How to apply for visa for south korea

[tulog]

offtopic po nabasa ko kc na madami ** taga south korea tanong ko *** po kung malayo ba yung goyang sa seoul?

mga magkano kaya yung murang hotel **? n magkano budget sa food per meal?

pano pumunta ng goyang coming from the airport..train? bus?

maraming salamat po

[avonlea]

^^ ang goyang ay katabi lang ng seoul... accessible by subway... from the airport, you can take a bus to goyang city... famous district dun is Ilsan...

[pinoyjtm]

Hi. I hope someone can help me. I'm planning to go to Korea in July (2009). I've seen the requirements.However, I'm a freelance worker. I don't have payslips/certificate of employment.Is it still possible to go there? ADDT'L INFO: My fiance is Korean.I'm getting married in Korea (Aug/sept 2009).

[im_ur_angel]

Hi. I hope someone can help me. I'm planning to go to Korea in July (2009). I've seen the requirements.However, I'm a freelance worker. I don't have payslips/certificate of employment.Is it still possible to go there? ADDT'L INFO: My fiance is Korean.I'm getting married in Korea (Aug/sept 2009).

ask him to apply a fiancee visa for you. lahat ng bansa meron nun. maraming koreans ang nag-aasawa ng foreigner.

wow nice! so parang transit lang. pero ok na din. i think it only means korea is not your final destination so kahit na galing ka pinas tapos punta ka korea tapos after 30 days or less may ticket ka to australia. pwede din diba? i don't know correct me if i'm wrong.

bale kapag meron kang VISA nung countries mentioned (Japan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or US) and doon ka manggaling going to Korea, allowed ka 30 days sa Korea, visa-free. Goes to show the power of the ff. countries' Visa.

nice, so if i go to japan for vacation, tapos out of the blue, i wanted a weekend stay at korea, pwede na ako pumunta nang walang visa? i like!

vacation sa japan? basta multiple-entry visa ka sa japan, at japan-korea-japan ang biyahe mo, pwede.

[mickey27]

hello po! hmmm ask ko lang kung madali lang ba ako makakakuha ng tourist visa for south korea.. my bf is US ARmy and dun ** mababase and balak namin mag meet sa south korea.. help **** po..ty

[b|ued]

updated... if you are a Philippine passport holder and are coming from / going to Japan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or US and you have a confirmed onward ticket AND a visa or re-entry permit from any of those countries mentioned, you could travel to Korea up to 30 days visa-free

san kaya makikita yung rule na ito? just want to make sure

[avonlea]

hello po! hmmm ask ko lang kung madali lang ba ako makakakuha ng tourist visa for south korea.. my bf is US ARmy and dun ** mababase and balak namin mag meet sa south korea.. help **** po..ty

punta ka pa rin as a tourist (C-3) visa dahil boyfriend mo pa lang naman... so apply ka pa rin with all the requirements listed sa first page ata...

[avonlea]

ask him to apply a fiancee visa for you. lahat ng bansa meron nun. maraming koreans ang nag-aasawa ng foreigner.

there's no fiancee visa in korea... so tourist visa lang talaga pwede mo aplayan at dapat complete documents ka, ask your bf to send you an invitation

[oblique_tease]

what would be considered sufficient travel funds when presenting a bank certificate? may promo kasi ang cebu pac, bagsak ang air fare ng manila to incheon. my friend and i want to take advantage of that. short vacay trip lang since i work for a korean company here in makati (so hindi ako pwedeng mawala ng matagal, as in siguro a one-week whirlwind visit to seoul lang) but i really, really wanna go~~~

[enoa]

My friend and I are choosing between Seoul and Taipei for our next trip. She's coming from the US and I'm coming from Singapore. Sa airport na kami mag memeet .

I was just wondering kasi I saw from an earlier thread regarding the visa exemption that Taiwan has for Philippine passport holders as long as 1.) Permanent resident of US, Canada, Australia (?) 2.) Possess current entry visa from the above mentioned countries. I have a current multiple entry US visa. I was just wondering if this is the same for South Korea. If not, has anyone tried getting a Korean visa outside the Philippines? I'm based in Singapore and hassle if I have to go back to pinas just to get a visa. Most convenient kung dito na ako sa SG apply ng visa. Meron na ba naka experience ng ganito?

