Letters of admission are mailed only to applicants for the Korean language program who have paid the tuition fee in full within the designated period. Approximately 1 month before the classes start, these letters are sent to the e-mail address entered by each applicant in “Personal Information” on the Language Education Institute (LEI) homepage (http://www.lei.snu.ac.kr). 

 If and when students who are currently enrolled in the Korean language program wish to continue to take Korean language courses during the following session, they must visit the Korean Language Education Center (KLEC) homepage (http://www.lei.snu.ac.kr), re-register online, and pay the tuition fee for the following session before the end of their currently enrolled courses. The tuition fee may be paid by credit card or direct cash payment. Credit card payments can be made by selecting “Credit card payment” from the payment methods when you register online, clicking on the “Yes” button when a popup window asking you to install the IPS program on your computer appears, entering your credit card information on the payment window that appears after the ISP program has been installed, and then clicking on the “Make payment” button. Direct cash payments can be made by transferring the tuition fee to the Language Education Institute (LEI) bank account in your name and informing the KLEC office. The LEI bank account information is as follows: - Bank name: National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF), Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea - Bank account number: 079-17-000714 - Bank account holder: Language Education Institute (LEI), Seoul National University

 Only those who have been admitted to a Korean language course in the regular program of the Korean Language Education Center (KLEC) may apply for boarding in the Language Education Institute’s (LEI) dormitory. However, because there are more applicants than dormitory rooms, not all applicants can live in the dormitory. Prospective dormitory residents are selected on a first-come, first-served basis, and priority is given to new students. Those who have been selected as prospective dormitory residents must enter the dormitory within the designated period. As for application for a dormitory room, you may visit the KLEC section on the LEI homepage (http://www.lei.snu.ac.kr) and apply online on “Dormitory” on the “Student Life” menu.

 

To apply to the Korean language program provided by the Korean Language Education Center (KLEC), please check the documents at each program's "Application" page. All of these documents must be attached when applicants apply online on the Language Education Institute (LEI) homepage (http://www.lei.snu.ac.kr). Applications by e-mail or in person are not accepted.

 If you wish to pay the tuition fee by credit card, you must first register online on the Language Education Institute (LEI) homepage (http://www.lei.snu.ac.kr). Credit card payments can be made by selecting “Credit card payment” from the payment methods when you register online, clicking on the “Yes” button when a popup window asking you to install the IPS program on your computer appears, entering your credit card information on the payment window that appears after the ISP program has been installed, and then clicking on the “Make payment” button.

 

Only online applications through the Language Education Institute (LEI) homepage (http://www.lei.snu.ac.kr) are accepted. Because applications by e-mail or in person are not accepted, all applicants who wish to take a Korean language course at the Korean Language Education Center (KLEC) must register online on the LEI homepage first and then apply online. Your application will be complete when, after online application, you pay the application fee (regular program: 100,000 KRW; evening classes: 30,000 KRW; short-term programs: 60,000 KRW).

 

If and when you have been admitted to the Korean language program (regular program/special program), on the designated admissions announcement day, e-mail notifying you of your admission will be sent to the e-mail account that you entered when registering online. This e-mail will include all information needed to take Korean language classes at the Korean Language Education Center (KLEC) including the tuition fee payment deadline, placement test, and course descriptions. In addition, even if you cannot check the e-mail, you can confirm your application status by checking “My Application” on the “My Page” menu on the Language Education Institute (LEI) homepage (http://www.lei.snu.ac.kr).

 

To extend your D-4 visa, you must submit the following documents to the Immigration Office.
(Applicable only to students enrolled in the Regular Program.)

1. Certificate of Enrollment issued by the Language Education Institute
2. Transcript or Certificate of Attendance showing your attendance record
3. Tuition Payment Receipt (must be printed directly from My Page)
4. Alien Registration Card (Residence Card)
5. Visa Extension Application Form
6. Application fee of KRW 60,000
7. Passport
8. Proof of Residence

The immigration office closest to Seoul National University’s Gwanak Campus is the Seoul Immigration Office.

▣ Seoul Immigration Office

• Address: 319-2 Sinjeong 6-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul
• Website: HiKorea
• Contact: +82-2-2650-6211~5

 

Visas can be extended for a maximum of 6 months. If you wish to have an existing language training or general training visa (D-4; valid for 6 months) extended for another 6 months, you must pay the tuition fee for 6 months in full to the language training organ at which you are studying. 

 

A student must apply for language training visas personally. Once you receive a letter of admission from a language training organization in South Korea by e-mail, please visit the nearest South Korean consulate with the document. As for other documents necessary to obtain a visa, please make inquiries to the South Korean consulate.