Are you preparing to enter a university or graduate school in Korea? 🎓 As the admission season approaches, one of the most frequently asked questions we get is: “Can I enter Korea early on a tourist visa, get accepted, and then switch to a D-2 student visa?” To give you the conclusion first: It depends on your current …
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Welcome to Korea! 🎉 Delicious Tteokbokki, a beautiful campus, and new friends… Are you excited about your new journey? But wait! Just getting off the plane doesn’t mean you’re fully settled. There is one final gate you must pass to become a true “Resident of Korea”: Foreign Resident Registration. As your seniors will …
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Welcome to Korea! 🎉 Are you excited about delicious Tteokbokki, a beautiful campus, and making new friends? But wait a second! ✋ To properly enjoy life in Korea, there are 5 administrative tasks you MUST complete immediately after arrival. If you delay these, you won’t be able to use a mobile phone, open a bank …
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It’s February, and everyone is busy preparing for the new semester. Have you checked the back of your Alien Registration Card (ARC)? If the Expiry Date is in March, you need to hurry right now! Since Korean universities start their semesters in March and September, February and August are the ‘Visa Extension War’ …
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Welcome to Korea! 🎉 Besides the visa, the first and most important task remains: Alien Registration. If you plan to stay in Korea for more than 90 days, you must register as a captain at the appropriate country/foreigner registration office and obtain an approved Alien Registration Card (ARC) within 90 days of your …
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