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Application qualification and requirements

The required documents may be added or subtracted depending on your nationality and visa status.
For accurate information of documents you have to prepare, please contact our institute email.

  Application qualification

     Foreigners (or overseas Koreans) who have a high school graduation or equivalent academic diploma

 

  Basic documents

Application & Study plan
An ID photo (Background color: white, a picture taken within 3 months)
A copy of passport (The passport expiration date must remain valid for at least 10 months from the date of application.)

      If you are a visa holder (A,B,E,F,G1,H), please submit additional copy of your final academic graduation certificate (high school or higher education) and a copy of front and back side of the Alien Registration Card (or Visa Grant Notice) to the above documents.

      Also, tourist Visa holders can apply for the Korean course and need to submit the final graduation certificate too. But, tourist Visa holders can register for only 1 semester. To re-register for additional semesters, they need to apply for D-4 Visa. Please refer to the “Additional documents for D4 application” section for the list of required documents.

 

  Additional documents for D-4 visa application

      The basic documents above and the documents below are all required.

      The application period is different depending on the applicant's nationality and status of stay, and some documents are added or excluded.

      Required documents regarding the other nationalities‘ are presented in detail at the Additional Douments for Other Nationalities section at the bottom of this page, please refer to the bottom of this page and make sure you read them carefully.

Documents Remark
Academic certificate of your final school
(high school or higher education)
1. A copy of an academic graduation certificate (high school or higher education)
2. Original Apostille or the original approval of the Korean consulate in your country that proves your graduation certificate from high school (or higher education) - Post the original document(s) to our office
Original bank balance certificate ∙ It should be under your name
∙ Over USA $10,000 - It should be issued within one month before your application
Post the original document(s) to our office
A copy of family certificate ∙ Submit this if your bank certificate is under your parents’ name
∙ Upload on the online application form
Original Sworn statement of reference
(The designated form on our homepage )
∙ Use the designated form on our homepage
∙ Only for some nationalities
Address for mailing the original documents
∙ Zip code : 04066
∙ Address : Room 411, Yemun Building A (A-BLDG), International Language Institute, 94 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
∙ Receiver : International Language Institute Department of Korean Language Education
∙ Contact Number : +82 (0)2-320-1373

     1. All documents other than in English, Chinese, and Japanese are required to be submitted together with the original language and English or Korean translation

     2. All of the submitted documents will not be returned.

 

  Additional documents for ‘Other Nationalities’ (The basic documents at the top and all of the documents below are required.)

      How to apply : A Korean reference must visit our office and submit all the required documents directly instead of applicants.

Document Document
type
Remark
A copy of your and your parent’s ID card,
A copy of your passport
Copy ∙ In color
Family Certificate Notarized
(Original)
∙ N/A
Academic certificate of your final school Original ∙ Original Apostille or the original approval of the Korean consulate in your country that proves your graduation certificate from your high school (or higher education)
Transcript certificate from your final school Original ∙ Original Apostille or the original approval of the Korean consulate in your country that proves your transcript certificate from your high school (or higher education)
Proof of employment of parents Original ∙ If it’s impossible to prove the ‘proof of employment of parents’, submit your proof of employment, instead.
Proof of income of parents Original ∙ If it’s impossible to prove the ‘proof of income of parents’, submit your proof of income, instead.
Bank Balance Certificate
(under your name or under your parent's name)
Original ∙ Over USA $10,000
- It should be issued under your or parent’s name within one month before your application.
- In the case of time deposit, a deposit period must be established over 9 months based on the date of application.
- In the case of a general deposit, after the initial deposit prior to 3 months based on the date of application, the balance must be maintained until the class opening day.
(Submit a copy of bankbook)
Personal reference letter Notarized
(Original)
Notarize it from a layer office
Documents proving Korean reference’s financial abilities Original Choose one of the list of four below.
Building owner : real estate registration certificate
Employee : proof of employment, invoice of withholding tax
Individual Business : Business registration certificate, Certificate of Income Amount issued by National Tax Service
Corporate Business : Business registration certificate, Certificate of Vat Taxation Basis issued by National Tax Service
Other additional documents
(Only for those who are concerned.)
Original Those who have experience of applying for a University in Korea before
process statement letter (free style of form)
∙ Those who have passed more than a year after graduating from the final school:
a document(s) of proving your experiences after graduation.
Copy Those who have been to Korea before: a copy of the page that shows visa (or a copy of the page that has stamp of your entry date).
Vietnamese: submit a copy of the family book in colorr

     1. All documents other than in English, Chinese, and Japanese are required to be submitted together with the original language and English or Korean translation.

     2. Qualification of the personal Korean reference : A Korean over 20-year-old who resides in Korea, economically active, and able to have smooth communication with the student.

     3. For the Apostille and the original approval of the Korean consulate, it has to be confirmed by the ministry of foreign affairs (the Ministry of Education), and the procedures are vary from country to country. - Contact the Consulate in your country before your application.

     4. For applicants from ‘Other Nationalities’, an ‘Application for Confirmation of Visa Issuance’ will be issued under Hongik university for those who have passed the online interview.

     5. All of the submitted documents will not be returned.

Admission Procedure

  ※ Choose one of the application methods: Online, Email, Post or Visiting the office

     (However, Vietnamese for D4 applicant are not allowed to apply through the online or email.)

  ※ All the new students should attend the orientation.

  ※ Students will be assigned level 1 when they miss the placement test.

Tuition Payment & Registration Withdrawal

  Application fee

    KRW 100,000

    ※ Non-refundable

    ※ The admission fee won't be refunded even if a freshmen cancels the registration and applies for a refund before the class opening.

  Tuition fee

    KRW 1,750,000/ per one term (Reflected from 2024. Spring semester)

  Things to be aware of

  1. Even before the class opening, you can't postpone or change the application term, and only registration cancel is possible.
  2. D-4 visa applicants need to pay for 2 terms’ tuition fee at once.
  3. Textbook fees (KRW 50,000~KRW70,000) are not included.
  4. Application, tuition and textbook fees are subject to change.
  5. Payment deposited more or less than the tuition due to the overseas transferring will be settled after the term starts.

  Payment Method

○ Bank Name : SHINHAN BANK (신한은행) / Branch Name : HONGIK UNIVERSITY BRANCH

○ Account Number : 100-033-016916

○ Account Holder : HONGIK UNIVERSITY (홍익대학교)

○ SWIFT CODE : SHBKKRSE

○ Bank Address and Phone Number : 94 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea (☎+82-2-6023-3950)

 

  Withdraw and Refund the Course

  1. Anyone who wants to withdraw the course and get a refund after registration must fill out and submit a refund form.
  2. The amount of refund by period shall be in accordance with the Article 23 of the Enforcement Decree of the Lifelong Education law.
    (The application fee is non-refundable.)
  3. The fixed refund date and submitting documents differ depending on your visa type at the time of refund. For more details, please refer to the Article 4 of the 'Regulations for Enforcement of Korean Language Curriculum for Foreigners’
  4. Students can only receive the refund to the depositor’s account when you registered or by your own account.
  5. About four weeks are required to get refund. When it is an overseas account, only the amount deducted from the overseas remittance fee will be paid.