South Korea student visa: the official document checklist
In short: the D-2 Student visa (D-2-2 bachelor, D-2-3 master, D-2-4 doctorate) for South Korea asks for 8 documents from every applicant, and 1 more when they apply to you. This list follows the official checklist the South Korea mission publishes for applicants in Pakistan, read on 16 October 2026. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Where applicants in Pakistan submit: Apply at the Korean Embassy in Islamabad (or the Karachi office for its area) after your university sends the Standard Certificate of Admission. The Korea Visa Portal notes the embassy may add or remove documents to suit local conditions. A single-entry visa valid 3 months is issued; stay up to 2 years on issue.
Photo: One standard-size photo (표준규격사진 1매) per the Korea Visa Portal; exact size not read today.
Documents every applicant needs (8)
Visa application form (Form No. 17 / 사증발급신청서 별지 제17호 서식)(official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Copy of the school's business registration certificate (or unique number certificate) Copy. Your Korean university provides it. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Standard Certificate of Admission (issued by the university president or dean)When: Korean Government Scholarship (NIIED) students use the NIIED invitation letter instead.(official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Proof of final education (최종학력 입증서류) Original must be submitted. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Proof of financial ability (재정능력 입증서류) Original; amount equal to one year of tuition plus living costs. (official source, checked 16 October 2026)
Documents that depend on your situation (1)
Family relationship certificate (가족관계증명서)When: If you show your parents' bank balance certificate as financial proof.(official source, checked 16 October 2026)
How to prepare each document
Visa application form
Fill it online exactly as your passport (FF Assistant can fill it); print and sign the confirmation where asked.
Passport
Valid for the whole stay plus the margin the country asks (often 6 months beyond).
At least two blank visa pages.
Scan the photo page in colour, flat, all four corners visible.
If you renewed it, keep the old passport too.
Official verification: Only the issuing authority can confirm a passport; we never call it genuine.
Photographs
Use the size and background the official checklist states (most ask a white or light background, face straight, no glasses).
Recent: usually taken in the last 6 months.
Same photo on the form and on paper.
Visa fee receipt
Pay only on the official site; keep the receipt.
Official verification: The official payment record.
Additional documents
Anything else the checklist lists for your case; follow the checklist's own words.
Admission document
The document the visa asks for (CAS, I-20, CoE, LoA, admission letter).
Every detail must match your passport.
Official verification: The university can confirm it; ask its admissions office by e-mail.
Degree certificates
Every degree the checklist asks for.
Attested or apostilled as the country requires, then copied as asked.
Official verification: The body that attests degrees in your country, and the foreign ministry, keep records; we never call a stamp genuine.
Bank statement
The period and balance the country asks, never dropping below the amount.
Printed after the holding period, recent on the day you apply.
Signed and stamped by the bank, or e-mailed by the bank where the mission asks.
Official verification: Only the bank can confirm a statement; we never call it genuine.
Family registration certificate (proof of who your parents are)
Needed when a parent pays for you or the checklist asks for family details.
English version or certified translation.
Official verification: Your country's civil registry.
These preparation points are practical guidance; the official checklist decides what is asked.
ForiForeign prepares and guides; you file your own application and the South Korea authorities decide. Checklists change: open the official source before you submit.
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