Buhay sa Korea

^^ i just got an email from someone who asked me before about getting a F3 visa for his filipina wife… his wife will now be coming to Korea… did you get a confirmation of visa issuance first from the immigration here?

wendy (of Wendy’s Domain) is also here on F3 visa

Hi Ms. Betchay! For some reason, I mistakenly hit “enter” and my message was posted without my question relating to my daughter’s issue.

My question is: Is there any chance (no matter how nill) that my husband and I can have her come to Korea? It really pains my heart to leave behind my 3-year old daughter in the Philippines that at this point when I should be concentrating on leaving, I am already thinking of going back.

Please help me. Thank you so much.

^^ sent you an email

I’m not liking this “Betch” nickname… lol I’m going to stick with Betchay… XD

I will just ask you,what are the requirements to be needed to invite my sister in law to come here to visit me and my wife?I already sent the some of my documents but the officer said that my sister in law needs to get the bank statement and the income tax.How about if she dont have enough money in the bank and no income tax coz her company that she work didnt pay income tax?Are you allow her to process the visa without this two documents?thanks and Im patient to hear your reply.

Good day!
I really don’t understand the code they use for the visa…can you send me brief meaning of F3/E7/etc. kinds of visa. Thank you very much.

hello midmi, are you in manila? same here, im planning to apply this october,.I do have other requirements as an employee…all i need is ITR, and i understand that it’s too early to file for an ITR for the year2008, and too late for the year2007…i really don’t know how to have my ITR…i hope i can talk with you…

Yes, i have some Korean friends waiting for me there…i met them when they visited d university were i spent my college…i was a former English coversation volunteer in my school..

yes, im here in manila. yes, my fiance’s korean.. i heard that we should have money in the bank, parang show money ganun? and an invitation letter will be a great help daw. ako pinapaasikaso ko yung invitation letter, pero nistastart palang din eh..

hi tonette, just got your message. i got your number na. when do you plan to submit sa korean embassy?

Hi betchay, thanks for your reply. Actually, i don’t have a plan of working there as of now…all i wanted is to travel there and meet my friends. One of my friend will be leaving korea soon and it will take years again for us to see each other, that’s why i want to grab this opportunity to see them in korea…i don’t have a husband yet…i’m just 20 years old and working for more than a year…
Is it possible to have a tourist visa given the COE and other requirements as an employee, eventhough i’m only working for more than a year?
I hope you can give me more advise…thanks

hi tonette, how much would you present as your show money? im wondering kase eh.. matagal na din ba yung bank account mo? i was thinking of opening an account at citibank. hay… sana we’ll be blessed to have the visa ^_^

ah owkies, ako din ganun gagawin ko. kelan mo plan magsubmit ng papers sa embassy? im sorry hindi kita matext hindi kase ako masyadong nagloload..anyways, here’s my number 09169098393.. hope to hear from you soon! take care. God bless satin! ^_^

hi tonette, how’s your application? i’ll be going to the embassy na tomorrow…i got the cho-cheong-jang na also.. keep in touch ha? God bless! ^;^

hi tonette, im goin to the embassy tomorrow.. how’s your application goin? please pray for me.. ^_^

hey! hi i’ve been reading all your message here to get some tips how to get a korea tourist visa.i am wondering if madali or not cuz this will be my first time..my boyfriend is an american and he is working in korea as an esl teacher he wants me to visit him there kaso i dont know what are the things that i need to do and the requirements that my bf and i need for the visa..please help me…

for us filipinos who wish to go there at korea?? is it required to have personal bank statemnt account??how much would be the requirements??thanks

Just this week I went to Korean embassy at Pacific Star in Makati to inquire. I did not get much information and took home a visa application form and a list of requirements.

I feel nervous because I am alone doing this. I hope there can be somebody else out there reading this thread with the same plan as I do.

My timeframe actually is to start teaching there by mid next year. would it be wise for me to apply now for visa? What should I take care first? Here is a short list of the tasks that I think I need to accomplish. I actually do not know what to do first or if there is something else that I need to do.

- get passport
- apply for visa
- apply as an English teacher on line.

Please advice. Thank you so much!

