NONIMMIGRANT VISAS

DS-156 nonimmigrant visa application, one 5X5 cm photograph with a white background, a receipt from Shinhan Bank for the visa processing fee and DS-157.

A receipt from Shinhan Bank for the visa processing fee may be paid at any of the bank’s branches in Korea.  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.

All applicants are required to use the Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF) (link to http://korea.usembassy.gov/ds_156.html ). You must type the information required into the appropriate spaces on the DS-156 then print the completed DS-156.  

A photocopy of the entire passport of each applicant. Please include copies of all prior US visas and approved change of status notices (Form I-797). Please bring your original passport and any old passports containing U.S. visas with you at the time of the interview.  Courier service receipt will be needed to return your passport to you after the visa issuance.  Each passport has a separate courier service form attached.  Courier forms are available at the Embassy or courier service offices.

A record of the immigration arrivals and departures for each person; and please submit the following documents to prove family relationship. Each certificate must be issued within one month of the application date.

1. The former Family Census Register/Jejeok Deung-Bon (one copy for the entire family)
2. Certificate of Family Relationship (one copy for the entire family)
3. Basic Certificate for each person
4. Marital Status for each person
5. Adoption Certificate for each children
   

• that the investor has invested or is actively in the process of investing, as per 9 FAM 41.51 N8 (to be documented in Tab H/8);
and

• that the enterprise is currently running or will open its doors imminently, 9 FAM 41.51 N9 (to be documented in Tab I/9); and


• that the investment is substantial, 9 FAM 41.51 N10 (to be documented in Tag J/10; and


• that the investment is more than a marginal one solely for earning a living, 9 FAM 41.51 N11 (to be documented in Tab K/11);
and

• that the applicant will fill an executive/supervisory role or possesses skills essential to the firm’s operations, 9 FAM 41.51 N14 (to be documented in Tab L/12);
or

• that the applicant is entering the U.S. solely to develop and direct the enterprise, 9 FAM 41.51 N12 (to be documented in Tab L/12).

If the company has previously qualified for E visa status, please include the date and location of the initial qualification. Also, please include a paragraph concerning the applicant’s unequivocal intent to depart US when E status ends.

Evidence that enterprise is more than marginal as defined by 9 FAM 41.51 N11
(see www.foia.state.gov/masterdocs/09fam/0941051N.pdf). This should include prior tax returns if the business was purchased from a previous owner, Form 941 and Form I-9 (including proof of legal status) and a business plan for the next five years prepared by a certified C.P.A., including projected expenses and profits. The plan must verify the capacity of the enterprise to realize a profit within a maximum of five years (this is only a requirement for new businesses; it is optional for others).

If the applicant is applying as an employee with Executive and Supervisory Responsibility, evidence that he or she meets the criteria outlined in 9 FAM 41.51 N14.2. This should also include an organizational chart.

If the applicant is applying an essential employee, evidence that employee has essential skills that the enterprise urgently needs, as well as the projected duration of this essentiality. You should include relevant diplomas, job training certificates or letters from previous employers in this section. Please include an organizational chart. You may also wish to explain why the enterprise was unable to find a qualified US citizen or Legal Permanent Resident to fill the position. You should address the criteria contained in 9 FAM 14.51 N14.3