Reentry permission 
Subjects of reentry permission- If a foreigner who has completed a foreigner registration or has been exempted from such registration intends to reenter the Republic of Korea after a departure within his/her period of sojourn, he/she shall apply for and obtain a reentry permit from the Minister of Justice (Main sentence of Article 30.(1) of the 「Immigration Control Act」).
- In cases where a foreign student holding the sojourn status of student (D-2) or the sojourn status of general trainee (D-4) intends to reenter the Republic of Korea within one year from the date of departure (remaining period of sojourn if the period is less than one year), he/she may be exempted from the requirement for a reentry permit (Proviso of Article 30.(1) of the 「Immigration Control Act」and Article 44-2.(1).2of the 「Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Control Act」).
Period of reentry permission- Reentry permission shall be for single reentry or multiple reentry (Article 30.(2) of the 「Immigration Control Act」).
- The longest period of reentry permission shall be one year for single entry permission and two years for multiple reentry permission (Article 30.(5) of the 「Immigration Control Act」 and Article 41.(1) of the 「Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Control Act」).
Application for reentry permissionTo receive reentry permission, the relevant party must submit a written application for reentry permission, along with all required x-documents, explaining the need for such permission to the head of the relevant Immigration Service (hereinafter referred to as the “head of service”), a head of its office (hereinafter referred to as the “head of office”), or a head of its branch office (hereinafter referred to as the “head of branch office”) (Article 30(5) of the Immigration Control Act, Article 96(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Control Act, Articles 39-7(1), 78(6) and the attached Form 34 of the Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Control Act).
※ The address and contact number of the Immigration Office or its branch office is at this [link].
Fee- To obtain reentry permission, a fee of KRW 30,000 for single entry permission and KRW 50,000 for multiple reentry permission shall be paid (Article 87 of the 「Immigration Control Act」 and Subparagraphs 7&8 of Article 72 of the 「Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Control Act」).
Screening and reentry permission- If the Minister of Justice approves the application for reentry permission, the head of service, head of office, or head of branch office shall, imprint a stamp or affix a slip permitting reentry in the applicant’s passport indicating the reentry period: Provided that a reentry permit is issued for any stateless person or national of a country that has no diplomatic relationship with the ROK or which is specified by the Minister of Justice after consulting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Article 7(4) of the Immigration Control Act) (Article 30(5) of the Immigration Control Act and Article 39-7(4) of the Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Control Act).
- The reentry permission period shall not exceed the permitted sojourn period (Article 39-7.(3) of the 「Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Control Act」).
Validity of reentry permission- Once reentry permission is granted, the foreign student may reenter the ROK without a visa after his departure from the ROK within the permitted period.
- If a foreign student who is staying overseas after leaving the ROK with reentry permission loses his passport or reentry permit, he shall apply to the head of the appropriate diplomatic mission abroad, and receive a confirmation of reentry permission to reenter the ROK (Article 30.(5) of the 「Immigration Control Act」 and Article 43 of the 「Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Control Act」).
- An immigration official shall recover the entry permit when a foreign student reenters the ROK after leaving the country (for the final entry for multiple reentry permission) (Article 30.(5) of the 「Immigration Control Act」 and Article 42 of the 「Enforcement Rule of the Immigration Control Act」).