Please read the following information carefully.
Eligible Visa to apply
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Only D-2 visa holders can apply (excluding D-2-5).
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Applications can only be made within 90 days from the date of entry into Korea.
Application Procedure
1. Prepare documents | 2. Application period | 3. Submit supplementary documents and payment form
(only when needed) | 4. Fingerprint Registration | 5. Residence Card Pick-up |
[1st]
24.08.30 9:00
~24.09.06. 18:00
[2nd]
24.09.07 9:00
~24.09.10. 18:00
[3rd] [For Vietnamese students only]
24.09.27 9:00 ~ 24.09.28 18:00 | [1st]
~ 24.09.13. 18:00
[2nd]
~ 24.09.26. 18:00
[3rd] [For Vietnamese students only]
~ 24.10.04 18:00 | To be announced later | To be announced later |
1.
Please read carefully detailed information about the required documents and prepare them.
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Click APPLY button below to apply.
3.
If you need to submit supplementary documents, you will get an e-mail about it.
Please submit supplementary documents until the deadline.
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You will get the notice about fingerprint registration by e-mail after the exact date is confirmed.
5.
You will get the notice about residence card pick-up by e-mail.
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Please follow the instructions in the e-mail.
Precautions
When uploading documents
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All documents can only be submitted as scanned files with a scanner or app, not photographed.
If you take unclear pictures, your documents might be rejected by the immigration office. Please submit only scanned files.
Free Scan App (click to download)
Required documents and Application fee
Application payment option
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Standard
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33,000KRW / Month
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Membership subscription is an option that also covers the RC issuance fee.
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You don’t have to maintain a membership subscription for RC.
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Even if you cancel your subscription after the initial payment, RC issuance will be processed normally until issuance is completed.
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One-off option
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30,000 KRW
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If you choose alternative payment methods, additional usage fees will be charged upon membership signup, and fees won't be refunded
1. Residence Documents
You must submit your residence documents for a contract period of 60 days or more from the supplementary deadline. so that you do not have to move during the application period.
Type of residence | Required Documents |
I live in a school dormitory | dormitory residence certificate |
I signed the rent contract under someone else's name | 1. Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation
2. Rental contract in the name of a residence provider
3. front & back of residence provider’s ID card |
I signed the rent contract in my name | 1. Rental contract document
(2. business license of the accommodation
-only when a leaser is a corporation (business)) |
I live in Gosiwon, hotel, or guesthouse | |
I live in an Airbnb | 1. Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation
2. Rental contract in the name of a residential provider
3. Front & back of residence provider's ID card
(4. Airbnb Order Page) |
CLICK! Dormitory residence certificates2. ID Photo
Photos edited with Photoshop or photos taken by a camera with editing functions are considered forged and cannot be used as ID photos for an RC.
Only original electronic files taken at photo studios are accepted.
ID photo taken within the last 3 months 3.5cm x 4.5cm size Must be on a white background and ears must be seen✕ NO same photo as the passport
✕ NO photo of a printed picture
✕ NO non-white background
✕ NO photo taken on a computer screen
✕ NO blurry pictures
✕ NO selfie taken by a cellphone
3. Passport copy
The code below should be visible Without shadows or fingers taken✕ Cut off the code below
✕ Tilted or not facing front
✕ Shadows
4. Certificate of Enrollment
For the convenience of students,
the school issues a certificate of Enrollment
So, you don’t need to prepare anything for this.
GKS certificate (relevant students only)
GKS Global Korea Scholarship
(정부 초청 장학생)
It is not an on-campus scholarship.
Only foreign students invited by the Korean government should submit the scholarship certificate.