General Information

Corrections

If any of the information on your visa does not match the information in your passport or is incorrect, please come to NIV Window between 8:30-11:00 or 12:30-3:00, Monday through Friday. The U.S. Embassy is closed on both U.S. and Korean holidays, and all weekends.

What is a Visa?

A visa does not grant the bearer the right to enter the United States. A visa allows the bearer to apply for entry to the U.S. in a certain classification (e.g. student (F), visitor (B), temporary worker (H)). The Department of State (DOS) (www.state.gov) is responsible for visa adjudication at U.S. Embassies and Consulates outside of the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (www.uscis.gov) immigration inspectors determine admission into, length of stay and conditions of stay in, the U.S. at a port of entry. The information on your nonimmigrant visa only relates to when you may apply for entry into the U.S. DHS immigration inspectors will record the terms of your admission on your Arrival/Departure Record (I-94 white or I-94W green) and in your passport. Please gain a full understanding from official sources of information before applying for a visa or seeking entry into the U.S. 

 

Updated December 18, 2009