Documents Required to Apply for General Training Visa (D-4) for Malaysian

For Malaysian who wants to study Korean at university-run language school, they have two options for the visa.

(1) Study for one semester (less than 90 days) – no visa is required; as Malaysian can go to Korean without one if we stay less than 90 days.

(2) Study for two semester and more (more than 90days) – need to apply for General Training Visa (D-4) 

I sent an email to Korean Embassy in Malaysia for the checklist and received the checklist below:

MALAYSIAN NATIONALS - STUDENT VISA

For Malaysians, documents required for student visa application are:

1) Completed application form, 5 pages printed double-sided (attached)

2) One recent passport-sized color photo on white background

3) Original passport and its photocopy (main page only)

4) Admission documents from Korean university, including Certificate of Admission (original and photocopy)

5) Most recent graduation / school-leaving certificate (original and photocopy) OR Letter from home university to verify current student status if going for exchange program (original)

6) Certificate of Scholarship (original and photocopy) OR Personal bank statements for the latest 3 months, duly certified by bank in Malaysia, with balance not less than RM40,000 or the amount stated in the Certificate of Admission, whichever is higher

- if using parents' bank statements, please include copy of parents' IC and copy of student's birth certificate

7) Flight itinerary

8) Application fee, max. RM387, payable in cash

Additional documents may be requested upon assessment.

Application must be submitted over the counter at the Embassy between 8:30-11:30am Monday-Friday (except public holidays).

Processing takes at least 3 working days. No express service.

If applicant is unable to come personally, the representative should bring a copy of his/her own IC and an authorization letter from the applicant.

(Just for your easy reference, please refer to Korean Embassy for the latest documents and fees) 

P.s. I checked many website and other embassy website. Those websites stated that student need to provide 5,000 USD financial prove and 9,000 USD if study more than 6 months. However, I called to check with Korean Embassy in Malaysia, they said "the requirement of 10,000 USD has been there since FOREVER in Malaysia". I quoting what they say here word by word. 

The staff that I spoke with through the phone just reminded me why I hate to deal with Malaysia government staff :)