Exchange students online application guideline (2025)
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- Writer Office of International Affairs
- 작성일 2024-06-14
If your documents have been rejected, kindly refer to the below for common and FAQ, and the pdf file.
Certificate of Enrollment and transcript
- The document was issued online and can not be verified the originality (no stamp or signature)
- The document does not state my registration for current semester
Passport
- Unclear or uploaded upside down
Photo
- File error, can not be opened.
- Not JPG
- Black and white photo
Financial document
- Though the sponsor is my father or mother, not attaching official family relationship documents in Eng or Korean.
- There is no sign or stamp on the document submitted.
Health Insurance
- Even if you plan to sign up for health insurance in Korea, we will only approve if you have submitted actual health insurance under your name.
Those who have been rejected, and plan to sign up in Korea do not have to replace the documents,
yet you NEED TO SIGN UP FOR HEALTH INSURANCE IN KOREA for your own safety.
Medical Check-Up
- Even if you plan to take the x-ray/mmr upon your arrival in Korea, note that you need to submit the personal and official documents.
Make sure to add memo on the x-ray section that "I will be taking x-ray upon my arrival in Korea within 7 days"
Home Univ program coordinator Email address
- DO NOT write your email. It must be your home univ program coordinator＇s email.
If not, we will delete it without extra notes.
Non-OECD applicants
- Upload the documents of either apostille or consular certified(영사확인) documents depending on your countries.
We will "reject" unless the final documents are uploaded and will approve the application when we receive the hard copy at Sookmyung.
Name
- Note that if your name has has "É" or "Ï" etc, it will cause error on the system and your transcript later.
We suggest you to change the name according to the passport mrz section, so your transcript name is issued correctly.
** In common... **
- Not translated in English or Korean
- Not the original document
- The document was issued within a year ago