What materials do you need to apply for a South Korean tourist visa? What is the process?

From June 1, 2023, the Korean government has decided to open C- 3 short-term visas and electronic visas. If you have friends who plan to travel to South Korea in the near future, you can now prepare to apply for a tourist visa.

The materials required for a Korean tourist visa are as follows:

(1) the original passport;

2. Two two-inch color photos with white background;

3. Copy of ID card;

4, the recent 6 months bank flow details, real estate certificate copy, car driving license copy;(3 choose 2)

5. Application for entry into Korea;

Application Process

What we have learned at present is that most of the South Korean embassies in China in the consular area cannot accept personal forms of visa delivery, and must apply for visa delivery through a third-party qualified travel agency. The following is the process of handling a South Korean tourist visa:

Step 1: Identify the consulate in your area

There are nine Korean consulates in China. Before submitting a visa application, you need to know which consulate your province belongs to. The nine consulates are: Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China (Beijing), Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Guangzhou, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Qingdao, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Shenyang, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chengdu, Consulate General of Korea in Wuhan, consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Xian, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong.

Step 2: Submit information to the consulate directly or through the agency (travel agency)

In the South Korean Embassy in China (Beijing), in addition to those who hold a registered permanent residence in the urban area of Beijing, those who have been abroad (including South Korea) more than once and hold a registered permanent residence in the suburbs of Beijing can apply directly, in addition, they must apply through a designated travel agency. Therefore, before applying for a South Korean visa, you need to know the division of the consular area of the agency and check the list of visa agencies designated by the Consular Department of the South Korean Embassy.

Step 3: Check the visa results on the consulate website

Through the visa processing progress inquiry https://www.visa.go.kr/openPage.do?MENU_ID=10301 of the Republic of Korea visa website), the visa processing progress can be easily and quickly inquired.

Step 4: Collect passport and related information

When the South Korean consulate notified the visa, the travel agency arranged for the staff to go to the consulate to retrieve the passport and visa. And there will be staff through the telephone, online customer service, SMS and other forms to contact you, confirm the return address and telephone number, the recipient. After confirmation, the staff will send your passport and visa back by express mail.