An optional requirement in applying for a tourist visa to Korea for Philippine passport holders is the invitation letter. It is called 초청장 (cho-cheong-jang) in Korean and is available at law offices (not office supplies stores). I’ve been receiving emails asking for a sample of this invitation letter. The one I have is four pages including the cover page. I just scanned the cover and the second pages. Click on the images below to enlarge. Remember, it’s an optional requirement and even if you have the invitation letter it doesn’t guarantee that you’ll receive a visa!
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I can understand the need for an invitation letter if you are coming here as a tourist but what I don’t get is trying to get dependents to come over, what’s up with requiring them to submit an invitation. Like you said in your other post getting into the R.O.K is more difficult than getting into other western countries.
^^ tell me about the required re-entry permit for F-2-1 visa holders (korean wives)!
hey!betch,I just dropped here in your blogs and read a lot of interesting stories and sites.One day i will come and visit you in korea.Mmmm…I missed our groups in korea.Okay, so long amiga.Buona giornatta!!ciao!!ciao!!a kiss
Hi, I met this Korean guy and he is planning to invite me to visit Korea. Now my question is, eventhough I have this invitation letter, do they still need the other requirements you mention to your other blogs like ITR, bank account saving etc?
I am just concern because I already send my copy of passport and other IDs in Korea to process my visa.
Thanks, hope you can help me..
@Jouls >> yup, you still need all the other requirements… an invitation letter is just an optional requirement
@ hanna quey >> hey we miss you… hope to see you soon here
this is really helpful. thank you. my student is planning to invite me to korea. im excited yet anxious whether im gonna get the visa or not. pls pray that i get one. really wanna visit korea! btw, what are my chances of getting a visa? what would make one get a visa and the others denied?
^^ hi! i hope you could get one. your chances really depend on your current status. it’s just like applying for a US visa, you’ll have to prove that you have a stable job and that you’re not gonna overstay when you come here.
Hi Betchay! Thanks so much for all the helpful tips and info you provided me.
God bless you!
betchay, i’m working here in korea with E-7 multiple entry visa.
regarding dependent visa application, which is easier
1. I will apply here for a dependent visa, or
2. Get tourist visa in Philippines (for my wife & son), and upgrade it later to F-3 visa when they are already in Korea
Thanks
like you said get tourist visa in the phils. for your family right..
im a male F-2-1 holder and my wife is a korean
my Q. is what about i’de like to invite my parents here in korea do they still need a invitation letter?????
guys need help here
^^ sent you an email
^^ sent you an email
is this a reply to my querry?
query?
Sorry, just checked my email.
Anyway thanks for the reply.
im a male F-2-1 holder and my wife is a korean
my Q. is what about i’de like to invite my parents here in korea do they still need a invitation letter?????
guys need help here
are you a filipino married to a korean woman? rare…
anyway, you just need to send your parents an invitation letter. the other documents will not be necessary, based on my experience. but it would still be best to ask the embassy.
Hi! i am a pinay marriend to a korean, i want to invite my step-mom here in korea, will it be complicated since she is just my step-mom? my mother died when i was 8 and my father re-married 5 yrs. after my mom died. but she is just like a real mom to us.. what kind of visa she has to apply? tnx
Hi Betchay. my boyfriend is a filipino and working for 12 years in south korea, now i have a plan to visit him, since it will be a suprise visit, therefore he cant send an invitation letter.. NOw, what are the requirements needed for me to visit him.
Please, i really love him, hope you can help me. you can email me anytime.
hi Ms. Betchay, i just want to ask, pwede bang yung husband ko ang magpadala ng invitation letter kahit na OFW lang siya diyan sa Korea at hindi siya residente. please help. thanks a lot. God bless…
hello, just a question Ms. Betchay about the invitation letter, anu po ba yung mga importang points to indicate, like anu po yung content dapat ng invitation letter?
