Ailen Registration Card (ARC) is an identification card (ID card) for international students studying in Korea, which you must keep with you at all times, as it is a legal offense not to carry one (you may be fined).

All new Handong students will visit the immigration office to apply for their ARC during the orientation (iHanST) with the Office of International Affairs staff* and will receive the ARC after the orientation period. ARC shows the permitted period of your stay in the Republic of Korea, and you must depart the Republic of Korea before the date backside of the card expires.  

* Students who missed the orientation should visit the immigration office by themselves.

• - Application Form
• - Copy of Passport
• - A Passport-sized Photo (35mm x 45mm)
• - Application Fee (40,000 KRW)
• - Proof of Residency

• - Changes in name, gender, date of birth, nationality
• - Changes in Passport Number, issuance date, or its expiration date
• - Changes in the address of residence in Korea
• - Changes in university or workplace