How to Apply Korean Tourist Visa in the Philippines ~ Updated

*UPDATED: October 2, 2018*

It was last July 1, 2018 when the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of the Philippines issued a new process of visa application for Philippine passport-holders. Check out this article for more details.


Applying for a Korean Tourist Visa in the Philippines is fast and easy if you have all the requirements needed. Months ago, I was confronted by my first ever visa application, and gladly it was a success. Best thing of all was that the application itself was absolutely free!

I am uber meticulous in filling out any type of document form. I always ensure that I read all the details carefully and that I don’t miss any item. So when it’s time for me to apply for a Korean Tourist Visa, I made sure that everything was completely filled out with meticulous precision because I know that once my application is denied, I have to wait for another six months to re-apply, and I don’t want that to happen of course (check here for discounted tours, transportation and activities in Seoul).
                                          
When applying for a Korean Visa in the Philippines, there are different sets of requirements for specific individuals such as for; employees, businessmen, students, housewives/househusbands, retired senior citizen, Korean’s sister/brother-in-law, Korean’s parents-in-law, Filipino married to a Korean, religious workers, seafarers, workers with visa issuance number, short term employment, studying in Korea, Filipino married to foreigner working in Korea, foreign resident in the Philippines, children of a Filipino married to military personnel stationed in Korea, Filipino married to military personnel stationed in Korea, parents of a Filipino married to military personnel stationed in Korea, and D9 visa.

Korean Visa Philippines

For this article, I will only be discussing my experience when I applied for a Korean Tourist Visa as a regular employee. Just a backgrounder, I still didn’t have flight tickets, trip itinerary and hotel accommodation when I applied for the visa, they will not be asking for those when you apply. For the requirements of other visa types, please go directly to the official website of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of the Philippines.

So here’s a detailed account on my successful application of Korean Tourist Visa as an Employed Filipino:

  • To start with, I checked out the embassy’s official website and quickly scanned the Visa Announcement Page (check here) for promos and other current visa-related matters (there was a promo for elite credit card holders of a certain bank when I applied, sadly, I don't have that specific type of credit card).
  • Next was that I examined the Requirements for Employed Filipinos (check here);

VISA Requirements for Filipino Employees

  1. Duly accomplished application form
  2. One (1) piece passport-sized colored picture (attach it on the application form)
  3. Original passport (should be valid for more than six months)
  4. Photocopy of passport bio-page (page 2)
  5. Original and photocopy of valid visa/s and arrival stamps to OECD member countries for the past five (5) years, if applicable
  6. Original Certificate of Employment (must include applicant’s position, date hired, compensation, office address, HR landline number – cellphone is not allowed, HR email address)
  7. Original Personal Bank Certificate (must include account type, current balance, account opening date, average daily balance)
  8. Bank Statement (original or certified true copy of bank statements/passbook for the last three months)
  9. Income Tax Return (ITR) or Form 2316 copy
  10. Copy of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) card or Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) card, if applicable

*If personally invited by Korean
-          Invitation Letter
-          Photocopy of invitor’s passport or identification card (authentication not required)
*If invited by company in Korea
-          Photocopy of Korean Company Business Permit (authentication not required)
*Frequent travelers who have traveled as tourist to OECD member countries within five (5) years are exempted from submitting ITR.

  • I also looked at the Specifics of the Visa Application itself so as to plan my embassy visit accordingly.

Processing Time

Three (3) working days (for those who have been to OECD member countries within five (5) years as tourist)
Five (5) working days (for those who have not been to OECD member countries within five (5) years)


Visa Fee

59 days (or less) stay in Korea – free-of-charge
60 to 90 days stay in Korea – PhP1,800


Schedule of VISA processing time

Mondays to Fridays except holidays
8:30 am to 11:00 am – Visa Application
1:30 pm to 4:00 pm – Releasing Time


Other reminders;

  1. Applicants may file their visa applications at the Consular Office (see address below).
  2. No appointment is needed. Application is a first come, first serve basis. In cases that there will be a lot of applicants, those who will arrive after 10:30 am may not be accommodated.
  3. If traveling with a group, a representative can submit and claim all the documents for each applicant. For family applications, document/s for proof of relationship is a must (Marriage Contract, Birth Certificate) and should be filed together.
  4. All original and photocopied documents (such as bank certificates) that will be used on the application will not be given back to the applicant. You will also be leaving your original passport at the Consular Office and if the requirements passed are complete, you will then be given a claim stub for you to claim it. The date stamped on it will be the release date. You may also bring your old passports just to be sure that you have it when they ask you to present it.
  5. Processing takes five (5) days for first time travelers and three (3) working days for frequent travelers. It may be extended though, depending on the Consul’s decision.
  6. Validity of visa is three (3) months from the issue date.

