Sunday, September 30, 2012

Korean Visa for Filipinos

Short-term Visa
My mother, my sister and I are very happy when we learned that our Visa Application for Korea were approved. Thanks to Jeju Air for assisting us. We submitted our applications with the necessary requirements to Jeju Air on a Tuesday; Jeju Air forwarded our requirements on the next day, and we knew the result after a week. It is our first time on applying the visa.


Here is the Korean Visa requirements summary I got from Jeju Air.
Basic Requirements
·         Original passport (6 months valid from the date of travel)
o    Submit Old passport if used within the last five years
·         Photocopy of passport’s first page (ID page) and visa or arrival stamps to any OECD countries within the last 5 years
·         1 Passport sized picture with white background
·         Completely filled-out visa application form


Short-term Visas(C-3) for Tourists: Single Entry (Requirements as per qualification):

Employee
·         Original Employment Certificate (include Tenure, Position, and Salary)
·         Photocopy of Company Identification Card
·         Original Personal Bank Certificate with receipt
·         Photocopy of Individual Income Tax Return (ITR) or Form 2316 (the previous year)

Businessman
·         Photocopy of Business registration SEC or DTI
·         Photocopy of Mayor’s or Business permit
·         Original Personal Bank Certificate with receipt
·         Photocopy of Latest Income Tax Return (ITR) or Form 2316 (the previous year)

Student / Child
·         Original School Certificate for Students
·         Photocopy of School Identification card for Students
·         Photocopy of NSO Birth Certificate
·         Photocopy of all Documents of parents
ΓΌ  if NOT travelling with both parents, Original Affidavit of support and consent by the parents or guardian (Notarized) is required

Retiree/Senior Citizen (55 years old and above)
·         Original Certificate of retirement or  Photocopy of Senior Citizen Identification Card
·         Original Bank Certificate include the receipt from the bank
·         Other proof of funds such as land titles, Vehicle registration, Pension Certificate, Country Club or Golf Club, Stocks


Note:
1.        Applicants may submit other proof of funds such as land titles, Vehicle registration, Pension Certificate, Country Club or Golf Club, Stocks Certificate as supporting documents in case they cannot submit one of the requirements of their qualifications.
2.        Applicants could be asked to submit additional documents as per consul’s evaluation.
3.        All visa applications are subject for approval, processing normally takes 7 working days.
4.        3-4 working days processing (subject to consul’s discretion) if applicant travelled to any countries listed below within the last 5 years:


List of OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Countries
§ Australia
§ Denmark
§  Iceland
§ Mexico
§ Slovenia
§ Austria
§ Estonia
§  Ireland
§ Netherlands
§ Spain
§ Belgium
§ Finland
§  Israel
§ New Zealand
§ Sweden
§ Canada
§ France
§  Italy
§ Norway
§ Switzerland
§ Chile
§ Germany
§  Japan
§ Poland
§ Turkey
§ Czech Republic
§ Greece
§ Portugal
§ United Kingdom
§ Hungary
§  Luxembourg
§ Slovak Republic
§ United States 
 

I'm still a student that's why Jeju Air submitted my requirements with my mother's who is an employee. All of us submitted the requirements. However, I and my sister did not submit our old passports. I forgot to bring mine while my sister did not give hers because the staff of Jeju Air said it's fine even without the old passport. My sister has stamp of arrival at China in her old passport while I have stamp of arrival at United States of America. I also have American Visa in my old passport. However, both of us submitted all the photocopy of our stamps on arrival, and departure and my photocopy American Visa to Jeju Air. My sister is quite nervous because she might get denied while I and my mom would be approved. She only visited Beijing, China, Hongkong and Shenzen, China in the last five years.

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