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Prices and costs

Our fees and the main costs of studying in Korea, in the open. The refund terms under each package are the ones in the contract.

Service packages

  • Documents

    $350

    • Choosing the university and programme
    • Translation, notarisation and apostille
    • Submitting the application

    Refund termsIn the document preparation package, the service fee is set for the work performed. Translation, notarisation, apostille and state fees are not refunded automatically: any refund depends on the rules of the organisations concerned. The refund terms are set out in the contract.

  • Up to the visa

    $800

    • Everything in the Documents package
    • Working with the university and coordinating the tuition payment
    • Bank account and proof of funds
    • Embassy submission and two interview rehearsals

    Refund termsA result-based tariff: the agreed service fee is charged according to the result conditions in the contract. If the visa is refused, refunds and non-refundable costs are specified separately in the contract.

  • To Korea and the first year

    $1,200

    • Everything in Up to the visa
    • Booking the flight
    • Pick-up at Incheon and dormitory check-in
    • ARC, phone number and bank card
    • Advice and support throughout the first year

    Refund termsA result-based tariff: the agreed service fee is charged according to the result conditions in the contract. If the visa is refused, refunds and non-refundable costs are specified separately in the contract.

How the payments go

Payment is result-based: the university tuition is paid first, and the remaining service costs and payments follow the stages set in the contract. You know in advance when each is due, who receives it and what it covers.

To Korea and the first year
PaymentWhenPaid toAmount
University tuitionLanguage course tuition (two terms). In the result-based system this is the payment the student makes first.WhenWhen the university sends its tuition invoicePaid toThe university$2,800
Other payments on the university invoiceFor example the dormitory and health insurance, if the university puts them on its invoice (six months in this sample).WhenBy the date on the university’s invoicePaid toThe university$1,770
Bank and visa feesOpening the KDB account, its English statement and the consular fee. The balance itself is not paid to anyone: it stays in the student’s or a parent’s account. Its amount depends on the university, the programme and the visa type, so we give it separately for each admission.WhenBefore the documents go to the embassyPaid toThe bank and the embassy$80
Service fee and ticketK-Study’s service fee, the price of this package: document processing, work with the university, organising the application, document checks, coordination and consultations. The one-way Tashkent–Seoul flight.Result-based: the agreed service fee is charged according to the result conditions in the contract.WhenThe fee at the stage set in the contract, the ticket once the visa is issuedPaid toK-Study and the airline$1,650
All four payments$6,300

This table is a sample: the split into stages is a sample too, and the amounts are for two terms of a language course and six months in Korea. Document costs and day-to-day costs in Korea are not included; they are in the calculator below. Your own stages and amounts are set in the contract.

Cost calculator

Enter how many months you will live in Korea and how many semesters you will study, and tick any extras you need. The total is at the foot of the bill.

University tuition$2,800

  • Language course tuition$2,80010-week term, USD 1,200–1,700 depending on the university$1,400 per semester × 2

Other payments on the university invoice$1,770

  • Dormitory$1,500higher in Seoul, lower elsewhere$250 per month × 6
  • Health insurance$270mandatory for international students in Korea$45 per month × 6

Bank and visa$80

  • Bank account and statement$20at KDB Bank; the balance itself varies, we give it per admission
  • Consular fee$60set by the embassy

Service fee and ticket$1,650

  • Our fee (K-Study)$1,200result-based, as the contract sets out; To Korea and the first year package
  • Tashkent–Seoul flight$450one way, depends on the season

Document costs$240

  • Translation, notary and apostille$160depends on the number of documents
  • University application fee$80set by the university

In Korea$2,125

  • Food and transport$2,100less if you cook for yourself$350 per month × 6
  • ARC card$25paid in Korea at the immigration office
If you need them
  • $30not required for a language course
Total$8,665In soʻm109,612,250 soʻm

Rate: $1 = 12,650 soʻm The amount in soʻm uses a dollar rate that we update by hand.

This is an estimate. The exact amount depends on the university, city and term; we confirm it at the consultation.

We will prepare the documents with you

Leave a request: a manager will call you and go through the documents and deadlines for the path you chose.

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