  • After completing all the requirements, I Downloaded an Application Form here and printed it on an A4 size paper. I made sure that I did not leave any item blank and put N/A (Not Applicable) instead. Just to make sure, I accomplished two copies of the application form and checked it three times before heading to the embassy. Here are some of my specific responses I had on my application.

Fill out the application form legibly and honestly with no erasures. I used block (all capital) letters in all of my responses. Don’t leave any item blank and put N/A instead (this is very important).

Item 1.2. Chinese-Korean Name – "N/A"
Item 1.7. National Identity No. – "N/A"
Item 1.8. Other names used to enter or depart Korea – If you’re a single Filipina then check “NO” and put “N/A” on the space for the maiden name. If you’re married and traveled to South Korea when you were still single then you have to check “YES” then put your maiden name on the space provided.
Item 4.2. Current Residential Address – I’ve written my permanent (and current) address on Item 4.1 so I wrote “SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE” on this item.
Item 9.4. Address in Korea/Item 9.5. Phone No. in Korea – I still haven’t decided on my accommodation at the time of my application so I put “UNDECIDED” on both these items.
Item 9.7. Countries visited outside your country of residence in the last five years – I made a list of countries I’ve been to in the last five years, printed it out and put “SEE ATTACHED LIST” on the space provided.
Item 10.1. Estimated travel costs (in US dollars) – I made a rough estimate on my possible expenses including food and accommodation and safe to say, $100 per day is good enough to write (assuming that you have more than that on your bank account/s). I put "US$600 (SIX HUNDRED US DOLLARS)" on the space provided given that I planned a six-day stay in Seoul.
Item 10.2. Who will pay for your travel-related expenses? – a.)    I wrote my name, b.)    I put “MYSELF”, and c.)     I wrote “FINANCIAL; AIRFARE, ACCOMMODATION, FOOD, SHOPPING”
Section 12. Declaration – Write the date following the format provided and you have to sign on the “SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT” itself (supersede). Do not sign below it as this line is for the parent or guardian of a minor.

Korean Visa Philippines
Sign above the SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT (supersede)
  • Together with the completely filled out form and requirements, I went to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of the Philippines (see address below) wherein I arrived at exactly 7:30 am, one hour earlier than the start of processing time. I was asked by the security personnel to register on their log book. I was 15th on the queue and was called to get inside the office at 8:00 am. I was with a friend at that time which they allowed to enter the premises as well.
  • There was an officer who asked us to line up for the queue number and inspected our requirements (taking out the unnecessary ones such as the photocopy of my company id). He then stapled it and gave me my number.
  • There are three windows at the visa application office and I was assigned on the second one. It was not until 8:30 am when the Korean consular officers started to receive the applications. At 8:40 am, my number was flashed on the screen so I immediately went to the second window and sat on the chair provided. I greeted the officer and handed her the queuing number, my application form and requirements plus my original passport. She scanned through my documents and didn't say a word during that time. I was just given a piece of paper with the expected date of release of my passport. It only took me eleven minutes from the time that the processing started until I was given my claim slip.
  • I waited for five working days for the release of my passport. During that time, I didn’t receive any call from the consular office regarding my application (like what I read from the experiences of other applicants). I arrived at the embassy at around 3:30 pm and aside from two other visitors, the place looked empty. I went to the officer who supervises the queue and handed him my claim slip. He then asked me to wait for my number to be called. After two minutes, I went at the second window and claimed my passport. There were no conversations or whatsoever with the officer and as I leave the embassy premises, I flipped through my passport and saw the visa that was pasted on one of the pages. I smiled and thanked the gracious security officers on my way out. 

Applying for a Korean Tourist Visa was my first ever visa application and it was a success. The key here is that you just have to fill out the application form legibly and honestly as well as pass all the requirements that were asked. After the approved visa, the nitty gritty part of organizing an itinerary for my first ever winter trip was next. And have I told you that it's also my first ever solo trip abroad? Haha.


