Registration

• Foreigners and overseas Koreans who have graduated from high school or higher

• Nationals of countries where visa-free entry is permitted for 90 days
• To extend the period of stay after entering Korea, you must obtain a language training visa (D-4-1).
• Inquire at the immigration office about the availability of changes visa status in Korea
• Admission procedure
  • Submit application form and required documents
  • Examination of submitted documents
    (Interview is only for the certain countries)
  • Notice of acceptance and issue of invoice for tuition
  • Tuition Payment
  • Entry & taking the placement test

• Visa obtained by individuals by visiting a local Korean embassy or consulate (available to stay for 90 days)
• Certificate of admission for applying for the visa that is issued from the immigration can not be issued. (Certificate of admission from the school is possible.)
• To extend the period of stay after entering Korea, you must obtain a language training visa (D-4-1).
• Inquire at the immigration office about the availability of changes visa status in Korea
• Tourist (C-3-2, C-3-9) visa cannot be changed to the student visa(D-4-1).
• Admission procedure
  • Submit application form and required documents
  • Examination of submitted documents
    (Interview is only for the certain countries)
  • Notice of acceptance and issue of invoice for tuition
  • Tuition Payment
  • Entry & taking the placement test

• Must be enrolled in school for at least 6 months to get the visa
• Two years are total the maximum period of extension of D-4-1
• After the first six months, you can extend your visa in increments of three or six months.
• Admission procedure
  • Submit application form and required documents
  • Examination of submitted documents
    (Interview is only for the certain countries)
  • Notice of acceptance and issue of invoice for tuition
  • Tuition Payment
  • Issue the Certificate of admission for applying for the visa
  • Applying for the visa
  • Obtaining a visa
  • Entry & taking the placement test

Depending on the country, it takes about over 1 month from receiving the application documents to obtaining a visa

• Submit documents by mail or in person. (Delegate can be submitted)
• Quick Registration
• Please contact us by email or phone before submitting the documents.

• Submitted documents will not be returned
• Additional documents may be requested during the document review process
• Documents list
  • the application - download
  • A copy of your passport or ARC(Alien Registration Card-if you have one)
  • Two photos (3cm*4cm, colored)
  • A copy of diploma/degree from the last school attended or the original certificate of enrollment
  • A copy of Health insurance for foreigner students (If you do not have one, sign up in Korea)

• Submitted documents will not be returned
• Additional documents may be requested during the document review process
• Documents list
  • the application - download
  • A copy of your passport or ARC(Alien Registration Card-if you have one)
  • Two photos (3cm*4cm, colored)
  • A copy of diploma/degree from the last school attended or the original certificate of enrollment
  • Final education certificate: the diploma/degree with apostille or the original copy of the consular certification of the Korean diplomatic mission of the diploma/degree
    (In case of China, submit academic background certification from the Ministry of Education)
  • Study plan & Self-Introduction
  • A copy of Health insurance for foreigner students (If you do not have one, sign up in Korea)
    • If you stay for more than 6 months after your first entry, you are automatically enrolled in National Health Insurance.
  • Original bank statement of over USD 10,000- It should prove the balance will stay there for 12 months such as an installment savings.
    • Only the applicant's or parents' bank balance certificate can be submitted (siblings' relatives' balance certificates are not accepted)
    • When submitting a certificate of bank balance under the name of the parents other than students, the certificate of family relations such as the Certificate of Birth must be submitted.
  • Certificate of the Financial and identity guarantee (the original must be submitted)
    • Request may be made if necessary by the KLI (Konkuk Univ. Language Institute).
    • the form of the certificate of the Financial and identity guarantee - download
    • Only Koreans are eligible for financial and identity guarantees
    • Koreans who own real estate while paying monthly income tax of 150,000 won or more.
    • the period of sponsorship: three years
    • Notarization: After passing the admission documents screening, submit a notarized copy of financial and identification
    • Required documents: an original certified copy of the register, an original withholding receipt, an original proof of employment
• Additional documents
  • China
    • One copy of the Family Household Register renewed within a year (if parents divorced, submit a divorce certificate)
    • If the family relationship is not specified in detail in the Family Household Register, the original notarized the certificate of family relationship must be submitted
    • Original bank statement of over USD 10,000- It should prove the balance will stay there for 12 months such as an installment savings.
  • Other countries (Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, etc.)
    • Original family relationship certificate (family register and ID card, etc.)
    • If the family relationship is not specified in detail in the Family Household Register, the original notarized the certificate of family relationship must be submitted
    • Original bank statement of over USD 10,000- It should prove the balance will stay there for 12 months such as an installment savings.
    • Financial verification documents (original proof of parental employment and income, copy of real estate registration, copy of vehicle registration, etc.)

