Built for the people who have to figure it all out alone.

The story behind this site

My girlfriend is a foreign student who has been living in Korea for over two years. You would think that after two years, most things would feel familiar — but that is not quite how it works. She still runs into situations where she does not know where to go, who to ask, or what the process actually is. Banking, health insurance, housing contracts, trash rules, delivery apps — things that locals take for granted can take hours of research for someone who did not grow up here.

Watching that happen gave me an idea. Not just to help her, but to help the thousands of people who arrive in Korea every semester in exactly the same situation — navigating a new country, a new language, and a new system, often completely on their own.

That is why I built K-Survival Kit. Not as a travel blog, and not as a business. As a practical reference — the kind of guide I wish she had found on her first week here.

What this site is

K-Survival Kit covers the practical things that matter most to foreigners living in Korea — health and insurance, housing and contracts, banking, SIM cards, daily life, visas, and more. All content is available in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian, because the language barrier is part of the problem this site is trying to solve.

Everything here is general information only. I am not a lawyer, a doctor, or a financial advisor. Where official sources exist, I link to them directly. The goal is to give you enough context to ask the right questions — not to replace professional advice.

What this site is not

This is not a sponsored content farm. It is not written by AI with no editorial oversight. Some pages include affiliate links — mostly for services like eSIM providers and international money transfer apps that I genuinely think are useful for foreigners in Korea. When that is the case, it is always disclosed clearly.

The site will always be free to use.