*UPDATED: October 2, 2018*

Started last July 1, 2018, tourist visa applications in the Republic of Korea for Philippine passport-holders will need to be coursed through the embassy's officially designated travel agencies but the requirements are still the same. Walk-in applicants for regular tourist visa applications will no longer be accepted except for spouses and children of Koreans, government employees with official business trip, holders of visa issuance number, and those with humanitarian reason to travel to Republic of Korea urgently.  It followed the suit of Applying for a Japan Tourist Visa in the Philippines

Here's the list of Accredited Travel Agencies by the Korean Embassy
  1. Aboex Travel and Tours (Mandaluyong)
  2. Adventure International Tours (Makati, Cebu)
  3. Ark Travel Express Inc. (Makati)
  4. Blue Horizons Travel and Tours Inc. (Makati, Cubao, Cebu, Boracay, Bohol)
  5. Budget Travel and Tours Inc. (Alabang, Manila)
  6. Casto Travel Philippines Inc. (Makati)
  7. City Travel & Tours Corporation (Makati, Angeles)
  8. Come On Phils. Golf and Travel Agency Inc. (Ermita)
  9. Constellation Travels, Inc. (Makati, Iloilo)
  10. First United Travel Inc. (Makati, Bulacan, Cebu)
  11. Getaway Tours International Inc. (Manila, Sucat, General Trias, Dasmariñas)
  12. Grand Hope Travel, Inc. (Cebu, Bohol)
  13. Hanatour Manila Inc. (Pasay, Boracay, Cebu)
  14. H.I.S. (Philippines) Travel Corp (BGC, Cebu)
  15. Hankookceb Corp. (Cebu)
  16. Horizon Travel & Tours, Inc. (Binondo, Ermita)
  17. International Journeys Inc. (Manila)
  18. Island Resort Club Tour Services, Inc. (Pasay)
  19. JTB Asia Pacific Phil. Corp. (BGC, Pasay, Quezon City, Cebu)
  20. KP Joeun Consultancy Inc. (Pasig)
  21. Las Palmas Tours and Travel Agency, Inc. (Manila, Makati, San Fernando)
  22. Marsman Drysdale Travel Inc. (Makati)
  23. MNK Travel & Tours Corp. (Pasig)
  24. North Star International Travel, Inc. (Makati)
  25. Pan Pacific Travel Corporation (Binondo, Ermita, Makati, Cebu)
  26. Party-on Travel and Tour Community, Inc. (Ortigas)
  27. Rajah Travel Corporation (Makati, Manila)
  28. Rakso Air Travel and Tours Inc. (Makati, Ermita, Santa Cruz, Angeles, Boracay, Cebu, Davao)
  29. Reli Tours and Travel Company (Makati, Pasay, Binondo, Las Pinas, Mandaluyong)
  30. Sharp Travel Service (Phils.) Inc. (Makati, Manila)
  31. Swire Travel Phils, Inc. (Makati, Alabang, Clark, Subic)
  32. The Baron Travel Corporation (Makati, Cebu)
  33. Travel Pros (Megamall, SM Aura, Fairview, North Edsa, BGC, Quezon)
  34. Travelservices, Inc. (Makati, Cebu, Laguna)
  35. Uni-Orient Travel, Inc. (Makati, Binondo, Ortigas, Cebu)
There will be a processing fee of P500 to P1,500 for every application. This is for their Manila office only, their Consulate office in Cebu will not be affected and they will still accept walk-in applicants.


Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of the Philippines
122 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Town Center,
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, 1634, Metro Manila, Philippines
Contact Number: (+63) 2.856.9210

110 comments :

  1. And here I am feeling jealous of Korea trip!

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    1. Awww. Super easy lang kumuha ng Korean Travel Visa! Go na! :)

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  2. Thank you for this post!! I just have a question, on the "Purpose of Visit to Korea", did you check both the "Tourism/Transit" and the "Other" choices? Then wrote "vacation" on the "If 'Other' please provide details"?

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    1. Nope Gemnikka, I just ticked the Tourism part when I applied for Korean Tourist Visa :)

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  3. Hi! Where did you get your application form? I can't download the application form because the embassy's website is not working. Thanks! :)

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    1. They have application forms at the embassy. But it's better to download it online so as to have more time in filling it out.

