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- An ethnic Korean of foreign nationality who enters Korea under F-4 immigration status can, if required to become subject to the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans, obtain a residence in Korea (a place of stay of more than 30 days) and declare the domestic residence to the head of a local government office in charge of immigration and foreign nationals with jurisdiction over the residence (Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans and Article 6 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans).

- An ethnic Korean of foreign nationality who stays in Korea under a status other than F-4 immigration status can make a declaration of domestic residence after receiving the permission of the Minister of Justice to change to F-4 immigration status (Paragraph 2 of Article 7 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans).

- Any ethnic Korean of foreign nationality seeking to make a declaration of domestic residence must submit the following documents to the head of an immigration office or its branch office (hereinafter referred to as the "head of an immigration office, etc.") (Article 6(1) of the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans, main section of Article 7(1) and Article 9 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans and Article 3 and Attached Form 1 and Attached Form 1-2 of the Enforcement Rule of the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans).

- An ethnic Korean of foreign nationality who makes a declaration of domestic residence can present his or her certificate of declaration of domestic residence or a proof of declaration of domestic residence when various procedures and trade relations in accordance with the law require the presentation of a resident registration card, a copy/abstract of resident registration, an alien registration card, or a proof of alien registration (Article 9 of the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans).

- An ethnic Korean of foreign nationality who has made a declaration of domestic residence and departs and re-enters Korea within his or her period of stay is not required to obtain a re-entry permit (Paragraph 3 of Article 10 of the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans).

- An ethnic Korean of foreign nationality who declares a residence in Korea or the transfer of such a residence is considered as having registered as a foreign national and having declared a change of place of stay (Paragraph 4 of Article 10 of the Act on the Departure/Entry and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans).