Your first 90 days

Check the current government route and your university notice for registration, address, stay-period or status tasks that apply to you. Write down the deadline, submission channel, required evidence and proof of completion; recheck after moving or changing status.

Official sources to confirm with: Study in Korea — Residence Eligibility and Stay Duration

From your admitted-student guide, list tuition or enrollment confirmation, arrival reporting, portal activation, student ID, orientation and department check-in. Mark who confirms each step and what screen, receipt or message proves completion.

Official sources to confirm with: Korea University — Fall 2026 Guide for Newly Admitted International Graduate Students

Ask the chosen branch or provider which physical or mobile identification it accepts, whether in-person and remote procedures differ, and what alternative exists while a residence card or account is pending. Do not assume one bank's rollout applies everywhere.

Official sources to confirm with: Korea Immigration Service — Six Korean Banks Begin Accepting Mobile Residence Cards

Confirm your eligibility start date, contribution or billing route, registered address and any documents with NHIS and your university. Record where to correct an error; do not copy another student's date or amount.

Official sources to confirm with: National Health Insurance Service — Guidance for Foreigners

Find your own university's dates for preferred-list, registration, adjustment, add/drop and withdrawal stages. Save the final enrolled schedule and ask the department how waitlisted, reserved or rejected states are resolved.

Official sources to confirm with: Korea University Sejong Campus — 2026 Fall Semester Course Registration Schedule

Read the current syllabus for lecture, discussion, assessment and reading languages, then confirm unclear points with the instructor or department. Note prerequisite knowledge, required software or materials and an academic-language support route.

Official sources to confirm with: Korea University Sejong Campus — 2026 Fall Semester Course Registration Schedule

Copy add/drop, withdrawal, exam, tuition and leave dates from the current academic calendar. Ask the relevant office how a course change affects credits, scholarship conditions, graduation timing or your student record in your case.

Official sources to confirm with: Korea University Sejong Campus — 2026 Fall Semester Course Registration Schedule

Record move-in and move-out dates, deposit and rent evidence, utilities, repairs, inventory, contract contacts and the door-to-class commute. If anything is unclear, use an official housing-information or designated-agent route and verify language, fee and appointment availability first.

Official sources to confirm with: Seoul Foreign Resident Portal — Find Housing

Save separate routes for international-student administration, department questions, academic support and wellbeing. For each one, verify who may use it, service language, booking method, hours, cost and current wait; a university example is not a nationwide promise.

Official sources to confirm with: Seoul National University Center for Campus Life & Culture — International Student Counseling

Ask your own university which office handles classroom, assessment, assistive-technology, mobility or housing accommodations, what evidence and lead time it requires, and how information is shared. Provide only the minimum information the official process requires.

Official sources to confirm with: Seoul National University — Services for Students with Disabilities