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  4. Happy for you girl. Thanks for the tips! Planning to apply for korean visa this coming august. Hopefully ma approved��

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    1. Just fill out the form legibly and honestly then, I guess, you'll get approved :)

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  5. Hi girl! Just want to know if you don't have a visa (previously issued) from an OECD member that's why you were assigned to window 2? Looks like you travel a lot :)

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    1. Hello there! I haven't been to other OECD member countries. And I dunno how they screen the applicants for the appropriate window. Goodluck on your Korean Visa Application! :)

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  6. how about for the details of the sponsor? what should I write? I will finance everything but I am gonna stay at my friend's house.

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    1. I think you should put "MYSELF" but provide the address of your friend on the item "Address in Korea". Just write legibly and honestly on your Korean Visa Application. Goodluck! :)

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  7. how about for the details of the sponsor? what should I write? I will finance everything but I am gonna stay at my friend's house.

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  8. Wow hopefully i got approved though ive read that youre saying you indicated 600usd? Which is technically 30k in peso. Would it really be enough for 6days stay ? Our departure is Aug 21 and our application will be Aug 2. I know its kinda bit late as I have a hard time with the show money.

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  9. Wow hopefully i got approved though ive read that youre saying you indicated 600usd? Which is technically 30k in peso. Would it really be enough for 6days stay ? Our departure is Aug 21 and our application will be Aug 2. I know its kinda bit late as I have a hard time with the show money.

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    1. What you write on the application form as your estimated travel costs should be lower than your bank statement I guess. And also, it's a rough estimate. Hoping you'd get approved on your travel visa to Korea. Goodluck! :)

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  11. Hi, what if magkaiba yung company ng nasa ITR ko at COE? Kakalipat ko lang kasi ng new company and ung previous company ko pa yung nasa ITR ko. Thanks!

    -Arki

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  12. Hi, Do we need to submit the original ITR/Form 2316 or Photocopy will do? Thanks

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  13. Hi girl, i'm a frst tym traveler and i just want to ask if mag pass ako ng application on Monday possible by friday ba ang result? Or the nxt monday pa? Thanks.

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    1. If regular processing ng Korean Visa, next Monday mo rin makukuha. If express then mas mabilis.

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  14. Hi! Thanks for posting this! Such a great help for a first-time applicant like me. Hopefully, all my application requirements are ready by this week. I am from Mindanao and so I believe it's practical to seek for assistance from a travel agency to do the application on my behalf. You think it's a better idea? If ever, my Korea trip will be my first ever solo and abroad trip.:D

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    1. Seeking help from a travel agency would be helpful especially if you're from Mindanao. Goodluck on your Korean Visa Application and your first ever solo trip abroad! :)

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  15. Hi there. I will be applying together with my partner (not yet married and he is a retiree) so i will be declaring that i would sponsor him. Where do you think shld we write my name as his sponsor in item no. 8 or item no. 10? Wld really appreciate a reply. Tnx

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    1. You could write your name as the sponsor for your partner. Goodluck on your Korean Visa Application! :)

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  16. Good day!what if ang present work ko eh private tutor..pwede ba yun?di ba wala naman yun ITR KC d NMN kinukunan ng tax yun.panu po yun.pisible po ba na mabigyan ako ng Visa.tnx

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    1. As for the ITR, I really don't know for Korean Visa Application. Maybe you could call their hotline regarding it :)

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  17. Hi po! Ask ko lang, kasi dito pa ako other country at wala pa po akong Philippine bank account. Pg uwi ko palang po ako mg oopen. Valid po ba yun? Or should I provide a proof na kakabalik ko lang from other country. Thank u po

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    1. If you have a bank certificate from abroad then I think you can use it for applying for Korean Visa.

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  18. Hi, the application form downloadable online exceeded the A4 size when printed. Would that be ok? Hope u respond. Thanks.

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    1. I think you could resize the application form for Korean Visa to A4 :)

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  19. Hello po! I need your advice. I would like to apply for a korean visa. I'm an employee of my sister's business so I have no ITR po. My sister is willing to pay for my travel expenses. Should I present her financial docs instead of mine? She has an ITR ,bank accnt and bank certificate :) Thanks

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    1. Hi there! I think you can do that as well. Are you traveling with your sister?

