Study in South Korea: student visa, scholarships, universities and post-study work

Updated from official sources and watched nightly. Upload your CV to see which of these routes you are eligible for today.

See my eligibility for South Korea (free)

Study routes: D-2 student visa
Work while studying: Part-time work with immigration permission after the first semester, within hourly caps.
After graduation: D-10 job-seeker visa after graduation; E-7 with an employer; F-2 / F-5 points routes.
Official portal: HiKorea

Routes

D-2 student visa

D-2 student visa

Admission to a Korean university; Certificate of Admission; proof of funds; visa at the embassy or through the university's online issuance.

Source: HiKorea

Working while studying

Part-time work with immigration permission after the first semester, within hourly caps.

After that: staying on

D-10 job-seeker visa after graduation; E-7 with an employer; F-2 / F-5 points routes.

Universities in South Korea 104 on record

Every university we hold for South Korea, each linked to its own official site. 641 programmes are open and verified right now; new intakes are added as universities publish them. Upload your CV to see which are open to you.

Ajou UniversitySuwon Ansan UniversityAnsan-si Busan National University of EducationBusan Busan Presbyterian UniversityGimhae Catholic University of KoreaSeoul Cheju Halla UniversityJeju City Cheongju UniversityCheongju-si Chodang UniversityMuan Chonnam National UniversityGwangju Chugye University for the ArtsSeoul Chuncheon National University of EducationChuncheon Chung-Ang UniversitySeoul Cyber University of KoreaSeoul Daegu Catholic UniversityGyeongsan-si Daegu National University of EducationDaegu Daegu UniversityDaegu Daejeon Health Institute of TechnologyDaejeon Daelim University CollegeAnyang-si Dankook UniversityJukjeon-dong Dong-A UniversityBusan Dongguk UniversitySeoul Dongseo UniversityBusan Dongshin UniversityNaju Duksung Women's UniversitySeoul Eulji UniversityDaejeon Far East UniversitySeoul Gachon UniversitySeongnam-si Gangneung–Wonju National UniversityGangneung Geumgang UniversityNonsan Ghent University Global CampusIncheon Gwangju Health UniversityGwangju Gwangju UniversityGwangju Gyeonggi College of Science and TechnologySuwon Gyeongguk National UniversityAndong Gyeongju UniversityGyeongju Hallym Polytechnic UniversityChuncheon Hanbat National UniversityDaejeon Handong Global UniversityPohang Hanil UniversityWanju Hankuk University of Foreign StudiesSeoul Hansei UniversitySeoul Hanyang Cyber UniversitySeoul Hanyang UniversitySeoul Hongik UniversitySeoul Hoseo UniversityAsan Incheon National UniversityIncheon Inha UniversityIncheon Jeju International UniversityJeju City Jeonbuk National UniversityJeonju Jeonju UniversityJeonju Joongbu UniversityGoyang-si KAIST Kangnam UniversityYongin Kangwon National UniversityChuncheon Kkottongnae UniversityCheongju-si Konkuk UniversitySeoul Konyang UniversityDaejeon Kookmin UniversitySeoul Korea Aerospace UniversityGoyang-si Korea Christian UniversitySeoul Korea National Open UniversitySeoul Korea National Sport UniversitySeoul Korea University Korea University of Technology and EducationCheonan Kumoh National Institute of TechnologyGumi Kunsan National UniversityGunsan Kwangwoon UniversitySeoul Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul Kyung-in Women's UniversityIncheon Kyungbok UniversityNamyangju Kyungdong UniversitySokcho Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu Luther UniversitySeoul Mokpo Catholic UniversityMokpo Myongji UniversitySeoul Osan UniversityOsan POSTECH Pukyong National UniversityBusan Pyeongtaek UniversityPyeongtaek Sangji UniversityWŏnju Seojeong UniversityYangju Seokyeong UniversitySeoul Seoul Media Institute of TechnologySeoul Seoul National UniversitySeoul Seoul National University of Science and TechnologySeoul Shin Ansan UniversityAnsan-si Shinhan UniversityUijeongbu-si Shinsung UniversitySeosan City Silla UniversityBusan Songwon UniversityGwangju Sookmyung Women's UniversitySeoul Soongsil UniversitySeoul Sungkyunkwan University Sungshin Women's UniversitySeoul Sunlin UniversityPohang Tech University of KoreaSiheung-si University of UlsanUlsan Woosong UniversityDaejeon Woosuk UniversityJeonju Yeoju UniversityYeoju Yeungnam UniversityDaegu Yewon Arts UniversityImsil Yonsei UniversitySeoul Youngsan UniversityBusan

Where the scholarships are listed

Scholarship Portal · Euraxess (research) · Academic Positions · FindAPhD · DAAD scholarship database · Saramin · Study in Korea

How ForiForeign helps

Upload your CV, see verified matches with a real score, and let the platform prepare the complete application which you send from your own address. Replies are read for you; after an offer, the university fee steps, documents and student visa application are organised in the same place, to the visa decision. Search is free; you pay only when the platform does work for you.

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Questions people ask about South Korea

What are the main routes to study in South Korea?

D-2 student visa. Each is read from the official page and watched nightly.

Can I work while studying in South Korea?

Part-time work with immigration permission after the first semester, within hourly caps.

Can I stay in South Korea after graduating?

D-10 job-seeker visa after graduation; E-7 with an employer; F-2 / F-5 points routes.

Who is eligible for D-2 student visa?

Admission to a Korean university; Certificate of Admission; proof of funds; visa at the embassy or through the university's online issuance.

Does ForiForeign apply for the visa?

No. ForiForeign matches your CV to verified programmes and prepares the application; the student visa is filed by you on the official portal (HiKorea), with the documents organised in the same place.

What to study in South Korea

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