I threw the copy…My main reason of going there is really to scout the place. know how to get there when I am already working on it. However the requirements are pretty much the same as what Betchay posted above this thread:

1. Application form (typewritten)
2. One passport size colored picture
3. Passport Original (Old and New)
4. Passport photocopy of First Page (6 months valid)
5. Copy of U.S., New Zealand, Japan, Australia, Korea, and Canada Visa (if there is)
6. Employement Certificate (Original)
7. Personal Bank Certificate(Original)
8. ITR (Income Tax Return) (photocopy)

* If Personally invited to Korea: Original Invitation Letter in Korea & photocopy of the Invitor’s Passport

* If invited by Company to Korea: Original Invitation Letter in Korea & photocopy of the Korean Company Business Permit

Actually I am not sure I have seen the bank certificate in the list that i got. But it is pretty much the same…

I advice you visit the place. It is located at Pacific Star Building Makati cor Buendia Ave. 18th floor. I believe you can also get there contact number through the net.

@ rosalyn martinez : hello, im one of those filipinos who had queries and anxiety in applying visa for korea but now im here in korea. Yes, you need to have a bank certificate to present to the embassy. pero ako i didn’t ahve any ITR but still i was granted a visa. God has been so good! How far are you with your papers?

hi, will somebody give me an advice? if i will apply for a korean visa and unfortunately i’ll be denied, can i still apply for a visa to other country? Being Denied in one country has an effect on application to another country? Please give me an advice about this…i didn’t pass my requirements with the korean embassy because i am afraid that if ever i’ll be denied it would have an effect on my application for student visa in UK…thanks

thanks for that…anyway, how did you apply for the extension? what are the requirements? i’ll apply for korean visa next week, i’ll try…what are the requirements you’ve passed in the embassy when you applied? i have read that you have no ITR…so what are your supporting documents? thank you very much…
praying that i’ll be granted a visa…thanks

OIC, i do have an attachment for ITR, Form2316, but i dont have 1700…but i guess it would be helpful also…so maybe I’ll present also some documents from my application to UK…thanks…pls pray for me to have my visa…thanks…

owrytie, i added you up na ^^ no worries! ^^

@ angeline…it is your advantage that you have a korean visa before…it would be easy for you to apply…maybe you can ask midmi what she did about the ITR because she also have no ITR presented at the embassy…

***hi midmi, kumusta ka na diyan? i’m sure you’re enjoying your stay there. malapit na rin kami ni jaime magsubmit ng application with requirements. sana nga mabigyan kami ng visa.

***hi tonette, have you already applied for your visa? when is your plan to visit South Korea? Godbless

***hi Nikka, when is your plan to visit your husband? i’ll also visit my husband next month and jaime and I will apply for a C3 visa 3rd week of November or last week of this month. pinag-uusapan pa namin if direkta na kami sa Korean Embassy or thru travel agency. meron na rin kaming nakausap na travel Agency at Koreano ang may-ari. Godbless

^^ your invitor should get the invitation letter from a law office… then send the letter to you so you could bring it when you apply for the visa

@khay: i didn’t have an ITR too, but i had just enough money in the bank to present during my visa application.. having a travel agency doesn’t guarantee you to have your visa approved eh. ako din kase naisip ko yan dati, pero mapapalaki lang ang gastos mo. mas magandang ikaw na lang din mag process plus your experience poa diba?

i think the cho-cheong-jang is a lot of help.. yung invitation letter.. hmm..

hmmm…ako i didn’t have much money just enough, bank certificate lang naman tska super recent lang nung bank account ako pag open ko nga in 3 days nag apply na ko for bank certification.. i only had 114K, and me too i had a guarantor yung mom ng fiance ko but then i still had to show some money eh.. the cho-cheong-jang makukuha nya sa mga law offices here in korea ang alam ko korean citizen dapat yung mag rerequest nun.. hmmm… but then others here (in this site) have more knowledge than me though.. sana nakatulong ako kahit papanu..

hello everybody, i hope it’ll help this experience of mine to all those who wnat to come here in korea. i invited my mom and dad to come here in korea. in korean embassy in manila they receive 90 days visa but when they arrived here in incheon they gave they change it and make it 2 months. i went to immigration office and asked if it’s still extendable but they said that it’ll be be extended for 1 month only. stict na sila ngayon masyado. dahil daw marami lumayas na foreigner like chinese parents. so ayan damay tayo lahat.

