Application fee

60,000 KRW

 * e-Application 50,000 KRW

Process time

3-4 weeks from

the submission date

* Do not leave Korea until the procedure is complete

Required Documents

Application Form

* When applying for reissuance, a new photo taken within 6 months must be submitted

Copy of the information page on your passport

* If a new passport was issued, it must be reported to the immigration office

Certificate of Enrollment

* Can be issued on the 1st floor of Hwado-gwan or Hanwool-gwan with a certificate printing machine

Academic Transcript

* After the transcript examination, additional document “Statement of Reasons for Underachievement” can be requested

* For those who go under the detailed examination, group application is not available (individual application is required)

a)   A semester with a GPA of 1.0 or lower within the last year (even if the overall GPA is 2.0 or higher)

b)   4 or more F grades within the last year (even if your overall GPA is 2.0 or higher)

Proof of Paid Tuition Fees

* Tuition fee payment receipt of this semester (Print from KLAS)

* Confirmation of installment payment can be received at the Office of International Affairs

Proof of

Financial Capacity

* Submission exemption: Applicants who are enrolled in a regular semester with a GPA of 2.0 or higher for all semesters

* Required submission:

·  Regular semester students who do not meet the above conditions for exemption from submission

·   Those who have completed the regular semester and have completed the extra semester (the thesis author in the case of master's and doctoral degrees)

"Certificate of Balance" (잔고증명서) of a domestic bank under the name of an applicant (issued within 20 days of the application date)

a)   Visa extension for 1 semester: 5000 USD or more

b)   Visa extension for over 2 semesters: 10.000 USD or more

Proof of Residence

*  Dormitory: Confirmation of Dormitory Residence

*  Residence under your name: Copy of lease or rent contract

*  Residence under other’s name: 

1)   “Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation” (“거주숙소제공확인서”) (attached form)

2)   Copy of the accommodation provider’s ID card (needed both sides copied)

3)   Copy of the lease contract under the provider’s name

Additional papers

Undergraduate’s delayed graduation

Proof of a delayed graduation

* Signed by the OIA staff

* Must include specific reasons for the delay in graduation (in case you haven’t met the credit requirements, need to submit your course schedule for this semester)

Graduate student’s delayed graduation

Certificate of Completion of Courses

Thesis advisor’s confirmation letter

* Signed by the faculty advisor and the OIA staff

* The thesis writing schedule must be specified in detail by month

Application fee

30,000KRW

Time Required

5-7 weeks from

the submission date 

* Do not leave Korea until ARC is issued

Required Documents

Application Form

* e-mail address

Photo(3.5*4.5cm)

* Front view, full-face photo with a white background and taken within 6 months 

Copy of the information page of your passport

Copy of the visa page on your passport

* Most recently issued Korean visa

* If you do not have the visa in your passport, please print out the “Visa Issuance Confirmation”

Certificate of Enrollment

* Can be issued on the 1st floor of Hwado-gwan or Hanwool-gwan with a certificate printing machine

Proof of Residence

*  Dormitory: Confirmation of Dormitory Residence

*  Residence under your name: Copy of lease or rent contract

*  Residence under other’s name: 

1)   “Confirmation of Residence/Accommodation” (“거주숙소제공확인서”) (attached form)

2)   Copy of the accommodation provider’s ID card (needed both sides copied)

3)  Copy of the lease contract under the provider’s name