Embassy of the United States

Civil Servant Channel

Eligible Applicants: 

Civil Servants who have worked at one of the below listed Ministries for more than one year and Provincial Government Officials who have worked for the below listed cities/provinces for more than one year, and their immediate family members (children under 21 years of age and spouse), who wish to apply for visitor (B1/B2) visa for short-term business or pleasure.

List of Eligible Ministries: 

Blue House, Office of the Prime Minister, National Assembly, Courts, Finance and Economy, Unification, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Justice, National Defense, Government Administration and Home Affairs, Education and Human Resources Development, Science and Technology, Culture and Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry, Commerce/Industry/Energy, Health and Welfare, Information and Communication, Environment, Labor, Construction and Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, or Gender Equality and Family.

List of Eligible Provincial Government Entities:

Seoul Metropolitan City, Busan Metropolitan City, Daegu Metropolitan City, Incheon Metropolitan City, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Jeollanbuk-do, Jeollanam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do or Jeju-do.

Required Documents:

• A passport valid for travel to the United States with any plastic/leather cases removed. 
  (Note 1: A passport with a validity date at least six months beyond the applicant's intended period of stay in the United States is required for certain countries, unless country-specific agreements provide exemptions.  Korean and certain other country passports are exempt from this requirement.)
  (Note 2: Admission into the United States may not be granted by the immigration authorities for a period extending beyond the actual expiration date shown in the passport, and an alien’s stay in the United States cannot be extended beyond that date until an extension of the validity of the passport has been obtained.)
• A completed and signed Nonimmigrant Visa Application (DS-156) with photo (See "photo requirements" for the DS-156) for each applicant.
• Form DS-157, Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application, is required to be submitted with Form DS-156 by all male nonimmigrant visa (NIV) applicants between the age of 16 and 45, regardless of nationality or place of application.
• A receipt from Shinhan Bank for the visa processing fee. The fee may be paid at any of the bank's branches in Korea. There is a branch only a short walk from the Embassy; click for map. A receipt showing payment of the visa application fee for each applicant, including each child listed in a parent's passport who is also applying for a U.S. visa, is needed.
• A courier receipt from an Embassy-approved courier company within Korea. Courier forms are available through the Ilyang (1588-0002; www.ilyanglogis.com) or Hanjin (1588-0011; www.hanjin.co.kr) courier companies.

Note: The consular officer may request additional information if needed.

All current Korean diplomats and accredited diplomats to Korea, and their immediate family members who are applying for B1/B2 visas with their diplomatic passports or equivalent are not required to pay the MRV processing fee at Shinhan Bank.  

To schedule an appointment, please go online at www.us-visaservices.com or
003-08-131-420 within Korea, or 866-222-1107 within the U.S. (M-F, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM, except Korean and U.S. holidays) 8:30 AM-5:00 PM (Korean standard time)

For more information on B visas, please click here