• Submit documents by mail or in person. (Delegate can be submitted)
• Please contact us by email or phone before submitting the documents.

• Application fee: KRW 150,000
• tuition: KRW 1,800,000 (1 term, 200hrs) ※May change every March
• Notice for Tuition payment is individually informed by invoice to final successful applicants.
• How to pay for the adpplication fee/Assessment fee/the tuition
  • the bank account number on Countries
    • China: 56100394037690
    • Hongkong, Macao,Taiwan: 56100396038929
    • the Americas (the North&South), Europe: 56100394037650
    • Mongolia, Uzbekistan: 56100396038914
    • Japan: 56100394037702
    • Vietnam: 56100396040674
    • Asia, CIS and Africa: 56100396038811
  • BANK: SHINHAN BANK
  • SWIFT CODE: SHBKKRSE
  • ACCOUNT HOLDER: KONKUK UNIVERSITY
  • BANK ADDRESS: 120, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea(zip code: 05029)
  • Notes
    • Tuition, application/assessment fees are only deposited when an invoice is issued or when the person in charge requests a deposit.
      ※ Never deposit tuition, application/assessment fees before passing the document screening.
    • Must be deposited under the applicant's name.

• Language trainees are obligated to sign up for National Health Insurance 6 months after entering to Korea.
• Private insurance must be enrolled for the period that you don't have the National Health Insurance
  • If you buy insurance in your home country
    • Must be written in English
    • Insurance period must be specified (subscribing at least 1 year from the date of entry)
    • Coverage: Medical expenses, treatment expenses, prescription preparation expenses, hospitalization expenses, etc. must be specified
  • When applying for domestic international student insurance
    • Insurance period is 1 year (can be canceled if you subscribe to National Health Insurance in the future)
    • You must sign up before entering Korea and ask the person in charge.
    • The cost is KRW 100,000/year.

• How to apply

  applying by group

  • Notice of group application and collection of documents from the administration office of the KLI
  • Due to the nature of group application, it takes more than a month
  • Visit the school or immigration office to register fingerprints

  applying by individual

  • Those who want to quickly issue an alien registration card for personal reasons
  • Direct visit to the Seoul Immigration Office (Mok-dong) under the jurisdiction of Konkuk University
  • Fingerprint registration is possible when you apply for the ARC
  • Reservation must be made before going to the immigration office
    (Book it through the HiKorea site www.hikorea.go.kr

• Required Documents

  • the Application
  • a passport
  • a copy of your passport
  • a photo (3.5cm x 4.5cm)
  • a certificate of registration
  • a certificate of residence (a copy of housing contract, dorm residence etc.)
  • fee KRW 30,000 (Purchase income stamps at the bank on the 2nd floor of the immigration office )

• Notes

  • Must apply within 90 days from the date of entry
  • Request for reissuance of lost items within 14 days
  • When returning home after language training, return the alien registration card to the airport immigration
  • If you wish to enter the country after returning during vacation, you must have your alien registration card.

• Language trainees are obligated to sign up for National Health Insurance 6 months after entering to Korea.
• Private insurance must be enrolled for the period that you don't have the National Health Insurance
  • If you buy insurance in your home country

• Those who have obtained a language training visa and are within 2 years of entering the country
• Those with a short-term visa who wish to obtain a language training visa (depending on whether or not it can be changed in Korea by country)
• Those who visa-free holders temporarily return to home countries and wish to return to Korea to study

• period of extension: Up to 6 months extension
• Tuition: 3,600,000 KRW (a term-3months extention: 1,800,000 KRW)