Thanks!!!

[fatgrrl_slim]

what would be considered sufficient travel funds when presenting a bank certificate? may promo kasi ang cebu pac, bagsak ang air fare ng manila to incheon. my friend and i want to take advantage of that. short vacay trip lang since i work for a korean company here in makati (so hindi ako pwedeng mawala ng matagal, as in siguro a one-week whirlwind visit to seoul lang) but i really, really wanna go~~~

php80,000 should be sufficient enough. If you've already been issued a visa in other countries, php50,000 pwede na. Attach your Employment Certificate and/or a copy of your latest ITR, as well.

[trumpetclive]

How long is the whole visa application process?

[fatgrrl_slim]

^^ Mabilis lang. If you've already been issued a visa before (be it Korea or other countries), pwede na balikan after 3 working days. If you're a first-timer, after 5 working days. After you submit your requirements, you will be given a call slip telling you the date and time you will have to come back to claim your visa.

[im_a_maldita]

if i apply for a visa..need naba agad yung plane ticket or ok lang na wala munang ticket..am afraid kasi if madenied..sayang naman yung plane ticket

[fatgrrl_slim]

^^Nope, no need. Twice na kong nakapag-apply ng SK visa na wala pa kong plane ticket, hindi naman nadedeny.

[jstars]

Hi! Help ****

I plan to go to SK in Oct. for 2 weeks under tourist visa.

1. Ok lang ba by August na ako mag apply? May validity ba yung visa once na-issue agad (expiry date)? If yes, gano katagal?

2. I saw the application form online, I plan to apply by myself, kaso ano ilalagay ko sa Guarantor / reference field kung wala akong kilala dun kasi I'll be an independent traveler?

3. So the visa is free of charge for my duration of stay right?

Anyone knows ano yung latest requirements aside from the passport, application form, bank certificate and certificate of employment?

Thanks so much guys!

[waterwell]

yeah, same question din, gaano katagal ang validity ng visa? and what happens kung di mo sya magamit?

[ejosef]

We applied for a visa one month before our planned trip to Seoul, as suggested by our travel agent, and we were given a single-entry visa (you can specify if you want single or multiple-entry -- the single entry is gratis/free, but the other is not) valid for 90 days from the date of application. We also indicated on the application form that we planned to visit Korea for only 4-5 days, and we were given 15 days to stay in Korea (as indicated in the visa).

Of course, if you don't use it within the validity period, then you're back to square one!

[jay08]

pano kung fresh grad lang and walang job currently would all the other requirements be sufficient na?

[fatgrrl_slim]

Hi! Help ****

I plan to go to SK in Oct. for 2 weeks under tourist visa.

1. Ok lang ba by August na ako mag apply? May validity ba yung visa once na-issue agad (expiry date)? If yes, gano katagal?

2. I saw the application form online, I plan to apply by myself, kaso ano ilalagay ko sa Guarantor / reference field kung wala akong kilala dun kasi I'll be an independent traveler?

3. So the visa is free of charge for my duration of stay right?

Anyone knows ano yung latest requirements aside from the passport, application form, bank certificate and certificate of employment?

Thanks so much guys!

1. August would be fine pero actually kahit September ka na mag-apply kasi 90 days lang ang validity nung visa. Mabilis naman sila mag-process eh.

2. Just leave it blank and state that you're funding your trip.

3. Yes, it's free of charge kasi 15 days lang naman ina-applyan mo.

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@waterwell: Kung di magamit, eh di wala lang. Next time na mag-apply ka ika-cancel nila yung previously issued visa mo. I just don't know how that would affect your future applications, though, pero sa experience ko may mga friends ako na hindi rin nagamit yung Korean visa nila pero na-grantan pa rin nung nag-apply sila ulit.

@jay08: by sufficient, you mean you will still be granted kahit fresh grad ka at unemployed? Depends on how you will be able to convince them that you can finance your trip even if you don't have a job, and how you can assure them that you won't go TNT in South Korea. Make sure that the documents you will submit will be able to show that.