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    2. Hindi po. I'll be traveling solo, but she's gonna finance my expenses. I'm a little worried since wala po akong ITR or form 2316, baka tanggihan nila application ko. :)

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    3. Hmm. I cannot vouch for this. Better yet, you could as someone from travel agency if you could provide your sister's documents when you apply for Korean Visa :)

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  20. Hi How did you indicate the date of issue and date of expiry under passport information? Also, all CAPS should be used right? However my email address is small letter. Do I write it as is? Or should i write it all CAPS? Thanks. :)

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    1. The date of issue and expiration of your passport is written on your passport. Email addresses are not case-sensitive so it will be okay to write it in CAPS as it will be the same. Goodluck on your Korean Visa Application Samantha! :)

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  21. Hi! Bawal po talaga naka-stapler ang application form? Naka-stapler kasi yung pinasa namin. Hehe

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    1. They usually remove it naman when the guards screen the documents :)

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  22. Meron po ba kayo list ng mga pinuntahan nyo?

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    1. You may check it on this link - http://www.blissfulguro.com/search/label/South%20Korea

      :)

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  23. Meron po ba kayo list ng mga pinuntahan nyo?

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    1. You can check my South Korea winter trip on this link - http://www.blissfulguro.com/search/label/South%20Korea

      :)

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  24. Hi! ask ko lang if necessary po ba na collared shirt dapat yng suot for the picture?

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    1. Not really sure about the proper attire for the Korean Travel Visa Application but just to be sure, you could wear collared blouse/polo :)

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  25. How about hotel accomodation?..magpa-reserve ka po ba dito and binayaran nio na rin gad or magpa-reserve po KAU na pagdating nio po di. Ng payment.and anu po ang possible na to atanung g Ng immigration before Ka po makalabas ng Pinas.tnx

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    1. I haven't encountered any issue with the immigration officer when I left the Philippines. Siguro just to be sure prepare na lang those documents :)

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  26. Magkanu po ba dapat ang laman ng bank account?50k po ba eh sapat na para sa bank statement?

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    1. I really don't know yung exact amount. Pero your savings should be higher than your proposed expenses sa Korean Visa Application mo :)

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  27. Hello. Thank you for posting this. I just want to ask, is the ITR for 2016 or the current year? Thank you.

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    1. You have to use the ITR for the current year in applying for Korean Tourist Visa po. If it's already available :)

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    2. But would the previous year's ITR be accepted if the applicant was not able to get the current year's?

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    3. I guess you could do that. Kesa naman walang ITR :)

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  28. Hi, i am trying to print yung visa application form, pero di kasya ang isang page.. nasobra lagi yung last line. nag fill up ako online using pdfescape. pano po kaya yun? pag iprint ko kasi sya ng ganun, aabutin ng 10 pages..

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    1. You ask someone who knows how to resize the file. It should be printed on an A4 size paper :)

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  29. Hi Thank you for this post! It is very helpful. I just wanna ask. I would just like to seek some advice. Me and my fiance who are about to get married this November 11 are planning to travel and to spend our honeymoon in Korea from November 13-17. My fiancé, I think shouldn't have a problem in applying for a Korean Visa as he has been to Korea already recently for a business trip. Now my concern is, is it possible for me to get a visa even without a Certificate of Employment? I am a previous OFW who just returned back to the Philippines last August as I am getting married, I managed to find a job here in the Philippines but will only be starting work on November 20, after our honeymoon trip. So I do not have a Certificate of Employment yet. Although I do have the offer letter from the company. I believe I do not fall under the Housewife category also as we will be applying for the visa before our marriage on November 11. Do you think attaching the offer letter would suffice for the Visa application? Thank you so much.

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    1. I am not so sure about this but you can use your husband's financial documents and probably attach a copy of your marriage license ('coz you still don't have a marriage certificate) :)

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  30. Hi! Just a question, what if my brother's requirements are incomplete? specifically the ITR since he just started working this year. Is the bank statement/ certificate enough proof or should we write a written explanation instead? thank you very much!

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    1. He could attach his ITR from his previous work :)

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  31. Hi, My whole family will be applying for our december trip plus a 2 non family member but will be travelling with us. Is there a group application? we have travelled for the last 6 yrs same month of the year but 2 of my children just graduated and no work yet. do we have a strong chance to be approved? thanks

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    1. Hello there. Yes, you can have a group application. And more likely, you will be approved if all of you are frequent travelers :)

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  32. Hello, ok lang po ba pag di nalagyan ng n/a ang form? lol di ko kasi na lagyan eh. Photocopy lang din ng bank cert na bigay ko. 😅 Thank you po.

