Getting a tourist visa to Korea for Pinoys

I still get emails about this. I guess the previous one is too tedious for people to read. HiKorea Portal site has a list of required documents, for those who’d like to visit Korea for a short time, depending on their purpose. I’ve also listed the basic requirements if you would just like to tour Korea. The short-term or C-3 visa is given for the purpose of tourism, transit, visiting relative, conference, religious ceremony.

Applications if of course done at the Korean Embassy in the Philippines located at the Pacific Star Building in Makati and Buendia Avenues. AFAIK, they only accept visa applications in the morning. They return the passports in the afternoon. The visa processing takes about a week. “Documents received” on your passport means you have been denied. If you were, you might need to wait for six months before you could apply again. The C-3 or short term visa is free for up to 59 days of stay. A Philippine passport holder can only get a tourist visa for up to 90 days (for a fee).

If you are a spouse of an English teacher or a professional Filipino worker, you could apply for the dependent or F-3 visa.

Here is the list of requirements for the tourist visa:

VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESSMAN (as posted by visitor Joshua on May 12, 2008)
-Application form (typewritten)
-One passport size colored picture
-Old and new passport
-Passport (Original and photocopy of first page)
-(Must be at least 6 months valid)
-Business Registration Permit for SEC or DTI (photocopy)
-Business Permit or Mayor’s Permit(photocopy)
-PERSONAL Bank Certificate (original)
-Individual Income Tax Return – ITR (photocopy)
-If invited to Korea: Original Invitation Letter notarized in Korea & photocopy of the Invitor’s Passport (first page only)

VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEE

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

Document requirements according to the status

Overseas Koreans over 60 years old
- Documents that prove that they are overseas Koreans, as well as those that prove their age(a copy of family register, a certificate of incumbency, household register, identity verification document)

Minors whose either biological parent is Korean national with domestic address
- Document which states the reason of invitation
- Documents related with Inviting parties (a copy of family register, a copy of resident registration, a front and back copy of a certificate of residence, etc)
- Document which proves that he/she is a biological child
- Documents related with the invitees(I.D card, family registry specified all family members, etc)

Those that had come into Korea more than 2 times without record of illegal stay
- Document which proves the purpose of entry
- Documents related with the invitees(I.D card)

Those proven to have had Korean nationality at birth through registration in Korean family register
- A copy of family register(removal) and family registry
- Identity verification document (ex ID card)

Men of merit and their direct relative
- A certificate of a men of merit of national independence or national
- A medal certificate
- A conferment certificate
- A copy of family register and family registry
- Identity verification document (ex ID card)

Those employed under industrial training, training employment or employment license system, that have no record of desertion, and had previously returned to their own country before their period of stay had expired.
- Documents that proves their previous employment.
- Family registry
- Identity verification document (ex. ID card)

Those that are invited by the spouse or cousin of those that have domestic address
- Documents related with Inviting parties(a copy of family register, a copy of the resident registration, a front and back copy of a national identity card)
- Document which proves their relation(Family registry, Genealogical table, old photo, letters communicated for a long-time or KBS-dispersed family certificate, etc)
- Document which proves the financial capability of inviting parties or their spouse(a certificate of incumbency, a copy of business registration, a certificate of bank balance, etc)
- Documents related with the invitees (I.D card, a certificate of holding office, etc.)

Attendance of various Events · Meetings
- Documents proving purpose of stay
- Documents proving · introducing the Meeting
- Documents related with establishment of the institute opening the meeting (a copy of business certificate, a copy of corporation certificate, etc.)
- Documents related with the invitee (ID Card, a certificate of incumbency)

Those that are going to take part in wedding
- Documents related with Inviting parties(a copy of family register, a copy of the resident registration, a front and back copy of a national identity card)
- An invitation card, confirmation of reservation, etc.
- Document which proves their relation
- Documents related with the invitees (I.D card, census registry specified all family members, etc)

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