Exchange Student Program to South Korea_ D-2 Visa & Passport

Chuka Haeyo! (Congratulation) to me due to i have been accepted to Ajou University, South Korea as an exchange student for 1 semester starting this 23th August 2012. =)

There is 5 of us been selected to South Korea. 2 Guys was selected to Soulbrige International School and 3 of us (girls) been selected to Ajou University from The National University of Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia. 

We are so happy and excited when we know that we been selected and accepted for the exchange student program for the next semester even though there is a lot procedure we need to do.

Firstly, we received call, interview and letters from our university say that we been selected. Then about a month later, we been told that we received sponsor from our university. Its really really make us happy and felt glad because our main problem been saved! =)

After that, all of us need to apply for passport (only valid for Malaysian). Luckily i already done my passport before this at Perhentian Kajang, Selangor. 

Malaysia Passport

The fees of passport:

RM100 for 32 pages (valid for 2 years)

RM300 for 32 pages (valid for 5 years)

RM600 for 64 pages (valid for 5 years)

The documents that we need to bring:

Malaysia Passport Application form

2 passport picture 

MyKad and MyKad photocopy

Previous passport (if you have done the passport before);

and money

The operation hour is 8.30am to 5pm and passport application processing time is within an hour after payment being made.

The next step is we online apply and filled up form for Ajou University and waiting for the confirmation. Once received the confirmation from there, we started to plan and book for our flight to Korea!! Yeah~ Next, we need to wait for the admission package from Ajou University. After received the admission package from Ajou University, we are supposed to obtain the D-2 (study) Visa for our study. 

D-2 Visa and official receipt

So we went to Embassy of the Republic of Korea at:

No 9 & 11, Jalan Nipah

Off Jalan Ampang,

55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: 603-4251 2336

Fax: 603-4251 9066

The operation hour:

8.30am to 12.30pm;

and Visa collection hour is 3pm to 4pm.

The documents that we need to bring:

D-2 Visa application form

1 passport picture (make sure the latest one and clear)

A copy of Travel itinerary (flight ticket)

Passport and a passport copy (the page that shows our personal details)

Admission Certificate from Ajou University

Invitation letter from Ajou University

Letter from home university to Embassy;

and of course money

On 6th July 2012, Friday, we went to Embassy to apply D-2 Visa and paid RM170 which the D-2 Visa valid for 6 months and collect the Visa on the next Wednesday, 11th July 2012 at 3pm. (bring the official receipt)

Next, we went to somewhere nearby to have our lunch. Here we go, Gong Restaurant! The owner is so nice and friendly. Due to worries about non-halal so my malay friends they didn't take lunch here. Only Chee and me having lunch there. So we only order 1 set for 2 people and never though the owner say not enough so she add-on free for us the slide dishes! What a lucky day for us! =) But at the end its become my nightmare due to only 2 of us need to finish all the foods. Its too much for us but the food is delicious. =)

The slide dishes free add-on from the owner to us. =)

Dokbouki noodles set for 2 people.

The name card of Gong Restaurant. Go and have a try on!

Then today we already online register for the housing over there. I got a new college!

For the insurance and body check up, we were plan to do it when we are in Ajou University.

Once done, we only waiting for the time its come to flight to South Korea!!

Fighting together my friends! =)