South Korea: Itinerary & Budget Expenses

Our DIY itinerary for 7days and 6 nights. ^^,

How to apply for Korean Visa (For Filipinos)

Applying for a Korean visa is easy as 1-2-3. Filipinos are required to get there visa in order for you to enter South Korea. Visa is free when you stay for 59 days only.

Step 1: Gather all the requirements

You can visit South Korea Embassy for the details of the visa requirements and visa application form.

Here are the lists that I submit in Korean embassy (For Employees)

You can download the application here.

Some tips:

- Put n/a for those fields which are not applicable. (example is #12)

- Put "Vacation" for the purpose of entry

- Ensure to fill out the application form as clearly as possible

- For the photo, passport size with white background

- Ensure you put the telephone number of your employer in the certificate of employment 

- For the bank certificate, at least 50 thousand pesos is enough as your show money

- For ITR, you can submit your latest 2316.

2. Go to Korean embassy. Be on time!

- Submission of visa requirements: 9:00 am - 11:00 am (Monday - Friday)

- Releasing of visa: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Monday - Friday)

I went there by 8:00 am to avoid long lines and the consul started accepting requirements by 8:45 am. I was able to finish the visa processing not more than 10 minutes. :) 

3. The judgement day!

For non OECD member countries - visa processing is 5 days

If you hold a visa in any of the OECD member countries - visa processing is 3 days

After a week of waiting, I came back to the embassy hoping for a granted visa. Luckily, I got APPROVED! See you South Korea! ^^,

Some tips:

- In some cases, people got denied due to employment reason (example is when you landed to a new job before you apply for a visa) As a tip, do not resign when you don't have a visa yet. :)

- If you got denied, don't lose hope! You can apply for reconsideration and they will give you advice on how to get approved.