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Allowances & Expenses
The Government of the Republic of Korea bears the following allowances and expenses through KOICA in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

Daily Subsistence Allowance
Participants receive a Daily Subsistence Allowance(DSA) of 20,000 won per day for personal expenses incurred during the training course, extending from arrival in Korea to departure. The DSA provided to participants is based on the cost of living at the training site and is meant to cover basic expenses.

If the training period exceeds three months, the DSA will be 450,000 won per month(15,000 won per day).

Meals
KOICA or the training institute will arrange or provide three meals per day.

Allowance for Sundry Expenses
KOICA provides an allowance for sundry expenses incurred between the times of entry into and departure from Korea, i.e. transportation fares and passenger sevice charges.
The allowance per participant will be 50,000 won for a training course not exceeding four weeks, or 100,000 won for a training course exceeding four weeks.

Stop-over Allowances
A stop-over allowance is provided to a participant who has an inevitble stop-over in a third country due to the flight schedule for which expenses are not paid by the airline company.
The amounts shown in the table below is the maximum that participants will receive as a stop-over allowance. KOICA will provide a stop-over allowance according to duration of stay when transiting through a third country. This allowance is limited to two working days. Participants should budget within the amount as prescribed in the table below.

Application of Stop-over Allowance
Durtion of Stay Amount
Over 24 hours Full rate
Over 12 hours 80% of the rate
From 6 hours to less
than 12 hours
$30
Note : The above rate of Stop-over allowance is subject to change

Rate of Stop-over Allowance
 
Asia Tokyo,
Hong Kong
Japan,
Singapore
India,
Thailand,
China,
Malaysia,
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
America New York Washington,
L.A.,
San Francisco
Mexico,
Brazil,
Canada,
Agentina
 
Europe London,
Paris,
Geneva,
Moscow
England,
Germany,
France,
Italy,
Netherlands,
Switzerland,
Belgium,
Hungary,
Russia,
Tajikistan,
Ukraine
Bulgaria,
Poland,
Uzbekistan
Kazakstan
 
Middle East & Africa   UAE,
Uganda,
Sudan,
Gabon,
Central Africa,
Cote d'Ivoire,
Zaire,
Cameroon
Jordan,
Bahrain,
Qatar,
Egypt,
Kenya,
Nigeria,
Ethiopia,
Saudi Arabia,
Iran,
Iraq,
Libya,
Senegal
Lebanon,
Yemen,
Morocco,
Tunisia,
South Africa
Rate
105
95
86
76
Note : Stop-over allowance for a third country not specified in the table will be calculated in consideration of the nearest country in the table.

Expenses

KOICA will bear the following expenses for participants:
 An economy class round-trip airfare between Seoul and the international airport designated by KOICA
 Lodging charge from arrival to departure from Korea excluding personal bills for phone, laundry, video, minibar, food, etc
 Medical insurance
 Other expenses concerning training

Note : KOICA will not bear taxes (such as airport or departure tax) incurred when participants depart from their country.