Return Cost Insurance: get your own money back when you leave Korea 귀국비용보험

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1. 1

   Report your departure to the Job Center

   You do thisFrom 1 month before your flight

   Tell the Job Center (고용센터) when you will leave Korea. You get a Confirmation of Scheduled Departure (출국예정사실확인서), which you need for your claim. If you are also claiming Departure Guarantee Insurance, you only do this once.

   • Bring the report form, flight ticket copy, passport and Alien Registration Card
   • Visit the Job Center, send a fax, or apply online at eps.go.kr
   • Get the Confirmation of Scheduled Departure

   Mark this step as doneEPS website ↗
2. 2

   Send your claim to Samsung Fire

   You do this1 month to at least 7 days before your flight

   Fill in the Samsung Fire claim form and tick Return Cost. Tick Departure Guarantee on the same form if you have it, so you claim both at once. Fax it with your documents.

   • Fill in the claim form and consent form
   • Tick Return Cost (and Departure Guarantee if you have it)
   • Fax to 0505-161-1421 (from abroad: +82-505-161-1421)

   !Write your phone number on the form so Samsung Fire can call you if a document is missing.

   Mark this step as doneEnglish claim form (PDF) ↗
3. 3

   Samsung Fire checks your claim

   The agency does thisAfter they get your fax

   Samsung Fire checks your documents and confirms with immigration that you are leaving. Then they pay you.

   • Keep your phone on in case they call
   • Make sure your bank details are correct

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4. 4

   Get your money

   You do thisAround your departure

   The money goes to the account you chose on the form: your Korean account, a remittance-only account, or your own bank account in your home country.

   • Choose only one way to get paid on the claim form
   • For an overseas account, write the SWIFT code
   • Do not change your choice close to your flight

   !If you change how you get paid just before you leave, the transfer can be delayed or limited. If you are not sure when the money will arrive, call 1600-0266.

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Documents checklist

How do you want to get paid? Pick one and the list changes to match.

Pick how you want to get paid to see only the documents you need.

• Claim form and consent formSamsung Fire website (English version available)
• Confirmation of Scheduled Departure (출국예정사실확인서)Job Center, from step 1
• Passport copyYou
• Alien Registration Card copyYou
• Bankbook copy in your own nameYour bank
• Foreign exchange bank confirmation (거래외국환지정 확인서)The bank where you have the remittance account

How to fill in the form

Tap a numbered area on the form, or use Next, to see what to write there.

EXAMPLE12345

1. 1Contact number

   Write your Korean mobile number. Samsung Fire texts you when your documents arrive, or calls you if something is missing.

2. 21. Your details

   Name in English exactly as in your passport, Alien Registration No., passport No., nationality, and phone numbers in Korea and at home.

3. 32. What you are claiming

   Tick Worker, tick Return Cost (and Departure Guarantee if you have it), tick Departure (Permanent), and write your flight date.

4. 43. How you get paid

   For Return Cost, use the rows marked Return Cost: Remittance Account, Overseas Account (with SWIFT code), or Domestic Account at the bottom. Write bank, account number and your name.

5. 54. Date and signature

   Write today's date as YYYY MM DD, your name, and sign. Then sign the consent pages too.

6. ← BackNext →

Blank official form shown as an example. It is the same form as for Departure Guarantee Insurance. Download the latest version from Samsung Fire before you fill it in. Download the official form (PDF) ↗

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