Thank you so much po sa help, i’m a bit getting anxious na kase… thank you so much… im planning to visit korea before feb 2009 po and leave for korea mid october or late october tapos po come back here in the phils ng mga january…
wosha! i need friends to help me out..thank you so much ^_^
hi, i would like to ask if a representative of the invitor can have the cho-cheong-jang notarized? or ung mismong invitor ung magpapanotarize non? thank you very much
^^ i honestly don’t know… when the invitor gets it from the law offices, it’s already “notarized”
oic, kz ung invitor ko is very busy, he wanted his representative to get a copy from the law office,sign it and bring it back to the law office to be notarized..would it be possible? thanks
hi my name is alusin am in need of a letter of invitation to south Korea, pls can any one help me fill free to contect me on my email alusine_bahr2000@yahoo.com,
thanks looking forward to here from you soon
Hi, My Fiancee is planning to invite me to visit South Korea. Now my question is, eventhough I have this invitation letter,what are the other requirements that should be sent along with the invitation letter?
Please send me all the detailed requirements to my email(nikki.n.frankie@windowslive.com)your prompt response would be appreciated.
Thanks, hope you can help me..
^^ sorry, i’m too lazy to send you an email… but you can check this link…
http://www.buhaykorea.com/2008/04/15/getting-a-tourist-visa-to-korea-for-pinoys/
I wanted to invite someone from Philippines here in Korea. I am here on a D-9 visa. I have all legal documents for working here, alien card.. all necessary. When I called the Korea Embassy from Manila they said there is no way a philippino can get tourist visa.Even with invitation letter it is impossible for them. they have to be married or need working visa. I dont understand this bullshit. This is total crap. Btw.. this thing took place on 10 january 2009. Maybe in the future they will change their mind and be more gentle with the countries around them. If someone really get tourist visa tell me how he / she proceded.
hi pwede po ba malaman kung papano pagpasok sa korea ng mai invitation letter mula po sa boyfriend na koreano?at pwede din po malaman kung ano anu ang requitments?salamat po
@marizel >> pakibasa na lang ‘to…
http://www.buhaykorea.com/2008/04/15/getting-a-tourist-visa-to-korea-for-pinoys/
Please I need an invitation letter to visit Korea on a short term basis.
Regards
Please I need an invitation letter and hotel reservation to visit south Korea.Please can somebody help. I will pay for service render.Then contact direct.Wimson@usa.com
my girl friend is in philipines and i want to get her a invitition letter for her what are steps on getting her down here i am so lost pls help
Hi where in seoul or daejon or jeonju can this invitation letter be secured? Any law offices that you can recommend? How much does it cost?
Thank you!
Hi Ivy! Like in the post, you can go to any law office and ask for it. Only a Korean can make an invitation letter.
hi! i just wanna ask about my case…
i have my own business, i have DTI and business permit from city hall that i renewed last january (so i paid the city tax that time) but i don’t have the ITR from BIR.
would the business permits be enough or still no? do i still need to provide the ITR if i will apply for the visa??
thanks in advance for the reply.. ^^
Hi everyone. The invitation letter is a very easy thing to get. I called the Korean Embassy in Manila and ask them and their reply was that I have to simply write it and get in to a public notary to legalize it. You have to mention there your full name, where you work, who you want to invite, your relation with the person you plan to invite, the period of staying, about expenses… and by the way, anyone can make it not only a korean. Hope my gf will recieve a tourist visa. Good luck to all also
who should write the name of the invitee? the person who is inviting you to come over korea or the person in the seoul embassy? actually i already got mine but my name was written incorrectly! help
hello! I’m planning to get a tourist visa.. the invitation letter should be notarized in Korea or can be here in the Philippines? Should it be written in Korean or in English?
The invitation letter must be notarized in korea not in philippnes. And better to be in korean and english also.
I was planning to visit korea by sept 09, ask ko lang po pwde po bng kht ung pinsan ko ang mgbigay ng invitation letter skn ( he was only OFW there).
And, if theres a chance n mkhanap k ng work opportunity dun pwde po b nila itransfer ung tourist visa to employnet?
Thanks..!
I was planning to visit korea by sept 09, ask ko lang po pwde po bng kht ung pinsan ko ang mgbigay ng invitation letter skn ( he was only OFW there).
And, if theres a chance n mkhanap k ng work opportunity dun pwde po b nila itransfer ung tourist visa to employment?
Thanks..!
