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Guides for preparing the KIIP (Korea Immigration & Integration Program) exams — from the pre-test to the comprehensive test, with up-to-date rules and study tips.
What Is KIIP? Korea's Social Integration Program Explained
What the Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP) is, who can join, how its stages and 515 hours fit together, and which exams you take.
KIIP Pre-evaluation Score-to-Level Chart and Cutoffs
How your pre-evaluation total score maps to a level, plus the oral cutoff below 3 points and the 85-point direct-entry special case.
KIIP Naturalization Evaluation: Repealed 3-Attempt Limit
Naturalization comprehensive evaluation and interview: different retake rules. The 3-attempt limit was repealed in 2023, but the 1-year deadline remains.
How to Apply for KIIP: From Sign-up to Course Registration
Applying for KIIP step by step: signing up, the extra account the pre-evaluation needs, level placement, course registration, opening times, waitlists.
KIIP Benefits and Costs: Naturalization and Residency
Finish the full Level 5 course and pass the naturalization comprehensive evaluation: written test replaced, interview waived. Plus F-5 benefits and costs.
KIIP Comprehensive Evaluation: Eligibility and Exemptions
The permanent-residency and naturalization comprehensive evaluations: eligibility, test structure, passing score, and the interview exemption.
KIIP Level Placement Guide: Which Level Do You Start From?
The KIIP Level 0–5 structure and required hours, level placement by pre-evaluation score, and how to decide whether to start at Level 0.
KIIP Level Evaluation: Level 1·2·3 Passing Scores and Rules
Eligibility, the 60-point passing standard, re-completion promotion rules, and required hours for the KIIP Level 1, 2, and 3 evaluations.
KIIP-KLCT Mid-level Evaluation: Eligibility, Passing Score
Eligibility, test structure, passing score, and the always-available CBT option for the mid-level evaluation (KIIP-KLCT) taken after Level 4.
KIIP Pre-evaluation Guide: How to Apply and Get Placed
What the KIIP pre-evaluation is, who takes it, how to apply, the test fee, the test structure, and how your score sets your level.