Social Integration Program (KIIP) application — where and how to start
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Apply only through the Social Integration Information Network. Your stage is determined by a preliminary assessment, and you attend classes at an operating institution with jurisdiction over your place of stay. Foreign residents of Korea preparing for nationality, permanent residence and the like, and people who gained Korean nationality less than 3 years ago, may apply.
📌 Key points
There are eight steps. ① Sign up and apply to participate on the Social Integration Information Network ② Stage assignment via preliminary assessment ③ Curriculum announcement ④ Course application and assignment ⑤ Korean language and culture, stages 0–3 ⑥ Stage 4 and interim assessment ⑦ Stage 5 basic course and comprehensive assessment for permanent residency ⑧ Stage 5 advanced course and comprehensive assessment for naturalization. Hours are: Stage 0, 15 hours; Stages 1–4, 100 hours each; Stage 5 basic, 70 hours; advanced, 30 hours. The advanced course can only be taken by those who have completed the basic course or passed the comprehensive assessment for permanent residency.
📞 Contact
Ministry of Justice Social Integration Program. For inquiries, call 1345 (no area code needed).
Applications can only be made here. Stage assignment, course application, and assessment application are all done on this site.
⚠️ Things to watch out for
Applications are accepted only online through the Social Integration Information Network (www.socinet.go.kr). There is no in-person counter application. Choose classes from among the operating institutions with jurisdiction over your place of stay. Note: if you've moved but haven't reported the change of address, your application will be rejected — report the change first. If unavoidable circumstances such as childbirth, medical treatment, or household matters prevent you from attending for 30 days or more, apply for a suspension of completion on My Page within 15 days from the date the reason arose. This preserves the hours you've already completed. However, if you don't re-register more than 2 years after the suspension, you will be expelled by the authority's own action.
❗ What happens if you don't
If you are absent without notice for more than 30 days, you will be expelled, and all the hours you've already completed at that stage will be lost. If circumstances prevent you from attending, don't just stay absent — apply for a suspension of completion within 15 days.
See also
Basis
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- 사회통합정보망 「과정 및 이수시간」 https://www.socinet.go.kr/soci/contents/PgmCosCopl.jsp — 원문 확인 2026-09-11
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This content was checked on 2026-10-22.