Korean Language Trainee D-4-1
A person with at least high school diploma or the equivalent, who plans to study Korean language at a language institution affiliated with a foreign education institution in the ROK or at a higher education institution established in accordance with the Higher Education Act
You are eligible to apply for this visa if you are a person with at least high school diploma or the equivalent, who plans to study Korean language at an institution established in accordance with the Higher Education Act, or the Special Act on Establishment and Management of Foreign Educational Institutions in Free Economic Zones and Jeju Free International City
You can apply for a single-entry visa valid for 3 months.
Periods of stay for this visa will be granted initially for up to 6 months.
For more information on Alien Registration or Visa extension, please visit Hi Korea website at www.hikorea.go.kr.
① Visa Application Form (Form No. 17), passport, a photo in a standard format, fee
② A copy of Business Registration Certificate (or Registration Number Certificate) of a respective education institute
③ Standard Acceptance Letter* (issued by the dean/president of the university)
* For scholarship students invited by the National Institute for International Education, an invitation letter issued by the director can be a replacement
④ Certificate of enrollment or documents proving the highest level of education. Original documents notarized in the following ways should be submitted.
(Notarization of diploma) Nationals of 21 countrires designated by Minister of Justice or those who have acquired a degree/credential from a high school or university located in countries subject to intensive management should submit one of the following (original) documents of ⓐ, ⓑ and ⓒ in accordance with the relevant provisions (For China only ⓒ allowed )
ⓐ Documents proving a degree (credential) certified with Apostille
ⓑ Documents proving a degree or others confirmed by a Korean consul stationed in the country where the school is located or by a consul of the country concerned stationed in the ROK
ⓒ As for China: Verification/Credentials Report of a degree or others issued by the China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center/China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center operated by the Ministry of Education of China (only applicable to those who acquired a degree/credential in China)
※ Yet, those who acquired a degree (credential) from a Korean uninversity or others are allowed to submit a diploma without official certification ( Copies will be stored after verfication with the original diploma and the records on the Immigration Control Information System)
– As for graduates from a vocational high school for which Verification/Credentials Report of a degree or others is not available,
ⅰ) For a diploma issued by a relevant school, confirmation by Provincial Office of Education (or Municipal Bureau of Education) and a Korean consul stationed in China is necessary, or
ⅱ) For a diploma issued by Provincial Office of Education (or Municipal Bureau of Education), confirmation by a Korean consul stationed in China is necessary to review the highest degree or level of education
⑤ Original copy of document proving your financial statement*
* In principle, documents proving your financial abilities must be reviewed through original copies (ex, bank statement, bankbook, scholarship receipt, deposit/withdrawal statement), and when necessary, a duplicate copy can be attached after an official-in-charge compares the original copy and duplicate copy to confirm authenticity (bank statement is only accepted when it is issued within the past 30 days)
※ When submitting a parents bank statement, family relation certificate must be attached.
⑥ Training Plan (Lecture Schedule, Lecturers Profiles, Training Facility and etc.)
※ The head of Korean diplomatic missions abroad may request for additional documents depending on the condition of the country of residence/jurisdiction if it is deemed necessary for visa evaluation.