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    • Student visa to South Korea

    A student visa to South Korea is issued to foreign nationals who wish to study in Korea on a full-time degree program / exchange program / summer or winter school program. Its validity is 3 months (single entry). Nationals from countries eligible for Electronic Travel Authorisation may apply for K-ETA instead. The visa is single-entry only. The duration of stay will be issued in strict accordance with the duration of studies as listed on the admission certificate (eg. if the duration of studies is 4 months, the duration of stay to be issued would be 4 months). If your program is more than 90 days, you are required to apply for Alien Registration Card (ARC) at a local immigration office in Korea within 90 days of your arrival. Upon the completion of your studies, the ARC must be returned to the immigration office or immigration officer at the departure airport. Failure to do so will result in a fine. The Embassy does not issue/extend ARC nor assist with the return of ARC.

    Travellers who are seeking entry into South Korea must submit through a travel agent appointed by the Embassy. Global Singapore has been appointed by the South Korean Embassy to submit visa applications on the applicant’s behalf.

    Please note, we work on a pre-booked appointment basis only to ensure efficient and professional assistance to each of our clients. Please, scroll down to book an appointment.

    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

    • Visa application form. Completed and signed visa application form. It must be signed by hand (wet signature in blue ink).
    • Photograph. 1 recent passport-size colour photograph on a white background – can be arranged in our office. You cannot wear a white top; the top must have sleeves. The photo must be glued to the application form.
    • 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).
    • Bank statements. 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. Only bank account statements printed directly from the banking app will be accepted. 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):
      • 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.
    • Global Singapore visa order form. 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)

    • Visa application form. Completed and signed visa application form. It must be signed by hand (wet signature in blue ink).
    • Photograph. 1 recent passport-size colour photograph on a white background – can be arranged in our office. You cannot wear a white top; the top must have sleeves. The photo must be glued to the application form.
    • 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).
    • Bank statements. 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. Only bank account statements printed directly from the banking app will be accepted. 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):
      • 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.
    • Global Singapore visa order form. Completed and signed Global Singapore visa order form.
    • Document checklist.


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      Processing time for a student visa to South Korea:

      • Visa processing time for all types of visas is 5 working days excluding the submission day.
      • Urgent service is not available.

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      • Should you require to print any of the required documents in our office, please note that an additional charge will be applied.