@ellen >> you’ll need to apply for a C-3 or tourist visa… you’ll need to prepare the following to apply for a visa from the philippines:
- your passport
- application form
- latest ITR
- certificate of employment
- bank certificate
- invitation letter from a korean citizen (optional)

you’ll have to ask the Korean Consulate in HK if you could apply for a tourist visa from there… AFAIK, you can only for a tourist visa to korea in the country where you are a national

hello every body, help me with my problem. i’m a business woman but my i just got my dti last august i want to go to s.korea and i only have 100k as a show money what will i do. any travel agency you know that can help me with this

my bf is korean n working here sa phil. his fam invited me together w him this jan, is that possible invitation letter should be fr my bf fam, or pwede na rin sya yung nakaname .n yung bank account should be possible big amount im also working in bank so i will just stay there for 2 weeks…pls. help is that true not that easy to get korean tourist visa

madels last blog post..Filming location: Full House

oh I got it… online application form can be downloaded in this site: http://phl.mofat.go.kr/eng/as/embassy_philippines/visiting/visas/index.jsp

^^ i think it’s best to ask the law office about that if they would allow it

can’t i have a tourist visa for Korea if i’m not employed?
i mean, is it really necessary? what if i already stopped working? i already got an invitation and sponsor. this bulletin showed that i need to hav an ITR and certificate of employment.

how to get korean tourist visa? do i need to present a certificate of employment and ITR? i just resigned 2 weeks ago..please help..

@khay: there’s no harm in trying. show the embassy all the necessary docs..pati cguro yung master’s mo and all..are you working? or any past jobs, ako kase wala ding ITR but then i just showed my docs sa embassy and made a letter stating the reason why i didn’t have an ITR and job right now.. i think a cho-cheong-jang would help too IMO.. coz they’ll trust you more if that’ll be the case..

@anne: ako din nung nag apply ng visa i didnt have a job and no ITR at all. i was too anxious too, maybe you can ask your past employer to give you the certificate of employment kase dapat i-prove mo na you won’t overstay here.. you’ll never know the answer din unless you try eh..ako nga bago i-hand sakin yung visa ko sa embassy, tinanong pa ko nung girl about my purpose of going here in korea..pero sa immigration sa airport no questions asked naman.. ^^

ms. betchay, ask ko lang po kung ano ibig sabihin ng ‘Korean Embassy Application reserve’ na tatak sa passport? does it mean the visa was denied? un daw kz nakalagay sa passport ng kaibigan ko nong kunuha nya ung passport nya from the embassy kanina…tnx po

hello!
I’m anne, I would like to ask from you, my mother-in law works in Seoul as a domestic helper is she allowed to invite me to go to Korea?

@anne >> only Korean nationals can send invitations… if your MIL’s employer is Korean then he/she can invite you

@cha >> you should apply for the C3 or tourist visa since you’re not yet married

thanks ms. betchay, really appreciate your help =)

hi guys my nane is vina!! ask ko lang po coz i dont have ITR for my tourist visa, vut i have c.e.o,
midmi: ive red that u dont have ITR what gnawa mo po para ma issue ka nila visa, any other supportin documents, i dont have work right now vy the way, pero ung U.S military Bf koh xa mg handle lahat expenses koh, what will i do for that.. pls advice me. is the ceo is present..
ty guys i hope that u can help me for this.. Godvless..

@vina

Much better if you will buy round trip open ticket for atleast 3-6 months para madali ipareschedule if you want to stay longer. Based on my experience sa check in counter palang ng Asiana Airlines sa NAIA hinahanapan ako ng return ticket. Unless you have a military id or an alien card I guess you wont have any problem with your 1 way ticket. And also its cheaper to get roundtrip ticket.

@vina

yes, i didn’t have an ITR but i presented my COE, also some supporting docs like i am waiting right now for a job in canada and wrote the embassy a letter that due to my flight sched for canada i surely won’t overstay in korea… tapos some money in my bank.. but like what april said, a round trip ticket would be better^^ hope it helped…

GREETINGS IN HIS MIGHTY NAME!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!

I just want to share my experience and a really positive result at Korean Embassy. My C3 visa was approved yesterday (December 22, 2008) at around 3:30pm. God is soooooo good. He truly answers prayers! I can now visit my husband and spend the holiday with him.