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    1. Hi Lloyd. Oh no, I hope your application for your Korean Visa went well. How was it? :)

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  33. Goodevening po.ask ko lang po.. balak ko pong mgapply ng korean visa this february.. macocomplete ko **** po ang requirements ko kaso ang problem ko ngayon minimum wage earner lang ako so yun po ang maiindicate sa itr at COe ko.. yung Sa bank account mga 75 k lang din ang laman ...almost 4 years npo ako sa work... mkakakaapekto po kaya sa application ko yung minimum wage earner lang ako.. thanks po..

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    1. Hi Leehwun! I'm a public school teacher myself and not earning as much. As long as they see your intent to return to the country and you could provide sufficient funds for your trip and you answer honestly on the questions then you have nothing to worry about on your Korean Visa Application.

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  34. Hello, just wanna ask. Would it matter po ba if by group ka nag-apply or not? Huhu nauna po kasi ako sa mga friends ko kasi nung nagsabay kami sa embassy, me problema sa req nila, sakin lang yung tinanggap.
    Napaparanoid lang po ako baka mas me chance ba if group kayu sabay? ����

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    1. Not really Zyra. It will not matter as long as you will fund your own trip as written on the application form of your Korean Visa Application :)

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  35. Hi. What if me and my friend willapply for a Korean Visa. Possible ba na isang bank certificate lang maprovide? Siya din kasi magexpense ng trip namin eh. Though may work ako pero ung sa bank account medyo hindi maganda ang laman.

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    1. Hi Lheng, Just to be sure about your Korean Visa Application, I think you may include your own bank records but write the name of your friend as the person who will fund your trip. And you may also file it at the same time.

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  36. Hi po! Ask ko lang po kung pwedeng a day or 2 late than the given tentative release date ako pumunta to pickup my passport? Kasi student po ako at may pasok po ako usually everyday eh.

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    1. I haven't researched about this particular case Kassandra. But just to be sure, it would be better to come back on your assigned date for the result of your Korean Visa Application :)

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  37. Hi, public teacher po kayo? Did they look for your Authority to Travel docs or your COE sufficed? My sister is a public school teacher kasi and we'll travel to Korea on February. COE pa lang meron sya since medyo matagal daw mabigay yung Auth to Travel. Thanks.

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    1. Hi there! I always use my other freelance jobs for immigration purposes :)

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  38. Hi, i heard there were lots of people applying for korean visa. what time did u go there to apply?

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    1. Hey there! I was there at 7:30 am and there was already a queue. But my application took only eleven minutes (8:30 am to 8:41 am) :)

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  39. Hello po. Ask ko lang po me and my cousins are planning to go to korea this coming April. Currently employed po ako ngayon. Maipapasa ko po lahat ng requirements na kailangan like COE and ITR. Ang problem ko lang po is Bank Cert and Bank Statement since wala po ako ng mga yun. Pero may mag sponsor naman po saken sa lahat ng expenses ko papuntang korea. Yung mag sponsor po na yun saken ay kasama ko din po sa tour na yan. Pwede po kaya na iisang bank cert and bank statement lang po ang ipresent nya? Kase kame po lahat na pupunta which is 5 adults and 2 childrens ay sya ang mag fund. Thanks in advance po.

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    1. I think you can try group filing but you have to prepare birth certificates, marriage certificates to prove the relationship. You could also write the name of the person who will fund the trip on the space provided and his/her financial documents :)

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    2. Paano po kung cousin ko po ang mag fund saken. Okay lang po ba na birth certificate lang? Bale lahat po ng documents na ipapasa ko is COE, ITR, Birth Cert and Bank Docs gamit ang payroll account ko plus yung bank docs po ng mag sponsor saken. Okay na po kaya yan para lang po ma approved visa ko?

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    3. You could bring all those documents naman and someone will screen it at the embassy before you file it. Just make sure you have financial documents of your sponsor and birth certificate as well :)

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    4. Thank you po. Ahm ask ko lang din po sa COE po okay lang po ba na walang landline number ng HR? Only email address lang po.

