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Visiting visa to South Korea

Date : 2020-05-15

Currently the Vietnamese community in the land of kimchi is increasing, so the need to visit relatives in Korea also becomes higher. However, the Korean government is very strict in issuing visas to South Korea. Therefore, in order to increase the visa approval rate, you need to be well-prepared and instructed. Visavietnamsupport will guide you to apply for visas.

1. Conditions for getting a visa to visit South Korea

In order to be able to get a visa to visit Korea, you need to have a family member working and living in Korea, specifically as follows:

Those who are living and studying in Korea with D2 university visa, doctoral degree doctorate in Korea and have stayed in Korea for at least 6 months.

Holders of F2 and F5 visas (these are the two types of long-term and permanent visas issued) are legally living in Korea.

Cases where the per capita income is 2 times higher than that of Koreans living legally on the D5, D7, D8, D9 visas.

Those who enter Korea under an investment of at least 300 million Won and have lived in Korea for at least 6 months.

From there, these objects can invite:

Parents, siblings who are attending University, Masters, and PhDs in Korea.

Parents, siblings with Korean girls / boys.

Those who want to visit their spouse's family for a short time.

Parents, siblings, children and children of people working in the E7 category (visas for highly skilled people, specialized visas).

In addition, based on the relationship between the inviter and the invitee, the type of visa of the inviter we divide the visiting visa into two categories, namely:

F1 visa: If you are visiting a child to marry a Korean, use this type of visa.

F3 visa: If you come to Korea on a guarantee, apply for an F3 visa.

2. Visa application for visiting South Korea

Preparing a visa application to visit Korea depends on the type of visa you apply for.

For F1 visa, the dossier should be prepared as follows:

The inviting party needs to prepare:

Application for a visa confirmation, with the applicant's photo

Photocopy of identity card

Guarantee letter

Proof of income (a copy of income tax certificate showing the total income of the applicant in the most recent year)

Paper explaining the invitation of a relative: this is a paper without a template and you need to handwrite it in Korean, stating the reason for inviting a relative to come to Korea and committing your relative not to work illegally in residence time.

Undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in Korea: these are not required documents but should be submitted for a more reliable application.

The invited party must prepare:

Visa application

Passport

Proof of relationship with the inviter. For biological parents, the birth certificate of the inviter, with the spouse's parents, including the birth certificate of the spouse and the marriage registration certificate.

With F1 visa type, the inviting party will apply right in Korea. After the application is accepted and returned, the invitee will have a visa code. This visa code will be sent to the invitee so they go to the Korean embassy or consulate in Vietnam to submit and receive the visa.

For F3 visa applications, you need the following documents:

The inviting party should prepare these documents and send to Vietnam:

Copy of passport: photo with signature to compare with the signature in the invitation and guarantee letter.

Copy of 2 sides of ID card of foreigner.

Financial proof: The invitee needs to go to the bank to request a list of transactions for a minimum of 3 months

Invitation: send to Vietnam the original invitation letter to fill out and sign by hand.

Letter of guarantee: Fill in the information about the guarantor and the guaranteed in accordance with the instructions and sign.

Proof of occupation: If you are a student, you need to have a certificate of student from the school, if you are an employee, the original certificate of employee, certificate of business registration of the company and a labor contract If there is a separate company, a business registration certificate is required.

The invited party must prepare:

Visa application

Passport

Proof of relationship with the invitee: If you are a child, a birth certificate is required, if you have a spousal relationship with the invitee, a marriage certificate is required.

Tuberculosis examination: TB examination is required except for children under 5 years old.

After having all the above documents, the invitee will bring all of them to the Korean Embassy in Hanoi or the Korean Consulate in Ho Chi Minh.

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Need to prepare a lot for a visiting visa to Korea

3. Visa application process for visiting South Korea

After preparing all the necessary documents, you need to apply at the KVAC Korean visa registration center based in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.

In Hanoi, KVAC's central address is:

12th Floor, Discovery Complex Office Building, 302 Cau Giay Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi

In Ho Chi Minh, the KVAC central address is:

16th floor, Vietcombank building, No. 5 Me Linh Square, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

Receive results: The visa approval process will take 8 - 10 days and then they will have the results returned. If you need additional documents or information during the approval process, this will take longer.

4. Experience when applying for a visa to visit South Korea

The peak period statistics for Korea are the cherry blossom season and the red leaf tree season, which ranges from February to May and the end of August to November. will have to wait and review for a long time. Therefore, you should do in the low season and can do about a month before the trip also.

Invitations from relatives in Korea should include the details of the invitee, the invitee, the purpose of the trip, the expected return time ...

If you receive an interview call from the Embassy, do not be too urgent but communicate politely, comfortably, answer the focus of the question, not lengthy.

For details on immigration advice, please contact:

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Hotline: 0989496239 (Mrs. Huong)

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