Please I need an invitation letter and hotel reservation to visit south Korea.Please can somebody help. I will pay for service render.Then contact
armannuk@mail.ru
hi ms. betchay, i went to the korean embassy this morning and the korean woman in the window 3 said that i have to get an invitation letter from the invitor which is my korean friend from jeonju city. i am a college student and no job and we have several family businesses so i can afford to go there and such.
pls tell me more thru my e-mail. thanks very much.
hi our korean friend is inviting us this coming feb–korean newyear holiday–2010–
id like to ask if its possible for her parents to invite us, since our friend is just a student–but her parents are willing to invite us too–since we always accomodate their daughter whenever she comes here–and visit philippines yes we are actually two(2) planning to go there–we would just like to ask if thats possible for them to invite 2 persons at the same time–anyway its just less than a week–
i would appreciate your response so much–
hi maam bechay ^^
im happy that i’ve found your blog ^^
this is really a big help for me.
my Korean friend is is inviting me to go to Korea next year , im preparing all the documents needed to get my Korean visa.
Thanks for giving us a reliable information.
Hope i can get my visa soon ~~^^
Take care
i just have question about visa my husband is currently base in korea and he sent me invitation letter he just sign it,not notarized is that acceptable?
is it possible that our boss will invite two people? and how we’ll receive it and how long ? thanks
hi po.. please pakisagot naman po ang tanong ko… my plano po kasi ako pumunta ng korea this december… and balak ko na po magapply ng visa… wala po akong work since january so hindi ako makakapagprovide ng ITR and employment certificate… ang meron lang po ako ay US visa… bank certificate.. passport (which i have just renewed).. i have a korean friend, na currently staying in korea…. tinanong ko siya tungkol sa invitation letter at ito ang sinabi niya…. hindi rin niya alam kung paano gawin ang invitation letter… please help… kung ito lang ang requirements na meron ako, would it be enough para magkaron ako ng visa?
below yung reply ng korean friend ko regarding the invitation letter…
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i’ve inquired some offices about the letter of invitation thing..
and it has to be sent from a company.. inviting you to attend a meeting or seminar or whatever company stuff….
an individual can not give or issue an invitation letter..
i asked the notary office and they told me that…
if i have the letter then i can notarize it and send it to you.
that’s all i could find about the letter.
if you found any other way to get a letter of invitation, tell me..
if it’s in korea, i’ll try to contact them..
really really hope you could come~~
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Dear friends
To start my names are RASHID ZAKI am an Moroccon citizen i want to visit SOUTH KOREA i well knew that korean is visa free with morocco passport holders.Please i do need an entry letter of invitation please i will pay for that service.Please i dont know this as well and will not like to visit it again why because i got this link by mistake and will not recornise to locate this link again.Please do reply to me through my via private email address thanks and am looking forward to been hearing from you
gray.clark39@yahoo.com
Dear friends
To start my names are RASHID ZAKI am an Moroccon citizen i want to visit SOUTH KOREA i well knew that korean is visa free with morocco passport holders.Please i do need an entry letter of invitation please i will pay for that service.Please i dont know this website as well and will not like to visit it again why because i got this link by mistake and will not recornise to locate this link again.Please do reply to me through my via private email address thanks and am looking forward to been hearing from you
gray.clark39@yahoo.com
hello kristel. add mo ko s skype mo, chat tau. i will also go to Korea this month or December. receive k n invitation ng friend k.
skype id: lttc_academy
tanung ko lang po, dati po akong entertainer sa korea, tapos after po ay nag change satus ako. Ang status ko po is naging f2-1 visa resident I was married to a korean. Then something happened, I got divorced so after that umuwi ako sa pinas… Now its almosta year im working here now, I plan to visit korea for a tour its just because namimiss ko na korea. And I have friends there to give me invitation. Anu po mabibigay nyong advice sa akin? Thanks po..
So negative.. It is infact easy to get a visa if you have a notarized invitation.
I can sense your arrogance from your replies..really.
By this time i guess you know tha koreans abhore that kind of “filipino mentality” that you have.
You shouldve learned from our culture.
is that for me? i’ve been waiting for someone to call me arrogant… even though i don’t know you, thank you very much
Hi thre Ms Betchay
Hope u cud help me on this: Where do my friend from Korea send the Notarized Invitation Letter for me: to Phil Embassy in Korea? Or does she have to send it to me then I hand it in to Korean Embassy here sa Pinas?
wew. Im rly loaded with all documents & requirements jst to get tht tourist visa, hope u cn help me. thanks!!!
Hi yani! she has to send you the invitation letter and you’ll have to include it with your other documents when you go to the embassy to apply for the visa
good luck!