Daily Life

Foreigners over the age of 18 are eligible to subscribe for a cell phone. You must apply for the service in person with your passport and your alien registration card. Usually, the place where you purchase the cell phone will activate the service at the location.

People who stay for a short period of time in Korea may use cell phone rental services. A rental fee and a refundable deposit in addition to the actual phone charge will be required. There is no minimum amount for the phone charge and since it is paid from the prepaid card, there is no need to get a bill later. The phone charge gets deducted from the prepaid card when a call is finished and users can buy another card or recharge their cards when they use up the whole amount of the prepaid cards. Users should pay attention to the validation period of some prepaid cards because a card cannot be used after it has expired.