Required documents for a student visa to South Korea
For the required documents, please click on the relevant category:
- Arrange your documents in the order according to the checklist.
- All documents should be printed or photocopied on A4-sized paper.
- Separate all the application documents for different applicants into individual sets.
- NO staples/pins/paper clips should be used on documents.
Full-time Bachelor's / Master's / Doctoral's degree program
- Completed and signed visa application form. It must be signed by hand (wet signature in blue ink).
- 1 recent passport-size colour photograph on a white background affixed to the form – can be arranged in our office. You cannot wear a white top; the top must have sleeves.
- Passport (original and copy) with at least 6 months validity beyond the validity of the visa.
- Copy of NRIC/EP/Spass/WP/LTVP/DP. For work passes issued with QR code, you are required to use “SGWORKPASS” app to obtain your pass information. A clear printout of the scan result obtained within recent 1 week must be submitted. The printout must show the access date at the top and the bottom. Re-entry permit (applicable to PR only).
- Certificate of admission (표준입학허가서) issued by the Korean university (copy).
- Certificate of Business Registration of the Korean university (사업자등록증명) (copy).
- Recent 3 months Singapore bank account statements / passbook (original and copy) / e-statements, that show all transaction for the month. * Credit/debit card / oversea statements will not be accepted. All pages of the statement must be included. Not required if the Korean university is an IEQAS university.
- Certificate of final education (original and copy). Not required if the Korean university is an IEQAS university.
Tuberculosis test result (applicable to certain applicants) (click on + for details):
- Nationals from high TB burden countries who reside in Singapore for less than 6 months: Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Cambodia, China, Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
- Documents required: Certificate of Health, Chest X-ray report / radiology report. Both documents must be issued within recent 3 months.
- If for some reason the applicant is unable to undergo a chest X-ray, the doctor must state the type of alternative TB test conducted (i.e. sputum test, tuberculin skin test or blood test) in the Certificate of Health and attach the report of the alternative TB test result.
- Travellers must purchase travel insurance (not required for visa submission) with a minimum coverage of 30 million won (approximately SGD 34,000) for COVID-19-related medical/treatment expenses and hospitalisation cost. The traveller must carry a physical copy of the insurance policy when travelling to Korea.
- Completed and signed Global Singapore visa order form.
- Document checklist.
Exchange program (D-2-6 visa) / Summer or winter school program (D-2-8 visa)
- Completed and signed visa application form. It must be signed by hand (wet signature in blue ink).
- 1 recent passport-size colour photograph on a white background affixed to the form – can be arranged in our office. You cannot wear a white top; the top must have sleeves.
- Passport (original and copy) with at least 6 months validity beyond the validity of the visa.
- Copy of NRIC/EP/Spass/WP/LTVP/DP. For work passes issued with QR code, you are required to use “SGWORKPASS” app to obtain your pass information. A clear printout of the scan result obtained within recent 1 week must be submitted. The printout must show the access date at the top and the bottom. Re-entry permit (applicable to PR only).
- Certificate of admission (표준입학허가서) issued by the Korean university (copy).
- Certificate of Business Registration of the Korean university (사업자등록증명) (copy).
- Recent 3 months Singapore bank account statements / passbook (original and copy) / e-statements, that show all transaction for the month. * Credit/debit card / oversea statements will not be accepted. All pages of the statement must be included. Not required if the Korean university is an IEQAS university.
- Letter from the Singaporean school to verify the student’s status and participation in the exchange / summer / winter school program (original and issued within the recent 1 month).
Tuberculosis test result (applicable to certain applicants) (click on + for details):
- Nationals from high TB burden countries who reside in Singapore for less than 6 months: Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Cambodia, China, Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
- Documents required: Certificate of Health, Chest X-ray report / radiology report. Both documents must be issued within recent 3 months.
- If for some reason the applicant is unable to undergo a chest X-ray, the doctor must state the type of alternative TB test conducted (i.e. sputum test, tuberculin skin test, or blood test) in the Certificate of Health and attach the report of the alternative TB test result.
- Travellers must purchase travel insurance (not required for visa submission) with a minimum coverage of 30 million won (approximately SGD 34,000) for COVID-19-related medical/treatment expenses and hospitalisation cost. The traveller must carry a physical copy of the insurance policy when travelling to Korea.
- Completed and signed Global Singapore visa order form.
- Document checklist.
