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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 Bureau (CONS/IV). 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.

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 April 11, 2008

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