[Exclusive] Korean college delays W1b in refunds to foreign students after visa denials

A private college in South Korea used about half of the tuition paid by foreign students for operating expenses before their visas were approved, leaving over 170 students waiting months for refunds after their applications were denied.

“We sent approximately $4,350 each in January from a bank in India,” three Indian students who were set to enroll in a language program at Woongji Accounting and Tax College in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, told The Korea Herald.

“But the school said they would not pr ...