Korea Student Visa
If you are planning to study at a Korean university for more than 90 days, then you should apply for a student visa at the Korean consulate or embassy in your country of residence.
TYPES OF STUDENT VISAS IN SOUTH KOREA
D-2: Visa for Regular Educational Programme
This visa is for any student enrolling in a Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. programme at a junior college, university, or graduate school.
D-4: Visa for General Training
This visa is for any person attending a university-run language school, a qualified educational institute or any other institute other than an academic research institute.
REQUIREMENTS OF KOREA STUDENT VISA
- Your passport in original with a copy of the photo page. The passport must be valid at least 6 months after the planned entry to Korea.
- A filled in visa application (see the embassies’ website)
- Visa application fee
- 1 passport photo
- Visa documents from a Korean university (see headline 3)
- Proof of financing
- If you attend a university exchange program, additional documentation may be required.
HOW TO APPLY FOR A STUDENT VISA
To apply for a Korea Student visa, you should do the following steps:
Before applying for a student visa, you must apply and get admitted to a Korean university.
For the application you usually need:
- The school's application form
- A copy of your passport
- Your high school diploma in English
- Proof that you have can finance your studies in Korea
After you have been admitted to a university program, it is time to pay the tuition fee, then collect all necessary documents to prepare for you visa application.
You apply for a visa at the Korean embassy in your home country. Contact the Embassy or your school if you have questions about the visa application.
You must collect your visa personally at the Korean Embassy unless you use a visa agency that does the job for you.
COST OF KOREA STUDENT VISA
Both of the visa applications charge a fee of £30 to £50. A multiple entry visa is more expensive than a single-entry visa.
PROCESSING TIME OF KOREA STUDENT VISA
The normal processing time is 5 days, depending on the nationality of the aplicants the processing time may take longer.