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Admissions

Qualification

  • All international students who completed their secondary or tertiary education

Application Procedure

Visa-free

  • Nationals of countries where visa-free entry is permitted for 90 days
  • A D-4, language training, visa is necessary in order to extend your stay after you entered Korea
  • Contact the Immigration Office for inquires regarding visas, change of status, or visa availability
  • Admission procedure
    • Document submission
    • Document examination
      (Interviews are not for all students!)
    • Acceptance notice and tuition invoices
    • Tuition payments
    • Entry to South Korea and placement test

Short-term visa (C-3-1)

  • Visit a local Korean embassy or consulate to obtain a visa. Valid for 90 days from the date it had been issued!
  • No visas are issued just by getting a study permit from the Immigration Office. An admission certificate or a admission letter from the school is fine
  • Obtaining no other visas than the D-4-1 visa for extending your stay in Korea after you entered the country
  • For inquires, feel free to contact the Immigration Office
  • Tourism (C-3-2, C-3-9) visas cannot be changed to D-4 or D-4-1
  • Admission procedure
    • Document submission
    • Document examination
      (Interviews are not for all students!)
    • Acceptance notice and tuition invoices
    • Tuition payments
    • Entry to South Korea and placement test

Students visa for learning Korean (D-4-1)

  • All students must be enrolled in school for at least six months in order to get this visa
  • Stay period can be extended to a maximum of two years
  • After the first six months, you can extend the validity period for either three or six months
  • Admission procedure
    • Document submission
    • Document examination
      (Interview are not for all students!)
    • Acceptance notice and tuition invoices
    • Tuition payments
    • Certificate of Admission for visa issuance
    • Visa registration
    • Visa obtainment
    • Entry to South Korea & taking the placement test

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

How to apply

  • You can either send your documents by email or in person. (Delegate can be submitted)
  • Click here for the registration form 
  • Any questions or concerns? Feel free to contact us via email or phone. Find the name of your country first! The following names are the supervisors who will support and guide you through your studies at Konkuk. 
Nation Phone Number Email Address
China +82-2-450-4171 lyonghi@konkuk.ac.kr
Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan +82-2-450-3074 kli@konkuk.ac.kr
North and South America, Europe +82-2-450-3958 kangnurse@konkuk.ac.kr
Japan +82-2-450-4172 sohui5539@konkuk.ac.kr
Vietnam +82-2-450-4174 daae0906@konkuk.ac.kr
Mongolia, Uzbekistan +82-2-450-4173 cso1992@konkuk.ac.kr
Asia, CIS, and Africa +82-2-450-3956 kli@konkuk.ac.kr

Documents required for admission

Visa-free or Short-term visa (C-3-1)

  • 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)

Students visa for learning Korean (D-4-1)

  • 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.)

Application fee and Tuition

  • 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.

Insurance & Alien Registration

Insurance

  • 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.

Residence Card

  • 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 alone

    • 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.)
    • A fee of 30,000 won (Purchase income stamps at the bank on the second floor of the immigration office )
  • Notes
    • Must apply within 90 days from the date of entry
    • Request(s) to reissue any lost items must be within 14 days
    • When returning home after language training, you must 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.

Re-registration

  • 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

Eligibility

  • 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

Procedure

  • period of extension: Up to 6 months extension
  • Tuition: 3,600,000 KRW (a term-3months extention: 1,800,000 KRW)
  • 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, applications are accepted 3-4 weeks before the end of the class.
    • Only those with an attendance rate of 85% or higher can apply

    applying by individual

    • Those who want to quickly extend their visa due to personal reasons
    • Direct visit to the Seoul Immigration Office (Mok-dong) under the jurisdiction of Konkuk University
    • Reservation must be made before going to the immigration office
      ( Book it through the HiKorea site www.hikorea.go.kr
  • Required Documents
    • the application for the re-registration (KLI form)
    • the application (for the immigration)
    • the receipt of tuition payment
    • the certificate of registration with the attendance rate
    • a passport
    • a copy of passport
    • Original of ARC
    • 65,000KRW (individual application: 60,000KRW)
    • Certificate of residence (a copy of housing contract, dorm residence etc.)
  • Notes
    • It takes about 3 weeks to return the ARC(Alien Registration Card) after visa extension in group.
    • Students planning to return home countries are encouraged to keep the above period in mind.
    • If you wish to re-enter Korea after returning during vacation, you must have your Korean residence card.
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