Application Checklist

Eligibility Documents

Category 1:

If one or both parents are holding a foreign passport (with no Korean citizenship):

Copy of parents' Alien Registration Cards (front and back)
Original copy of certificate of Family Relations (if ethnically Korean – 국적상실증명 or 재적등본)
Child's birth certificate

Category 2:

If both parents have Korean citizenship, and the child has lived overseas 1095 days or more, or has 3 years of school transcripts:

Entry and Exit Certificate of the parents and the child. If the child has dual citizenship, please submit an Entry and Exit Certificate for each passport.
Original copy of certificate of Family Relations
School transcript and Attendance Verification from school(s) attended overseas (must be official and signed)

Required Application Documents

Copy of valid passport title pages of mother, father, and child
Color passport size photograph
Official school transcripts for the past three years and the most recent report card (translated into English and notarized).
School Attendance Verification (translated into English and notarized).
Most recent standardized test scores if administered at the current school.
Recent, graded written assignment completed for English / Language Arts class at school with teacher’s comments.

Application Processing Fee

Confidential Recommendation Forms

Recommendation forms must be from a current teacher and should be sent directly by the school or teachers. Forms can be emailed to recommendations@siskorea.org