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    5. I'm not sure eh. Pero medyo strict sila diyan talaga eh. Unless, may letter from the office siguro na wala talagang landline :)

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  40. Hello, ask ko lang po. Kasi yung tour namin Company ang sasagot. Need ko ba ilagay sa FUNDING DETAILS? Thank you! your blog is very helpful.

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    1. Yung company rin ba mag shoulder ng flights, hotel, etc.?

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  41. Hi po,
    Do you have any idea if i can use my ITR and Passport with my maiden name and Bank Cert/Statements/COE with my married name? My BIR status and Passport are not yet updated that's why. My husband and I will be travelling for SK this August. TIA!

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    1. Yep. I think you just have to show your Marriage Certificate together with the other documents :)

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  42. Hi! My husband is a seafarer but we would like to go to korea as a leisure travel. Same requirements lang po ba kami to submit?

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    1. Yep. Pwedeng sabay na rin kayo mag apply. Then ang ilagay na mag support ng travel nyo po is yung husband nyo po so financial requirements niya po ang ipapass :)

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  43. hi.. okay lang ba na ung application form ko ay hindi hand written? I mean tinype ko through pc? bago prinent.
    thank you very much.

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  45. good am po..ill be travelling with my father.ask ko lang if i have to write on estimated fund amount because i am unemployed and my father will be funding our trip..thank you po:)

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    1. Yes, you still have to write your estimated expenses. You just have to put the name of your father for the item, "Who will pay for your travel-related expenses?" :)

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  46. hi..wala po akong bank certificate..pwede ko po ba gamitin yung bank certificate ng asawa ko, kaso yung maiden name pa nya yung nakalagay dun sa bank account nya..

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    1. I am not sure but I think pwede naman as long as you present your marriage certificate and put her name sa part nung kung sino ang mag sponsor sa trip mo. You should also do a joint filing for the visa. :)

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  47. Hi! I’m planning to apply for a korean visa this month. Okay lang kaya na yung mom ko yung ilagay ko sa HR sa COE ko since siya naman president ng company na im working for? Also, i’m gonna fund my trip but my mom’s also willing to shoulder some of my other expenses. What documents should i submit pa?. Thank you!

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    1. For the CoE, I'm not really sure. For the financial documents, you should present your own documents.

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  48. Hi po! Plan ko pong mag apply this December, im a minimum wage earner & gagmitin ko yung payroll bank account ko. Concerned lng po ako, kasi hindi ko po mapa stay consistent na malaking amount yung sa payroll account, dahil wini withdraw ko. So for example this week malaking amount then next week kaunti nlng, tapos the next two weeks malaki ulit. .And so on. Although by december kaya ko pong mag save ng sufficient amount sa bamk account para sa trip. Concern ko lng po kung yung amount sa 3 months na makikita sa cert ay hindi consistently malaki, should i be worried po? Feeling ko po ma dedeny ako eh. In this case pwede bang tita ko yung ideclare ko as financer although indi naman sya sasama sa trip?

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    1. I heard from other applicants na medyo strict ang Korean Embassy in terms of financial documents. So I think you should maintain a stable deposit for three months. As for your aunt, all her documents should be submitted as well.

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  49. Hi, Madam! Ask lang aq kc i'm planning to travel to Korea nxt year with my family(me, my hubby and 2 kids ages 18 and 19. My hubby is a seafarer for almost 13yrs. Currently, he's on board. Apparently, most seafarers have a number of visas since they go places around d world within the duration of their contract. Will his application be considered within the category of the OECD? How does this OECD Visa works? My concern is that, he might get approved easily while me and d kids might get disapproved...

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    1. Oh. I'm not sure about this one. You may want to contact the embassy for this case :)

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  50. Hi. Ask ko lang. Does the embassy really call the HR? For verification purposes or malaki ang chance na ma-deny na ang visa? Thank you

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    1. Yes, they do call in some cases. As for me, I had no idea if they called our office :)

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  51. hi. ask ko lang yung sa bank statement and bank certificate eto po ba yung passbook or same lang din sa atm account like yung saken na savers account ng bpi?

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    1. You can use any bank account for the statement and certificate :)

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  52. hi. ask ko lang if yung sa bank statement and bank certificate eto ba yung passbook? or pwede rin yung atm account like savers account sa bpi?

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  53. should the application form be printed BACK TO BACK or just on one side (thus using 5 sheets of A4-sized paper)? tia.

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