Study in Korea from Uzbekistan

The Republic of Korea's embassy in Tashkent is Uzbekistan's only Korean diplomatic mission. Visa applications go through authorized travel agencies rather than embassy walk-ins — these operate in both Tashkent and Samarkand.

Uzbekistan is reported to be on Korea's tuberculosis high-risk country list, which would require a TB certificate from a designated clinic for any visa of 90 days or longer. Confirm the current list and requirement at HiKorea before you apply.

Uzbekistan has been a party to the Hague Apostille Convention since 2012, so a diploma or transcript issued in Uzbekistan can be authenticated with a single apostille stamp rather than a longer consular-legalization chain. Confirm with your target university that they'll accept an apostille alone for your specific documents.

Korean universities typically ask for a bank balance of roughly 10,000,000–20,000,000 KRW, held in your name for at least three months before you apply — that's approximately 87–175 million UZS at recent exchange rates. A large deposit made right before applying is treated as borrowed money and rejected; the balance history matters more than the total.

There's no government-registered Uzbek student association in Korea, but an active community exists — Uzbek Students in Korea is a Facebook group with roughly 20,000 members, where most Uzbek students actually ask questions and find each other.