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The Ministry of Justice has closely examined
the regulations of entry into Korea for
foreign students and recently revised to
make it easier for them to study in Korea.
The number of documents that a student has
to prepare is decreased, and the procedure
has become shortened. The financial status
as well as academic excellence for students
will be examined by the college one will
enter instead of Korean Immigration Office.
Required documents for admission are as
follows; Application Form, Personal Statement,
Study Plan, Graduation Certificate of High
School or College, Transcript, Letter of
Recommendation, TOEFL Score or Korean Language
Proficiency Certificate, Financial Statement
(or Scholarship Certificate).
1. Passport
Obtaining a passport usually takes several
weeks depending on the legal procedures
of your country. You may request it sufficiently
early.
2. Visa
Every qualified applicant will be sent
a letter of admission which will suffice
to obtain a student visa at any Korean consulate.
He/she may apply for 90-day student visa
which is sufficient to come to Korea, and
they can extend it after arrival in Korea.
The student visa applications for longer
duration must be processed in Seoul and
take longer time. Do not apply for a tourist
visa. It is much easier to obtain, but the
visa status cannot be changed without your
leaving the country and applying at a Korean
embassy or consulate, where the procedure
normally takes 1-2 months. When you apply
for a visa, apply for multiple entry rather
than single entry so that you may be able
to travel more easily to other countries
and your home country (in case of an emergency)
without applying for another visa. Those
who are already in Korea wanting to study
in Korean universities may obtain a permission
to study as a secondary activity from the
Korean Immigration Office. Korean citizens
residing abroad do not need a visa to attend
a college in Korea.
3. Health Insurance
Students are strongly advised to purchase
health insurance before coming to Korea.
In most of colleges and universities, student
health insurance is mandatory for foreign
students. However, the school insurance
covers only a portion of the cost incurred,
and it does not cover major illness or accidents.
4. Expenses
Basically there is no difference in tuition
fees payable by local and foreign students.
The fees consist of admission, tuition and
laboratory fees, all payable to the college(university)
accounting office. Students are required
to admission fees to new entrants which
include tuition and laboratory fees for
the first academic semester. Beginning with
the second semester, students pay only tuition
and laboratory fees. ln general, tuition
of national institutes is lower than that
of private ones.
| Tuition (As of 2001) |
Humanities |
Sciences |
| National Univ. |
Freshmen $2,200
Other Students $2,000 |
Freshmen $2,800
Other Students $2,600 |
| Private Univ. |
Freshmen $4,000
Other Students $3,500 |
Freshmen $4,900
Other Students $4,400 |
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