(3) of the National Basic Living Security Act, Article 36 of the Enforcement Decree of the National Basic Living Security Act and Article 34(1) of the Enforcement Rule of the National Basic Living Security Act).
1. Financial information
1) Demand deposit such as regular savings, savings deposit, free savings deposit, and foreign currency deposit, etc.: The average bank balance and the total deposit over the past three months
2) Savings deposit such as time deposit, installment savings, periodical savings, etc.: The deposit balance or the total amount paid in
3) Stocks, profit-making securities, investment money, investment shares and real estate (pension) trust: Closing market prices. In this case, additional price of unlisted stocks shall be evaluated in accordance with the Article 54 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Inheritance Tax and Gift Tax Act
4) Bonds, promissory notes, checks, obligation certificates, certificates of preemptive right to new stocks and transferable deposit certificates: Par values
5) Annuity savings: The regularly paid amount or the closing balance
6) Interest and dividends or discounts generated from financial assets falling under 1) through 5)
2. Credit information
1) Information of loans and arrears
2) Unsettled credit card balance
3. Insurance information
1) Insurance policy: Surrender value or premiums paid in the past year
2) Annuity insurance: Surrender value or the regularly paid amount
※ Visit the website of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (http://www.mohw.go.kr) for further information on benefits of National Basic Living Security.