# Onboard Korea

> English-language guides for foreigners moving to, living in, or investing in South Korea. 130+ fact-checked guides on visas, banking, housing, taxes, healthcare, and travel — reviewed against official Korean government sources (HiKorea, NHIS, NTS) and updated for 2026.

All guides include specific costs in Korean won, official deadlines, and step-by-step procedures current as of 2026. Content is written from an insider Korean perspective.

## Key Guides

- [Alien Registration Card Korea — Best Step-by-Step Guide for Foreigners (2026)](https://onboardkorea.com/alien-registration-card-korea-foreigner-guide/): How to get your ARC: required documents, HiKorea reservation, fees, and processing times.
- [Korean Age vs International Age](https://onboardkorea.com/korean-age-international-age/): How Korean age works after the 2023 law change and which age applies where.
- [Bringing Medications to Korea — Legal & Banned](https://onboardkorea.com/medications-to-korea-legal-banned/): Which medications are legal, restricted, or banned when entering Korea.
- [Land Transaction Permit Korea for Foreigners (2026)](https://onboardkorea.com/land-transaction-permit-korea-foreigners-2026/): When foreigners need a land transaction permit and how to get one.
- [Sending Money Home from Korea — Wise vs Hana vs Remit (2026)](https://onboardkorea.com/sending-money-home-korea-wise-hana-remit-2026/): Real costs and limits of remittance options from Korea.
- [NHIS Korea for Foreigners — Enrollment & Refund (2026)](https://onboardkorea.com/nhis-korea-foreigners-enrollment-refund-2026/): National health insurance enrollment rules, premiums, and refunds for foreigners.
- [F-2 Visa Points Test Korea (2026)](https://onboardkorea.com/f2-visa-points-test-korea-2026/): How the F-2-7 points system works and how to calculate your score.
- [Korean Credit Cards for Foreigners — Top 5 (2026)](https://onboardkorea.com/korean-credit-cards-foreigners-top-5-2026/): Which Korean credit cards foreigners can actually get and how to apply.
- [Buying a Car in Korea as a Foreigner (2026)](https://onboardkorea.com/buying-car-korea-foreigner-used-new-2026/): New vs used car purchase, registration, insurance, and costs for foreigners.
- [Jonghap Sodeukse (Comprehensive Income Tax) Refund for Foreign Workers (2026)](https://onboardkorea.com/jonghap-sodeukse-refund-foreign-workers-2026/): May tax filing for foreign workers: who must file and how to get refunds.

## Categories

- [Life in Korea](https://onboardkorea.com/category/life-in-korea/): ARC, banking, phones, housing, healthcare, daily life
- [Real Estate & Tax](https://onboardkorea.com/category/real-estate-tax/): property purchase, jeonse, capital gains, property taxes for non-residents
- [Korea for Investors](https://onboardkorea.com/category/korea-investors/): ISA, KOSPI, IRP, dividend tax, currency
- [Travel Korea](https://onboardkorea.com/category/travel-korea/): itineraries, K-ETA, transport passes, seasonal guides

## Pages

- [About](https://onboardkorea.com/about/): editorial standards and who writes this site
- [All posts](https://onboardkorea.com/sitemap_index.xml): XML sitemap