If your alien registration details change — report within 15 days
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If your name, gender, date of birth, or nationality changes, or your affiliated organization, occupation, or income changes, you must report it within 15 days. A late report incurs a fine, which grows the longer you delay.
Deadline
The standard is the date the reason arose, not the date you go to report it.
📌 Key points
Within 15 days from the date the reason arose. Fines are: less than 3 months, 100,000 won; 3–6 months, 300,000 won; 6 months–1 year, 500,000 won; 1 year or more, 1,000,000 won.
📍 Where to go
The immigration office (출입국·외국인관서) with jurisdiction over your place of stay
⚠️ Things to watch out for
What you must report: ① name, sex, date of birth, nationality ② passport number, issue date, expiry date ③ change of the affiliated institution for D-1, D-2, and D-4 to D-9 statuses (including when only the name changed) ④ whether you are enrolled in elementary, middle, or high school ⑤ first employment and change of workplace for H-2 status ⑥ change of job or yearly income for D-7 to D-9, E-1 to E-10, F-2, F-4, F-6, and H-2 statuses. What to bring is your passport, Alien Registration Card, change report form, and documents proving the change. 🆕 From January 2, 2026, people who work (including the self-employed) report their job type, business type, and yearly income together when they make a HiKorea visit reservation, and report within 15 days if it changes (Immigration Act Enforcement Rule Article 47 item 6 and Article 49-2 item 6). F-5 is not covered.
❗ What happens if you don't
Failure to report results in a fine for violating Article 35 of the Immigration Act. The longer the delay, the higher the amount.
If it is already late
Even if you're late, it's better to report now. The longer you wait, the higher the fine. If you're unsure what to do, ask 1345.
What to bring
See also
Basis
- 출입국관리법 제35조(외국인등록사항의 변경신고) (법제처 국가법령정보센터)
- 출입국관리법 시행령 제44조(외국인등록사항 변경의 신고) (시행 2025-06-01)
- 출입국관리법 시행령 별표 과태료의 부과기준(제102조 관련) — 법 제100조제2항제1호
- 하이코리아 「외국인등록사항변경신고」 (최종 수정일 2021-04-13) https://www.hikorea.go.kr/info/InfoDatail.pt?CAT_SEQ=180&PARENT_ID=139
- 법무부 보도자료 「외국인 취업정보 온라인 신고」 확대 시행 2025-12-16 https://www.moj.go.kr/bbs/moj/182/601588/artclView.do · 하이코리아 공지 https://www.hikorea.go.kr/board/BoardNtcDetailR.pt?BBS_GB_CD=BS10&BBS_SEQ=1&NTCCTT_SEQ=1901 — 시행 2026-01-02 · 대상 E-1~E-10 · F-2 · F-4 · F-6 · H-2 · D-7~D-9(F-5 없음) · 직종 · 업종 · 연간소득 · 바뀌면 15일 · 방문예약 때 함께 · 출입국관리법 시행규칙 제47조 6호 · 제49조의2 6호(법무부령 제1125호, 시행 2026-09-15) (2026-10-12 확인, D-713 B)
This content was checked on 2026-10-31.