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Immigrant Visas

General Information

Welcome to our immigrant visa (IV) information pages! 


Immigrant visas (sometimes known as "green cards") are for persons who plan to live, work or study and remain permanently in the U.S.  Immigrant visas (IV) are a responsibility of the U.S. Department of State, Consular Affairs (CA) Bureau. Most IVs require an underlying petition approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security(DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) before any IV processing starts.


 Important Notice

On May 1, 2008, the National Visa Center (NVC) began processing all immigrant visa applications for petition cases submitted to a CIS center in the United States.  All relevant documents, such as birth certificates, marriage certificates and police certificates, must be submitted to the NVC.  The NVC will then schedule an interview date for the applicant in Seoul.  If your case is currently pending at NVC, please follow the instructions given to you by NVC.  Please click here to learn more about NVC processing.

If you have received your packet 3 or Notice of Case Arrival from Seoul, your case will be processed in Seoul, not through NVC.  Please send your appointment request to Seoul.  Please click here for more information.


IV applicants are seen by appointment only, Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 12:00. IV is closed to the public Wednesday afternoons and on both U.S. and Korean holidays.

We accept IV inquiries by fax, mail or e-mail to:
U.S. EMBASSY SEOUL, CONS/IV
32 Sejong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-710 KOREA
or
UNIT 15550, APO AP 96205-5550 USA

E-mail: seouliv@state.gov
INTL FAX: 822-397-4501,
DOMESTIC FAX: 02-397-4501,
DSN FAX: 721-4501


Please choose a topic on the menu to the left to learn more about IVs!


  If you are seeking information instead on visas for a short-term stay in the U.S. to vacation, conduct business, study or the like, please follow this link for nonimmigrant visa (NIV) information.  
 


The U.S. Embassy is closed on both U.S. and Korean holidays.

Updated June 12, 2008

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