University & Institution Partnership · KAFSA 2026

Services for international students,
only what your university needs
— bundled your way

Why now

From quantitative expansion
to full-cycle quality management

International student policy is shifting.
Recruitment – Study – Living – Career – Job search – Settlement,
universities cannot bear all six full-cycle stages alone.

The government announced it will shift its international student policy, long centered on "quantitative expansion," to a "quality-management-centered system" befitting the nation's standing.
— Ministry of Education "Full-Cycle Talent Management" policy press release (Apr 9, 2026)

  1. 1

    Recruitment

    • Application intake system setup
    • Admission eligibility screening system setup
    • Admissions process support
  2. 2

    Study

    • Immigration & residence administration agency
    • TOPIK study support
    • Korean law literacy education
  3. 3

    Living

    • Housing
    • Telecom & insurance
    • Bank account opening
  4. 4

    Career design

    • Part-time employment permit
    • Status aggregation & management
    • Job search information
  5. 5

    Post-graduation job search

    • Visa change support (D-10)
    • Job information
  6. 6

    Long-term residence

    • Further study & employment
    • Settlement residence administration
    • Long-term settlement support

MODULAR SERVICES

Pick only the services you need

From recruitment to settlement, 12 services in 4 modules.
Universities can partner by choosing only the components they need, with no outsourcing fee.

  1. 01

    Immigration & residence administration agency

    99,380 cases to date
    • New Alien Registration Card issuance
    • Period of stay extension
    • Change of status of residence
    • Overstay rate & expiry-date management (HireBoard)
  2. 02

    Career design & certification compliance

    IEQAS metrics
    • Part-time employment application & permit
    • Korean law literacy education
    • Administrator review system
    • Job search & career information
  3. 03

    Living support

    U+ · 4 major banks
    • Bank account opening
    • Postpaid phone activation
    • Housing
    • Insurance
    • WOWPASS · currency exchange · TOPIK
  4. 04

    Graduation & settlement support

    D-10 visa
    • Visa change support (D-10)
    • Job information
    • Settlement residence administration agency

Partner universities can use it free of charge, with no outsourcing fee

HOW IT WORKS

Students do it easily via the app,
universities see it all on a dashboard

Student App
In progress2026.04.10

RC new issuance

Document review complete · awaiting immigration intake

Extension neededExpires 2026.05.30

Period of stay extension

30 days before expiry · extension can be applied now

Change of status of residence

Current

D-4

Language training

Change

D-2

Study abroad

  • Apply, pay, and submit documents in the app without visiting immigration
  • Supplementation reasons and progress status guided in each nationality's language
  • Auto-maps and generates 5 of the 8 document types
University · HireBoard
hireboard · part-time employment review queue

Part-time employment review queue

Review submitted applications and apply the school seal

Total applications142
Pending review7
Approved this week23
Currently working98
  • Rangsiman · D-2-2 · Cafe MomentUnder review
  • Nguyen Thi Hoa · D-2-2 · Convenience storeSubmitted
  • Li Jianyu · D-2-2 · BäckerhiteSubmitted
  • Automatic HiKorea integration removes manual FIMS checking
  • Automatic 5-tier classification — normal, near expiry, overstay, and more
  • Seal applied automatically after review — no printing or scanning

Immigration civil-affairs administration is handled through a registered immigration civil-affairs administration office.

FOR ADMINS

What student coordinators do in HireBoard

Residence administration service applicant management

Manage applicants for new Alien Registration Cards, period-of-stay extensions, and status-of-residence changes
on a single screen.

Application status dashboard

Real-time aggregation by stage

Supplementary document management

Check rejected and re-requested documents

School document upload

Bulk-register school-issued documents

Roster download

Export rosters by status (Excel)

Stay-expiry-date & overstay-rate management

With automatic HiKorea integration, continuously compare stay-expiry dates and overstay rates
against IEQAS standards.

Part-time employment permit review & approval

Review the documents submitted for permits,
and apply the school seal automatically upon approval.
Completed online with no printing or scanning.

Korean law literacy education completion-rate management

Track mandatory-education completion status in real time
and check whether the IEQAS 60% completion-rate standard is met.

Partner-university resource library

Download all the materials needed for international student management
from one place.

  • Multilingual application guide for students
  • Multilingual application guide video for O.T
  • Other international-student management guides

Curious about adoption cases?

39+ partner universities · 24,720 cases handled

Pick only the services your university needs
and adopt them modularly

We'll help you decide where to start, tailored to your university's needs.
Request an adoption consultation with no outsourcing fee.

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