l Admission l Prospective Students_Future Students
Prospective Students
Life at HUFS
1. Visa & Immigration
Foreigners that are intending to stay in Korea for more than 90 days after entry are required to register at the local immigration office having jurisdiction over your place of sojourn within 90 days after the arrival in Korea.
Please note that you will be fined minimum 200 USD if you do not register within 90 days after entry to Korea.
The following documents must be submitted to the local or district immigration office having jurisdiction over your place of sojourn:
– Passport– Application form for foreigner registration
– 1 color photo (3cm x 4cm)
– Processing Fee: 10,000KW (Government Revenue Stamp)
– A Certificate of Enrollment
(Next to Youngpoong Bookstore at Jonggak Station, Subway Line 1)
– Phone Number : 02-731-1799
– Transportation (Subway)
‣ Line No. 1 – Jonggak Station, Exit 6 (a minute’s walk)
‣ Line No. 5 – Gwanghwamun Station, Exit 5 (5 minutes’ walk)
‣ Line No. 2 – Euljiro Ipgu Station, Exit 2 (6 minutes’ walk)
For more information regarding the immigration office, required documents for registration or more:
– visit the website http://www.hikorea.go.kr or– call 1345 (Immigration contact center which provides counseling service on 17 languages)
For information regarding the Visa please refer to:
– /user/hufsenglish/index.html
– http://immigration.go.kr/HP/IMM80/index.do
2. Health Care
Depending on the seriousness of symptoms few options are suggested to you:
– On-campus Health Center– Private Clinique
– General hospital
On-campus Health Care Center
For minor health issues and injuries students can go to on-campus health center located on the second floor of Globeedorm building. For more info visit website /user/hufsenglish/index.html Private Cliniques
General hospitals, which are known for being crowded, often ask visitors to undergo unnecessary medical check-ups which are expensive and at times not covered by the insurance
Tel : 958-9988
Hours : Mon – Fri (09:3012:00,13:30 – 17:00)
Sat : 09:30 – 12:00
For more info: http://www.khmc.or.kr/eng/
Although Korea University Hospital is a bit far from HUFS it has an International Health Care Center where doctors and nurses are fluent in English and other languages.
For more info: http://www.kumc.or.kr/language/ENG/health/intro.do
3. Useful Links
Tourist information:– http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/
– http://www.visitseoul.net/
– Call 1330 (detailed information on tourist sites, transportation, restaurants, etc. If you want information about areas outside of Seoul, enter the area code of that region before pressing 1330)
http://www.korea4expats.com/
http://english.seoul.go.kr/lh/support/scof1.php
http://gsias.hufs.ac.kr/
http://cafe.naver.com/gsiashufs
