Korean Language Institute, regular program
Yonsei KLI Regular Program page, 2026 and 2027 fees and 2027 schedule ↗Checked 24 October 2026
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What you pay
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What do I need?
- Online application, with scans of your passport, a photo and your final academic certificate
- Diploma or graduation certificate, apostilled or notarised by the Korean embassy within the last 6 months. University graduates send the degree
- A bank balance certificate of USD 10,000 or more, original, signed and stamped by the bank (Vietnam and Uzbekistan: see the notes)
- Family relation or birth certificate, apostilled or notarised by the Korean embassy, if the bank certificate is in a parent's name (groups A and B: always)
- Groups A and B (see Requirements): a transcript, apostilled or notarised by the Korean embassy, and the family certificate in every case
- Proof you paid the application fee: 120,000 won for a 2026 semester, 130,000 won for a 2027 semester
- If your final academic certificate is not in English, Chinese, Japanese or Korean, submit a notarized translation.
- D-4 applicants: put a copy of your passport in the envelope too, on top of the online upload
NOT APPLYING FOR A D-4? You post nothing: upload your passport, photo and diploma, and pay online.
D-4 APPLICANTS POST THE ORIGINALS to KLI, Room 201, Yonsei University, Seoul. KLI does not tell you they arrived, so keep the tracking number.
Nothing you post is returned. If you have only one original diploma, apostille a copy.
The certificate of admission is issued after your tuition is paid. You then apply for the D-4 at the Korean embassy at home.
Vietnam: instead of the bank certificate, a certificate of deposit for study abroad expenses from a Korean bank in Vietnam. Uzbekistan: a bank certificate from a Korean bank in Uzbekistan showing the balance kept for at least 3 months.
D-4 papers in any other language need a translation, and both the original and the translation must be apostilled or notarised by the Korean embassy.
From the official guide. The school decides what it accepts, not Waegook.
All requirements
- You finished high school or higher and can send the final diploma by the application deadline. A provisional certificate is not accepted
- A-Level or STPM, or SPM with a School Leaving Certificate, qualifies. A GED or homeschooling does not. There is no age limit
- FOR A D-4, KLI sorts applicants into three country groups, A, B and C (next lines). Group A must enrol for four semesters (1 year); groups B and C for at least two
- GROUP A, as the KLI page lists it (1 of 2): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine,
- GROUP A (2 of 2): Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, All African countries. Four semesters (1 year), plus a transcript and a family certificate
- GROUP B: Indonesia, Peru, Thailand. At least two semesters, plus a transcript and a family relation or birth certificate
- GROUP C: every country not in A or B. At least two semesters and no extra papers (the family certificate only if the bank certificate is in a parent's name). Mainland China has different papers: see KLI's Chinese website
- D-4 papers go by post and must ARRIVE at KLI by the application deadline. KLI asks you to send them a week early
- A bank balance certificate of USD 10,000 or more on ONE certificate, in your or a parent's name, issued within 30 days of the day it arrives at KLI. Local currency counts at that day's rate. Statements and photocopies are not accepted
- Morning places go in the order tuition is paid. Pay within 3 days of admission, or you may only get the afternoon class
- Passing a level needs 80% attendance and an average of 60. Fail the same level twice and you cannot re-enrol
- You apply as a non-D-4 applicant if you are a Korean national, hold another visa that lets you stay in Korea, or want to study one term only. You cannot switch between D-4 and non-D-4 after admission and registration
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Where this comes from
- Yonsei KLI Regular Program page (English): D-4 country groups A, B and C, terms, bank certificate ↗Supports: country groups, minimum terms, documents, bank certificate · Checked 24 October 2026
- Yonsei KLI Regular Program page (English): documents by group, notarisation, Vietnam and Uzbekistan bank papers ↗Supports: documents, notarisation, fees · Checked 24 October 2026
- Yonsei KLI Regular Program page (Korean): the same groups and country lists ↗Supports: Korean version · Checked 24 October 2026
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