No Extension If You Owe Taxes or Insurance Premiums?! 😲 The Essential Payment Guide for Foreigners

📌 Guide for International Students – Why You May Receive a "Request for Supplement" in the Stay Administrative Review

Check Your Local Tax and National Health Insurance Payments Now

⚠️ Why You Need to Pay Right Away

Under Korean law, if you have any unpaid local tax or National Health Insurance premiums, it may cause problems in your stay (visa) administrative procedures.

💳 The following are the ways to pay local tax (tax) and National Health Insurance premiums.

Mission 1: Paying National Health Insurance premiums — how to check and pay unpaid premiums on the Health Insurance 24/7 smartphone app: download, log in, open the menu, and pay

Mission 2: Paying local taxes made easy — access WeTax (wetax.go.kr) on PC or mobile, log in as member or non-member, check local taxes under your name, and pay online immediately

Don't forget checklist — check unpaid taxes and insurance premiums before applying for the extension of stay, check your mail and electronic notifications, and report any address change within 15 days

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Just Remember This 🚨

📌 Before applying for your extension, make sure to double-check that all local taxes and National Health Insurance premiums are fully paid!

⚠️ If you have unpaid local tax (tax) or National Health Insurance premiums, it may cause problems with your stay period extension or status (visa) change procedures.