I arrived at Pacific Star Building at around 7am, December 17, 2008, i’ve waited outside the building with the other applicants (some are applying for tourist C3 visa and some are applying for E9 visa). Of course, I was really nervous, just like Ms. Betchay, I really hate waiting, hehehe. The guard in gray uniform gave us “visitor’s registration form” to fill up and surrender/give/submit it to the reception desk with a valid ID. After that I proceeded to the elevator going to KE at 18th floor. Upon arrival at the KE, the friendly policeman checked my bag for inspection then he gave me an electronic number. When my number was flashed on the lcd monitor display at window 3 (1st time applicants) I submitted my complete requirements (1. application for visa form – handwritten; 2. original passport; 3. photocopy of 1st page of passport; 4. 2×2 picture; 5. Certificate of employment and compensation; 6. ITR for 2007; 7. Personal bank certificate) to the lady who’s wearing an eyeglasses (is dat MS. PARK???). She’s very nice because when I gave her my complete requirements she asked me if “how long will I stay in South Korea” then I answered her question politely and of course with all the SMILE on my face,hehehe. After that she double checked my papers then gave me a claim stub for the schedule of the release of my passport. By the way, I did not have any invitation letter. I just really tried my LUCK and wowoweeeeee, visa was APPROVED…

While waiting for my number to be displayed on the LCD, I had an observation regarding the other applicants, some have invitation letters and there’s this girl from Cagayan (we’re both ILOCANA,hehe) asked/seek my help because she was not prepared so she asked me how to fill up the form and of course i helped her and explained to her (para mawala rin yung kaba ko kasi waiting makes me nervous,hehe). When she submitted her requirements, the lady in Window 3 returned back her papers and she told the girl to come back next time. The girl felt upset/sad because she came from the province but to no avail, she was not entertained due to incomplete requirements.

I’m so thankful for my friends especially Midmi and Jaime, keep in touch ha, thanks for all your help. And of course to Donna thanks for your advices and the things you shared regarding C3 visa and most importantly MS. BETCHAY, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR YOUR WEBSITE, IT IS HERE WHERE I LEARNED SO MANY THINGS, THIS WEBSITE REALLY HELPED ME A LOT. IF NOT FOR YOU MS. BETCHAY, BAKA NAGKAKANDARAPA PARIN AKO TILL NOW.

For those who will apply for C3 visa, complete all your requirements (REAL,NO FRAUD) before submission and just relax, smile, have self confidence, be sincere and PRAY PRAY PRAY.

Merry Christmas and a happy nee year to everyone. I’m quite confused right now because I have a Korean c-3 visa but I don’t exactly have any idea about the information stamped on my visa. I called the embassy today but it was closed. Could anyone help me? My final entry date is Mar 4, 2009. Period of Sojourn is only 15 days. Is it possible that I can leave Mar 3 or Mar 4 and stay there for 15days? Or I should leave our country before 15 days expires? Thank you very much.

Ms. Betchay,

Happy holidays! My korean boyfriend would like me to go to Korea this march for a month. It will be my second time to go there if ever i will be granted a tourist visa. I would like to ask for the documents necessary to get a visa & the procedures please. We are actually gonna get married this may but we do not know if it is much advisable if we will get married first here in the philippines or in korea. Please shed some light. thank you so much!

Hi Ms. Betchay! I went there last Aug & stayed there for one week. Sorry for the inconvenience po pero is it possible for me to know the documents that i must accomplish before going to korea this march? thank you so much po.

@ lay >> read mo na lang sa taas yung requirements for employees… if you’re planning to get married in the philippines, your fiance has to get the certificate of eligibility to contract marriage from the korean embassy… he only needs to present his family registration to the officials there… then both of you has to go to your city hall and apply for a marriage license… they’ll tell you the procedures regarding the seminar and everything else… when you come here as a filipina married to a korean national, you can get the F-2-1 visa… it will take two years before you can apply for a korean citizenship and dual citizenship is currently not allowed in korea… you’ll have to ask HSBC about the possibility of transferring to a korean branch… of course, you’ll have to learn korean language din di ba?

hello, can u send me the complete requirements on how to apply a tourist or visit visa to South Korea. thank a lot.

hi ms betchay, im so glad i found this site. i am here in sokcho for over 2 months now and im on F-3 visa. i live with my american husband who works as esl. if i will work even a part time job, what will i do with my visa? change it? i just want to be productive and i want to work even part time since i got nothing to do and in this way i can also learn hangul, i think communicating with them on a daily basis will help me learn faster. (i self study their alphabet now. my husband help me from time to time but i dont want to hassle him too much since he is busy with the winter camp) do you know anyone from this area? im also planning to get a driver’s license since we have a car, is it possible for me with my visa? thanks and happy new year.