South Korea Visa Application

1. Application Form – this will be provided by the Agency or you may download it from the Korean Embassy’s site.

2. 1 piece of Passport-size colored picture

3. Original Passport (should be valid for more than 6 months). 

4. Photocopy of Passport Bio-page (page 2)

5. Original & Photocopy of valid visa/s and arrival stamps to OECD member countries for the past 5 years (if applicable only)

6. Original Certificate of Employment
(must include applicant’s position, date hired, compensation, office address, HR landline number (cell-phone number is not allowed), and HR e-mail address)

7. Original Personal Bank Certificate
(must include account type, current balance, account opening date, ADB)

8. Bank Statement
(original or certified true copy of bank statements/passbook for the last 3 months)

9. Photocopy of ITR (Income Tax Return) or Form 2316

10. Copy of PRC Card or IBP Card (if applicable only)

1. Application Form – this will be provided by the Agency or you may download it from the Korean Embassy’s site.

2. 1 piece of Passport-size colored picture

3. Original Passport (should be valid for more than 6 months)

4. Photocopy of Passport Bio-page (page 2)

5. Original & Photocopy of valid visa/s and arrival stamps to OECD member countries for the past 5 years (If applicable only)

6. Photocopy of Business Registration from SEC or DTI

7. Photocopy of Business Permit or Mayor’s Permit

8. Original Personal Bank Certificate
(must include account type, current balance, account opening date, ADB)

9. Bank Statement
(original or certified true copy of bank statements/passbook for the last 3 months)

10. Photocopy of ITR (Income Tax Return) or Form 2316

11. Copy of PRC Card or IBP Card (If applicable only)

1. Application Form – this will be provided by the Agency or you may download it from the Korean Embassy’s site.

2. 1 piece of Passport-size colored picture

3. Original Passport (should be valid for more than 6 months)

4. Photocopy of Passport Bio-page (page 2)

5. Original & Photocopy of valid visa/s and arrival stamps to OECD member countries for the past 5 years (If applicable only)

6. School Certificate (Original)

7. Copy of School ID

8. Copy of Birth Certificate

9. Parents’ Documents

– Original Bank Certificate [must include account type, current balance, account opening date, 6 months average balance (ADB)]
– Bank Statement (original or certified true copy of bank statements/passbook for the last 3 months)
– Copy of NSO Marriage Certificate

– If employed:

• Employment Certificate Original [must include position, date hired, compensation, office address, HR landline number(cell-phone number is not allowed), HR e-mail address]; AND
• Photocopy of ITR (Income Tax Return) OR Photocopy of Form 2316.

If Self-employed:

• Photocopy of Business Registration from SEC or DTI;
• Photocopy of Business Permit or Mayor’s Permit; AND
• Photocopy of ITR (Income Tax Return) OR Form 2316

1. Application Form – this will be provided by the Agency or you may download it from the Korean Embassy’s site.

2. 1 piece of Passport-size colored picture

3. Original Passport (should be valid for more than 6 months)

4. Photocopy of Passport Bio-page (page 2)

5. Original & Photocopy of valid visa/s and arrival stamps to OECD member countries for the past 5 years (If applicable only)

6. Additional documents

– Original Personal or Husband’s Bank Certificate [must include account type, current balance, account opening date, 6 months average balance (ADB)]

– Personal or Husband’s Bank Statement (original or certified true copy of bank statements/passbook for the last 3 months) 

 – If the husband is employed:

• Husband’s Employment Certificate Original [must include position, date hired, compensation, office address, HR landline number(cell-phone number is not allowed), HR e-mail address]; AND 
• Photocopy of ITR (Income Tax Return) OR Form 2316 Copy

– If the husband is self-employed:

• Business Registration from SEC or DTI (Copy);
• Business Permit OR Photocopy of Mayor’s Permit; AND 
• Photocopy of ITR (Income Tax Return) OR Form 2316

7. Copy of PSA Marriage Certificate

A. If personally invited by a Korean, submit the following on top of the main requirements of whatever above category you fall into: 

• Invitation Letter; and 
• Photocopy of the invitor’s Passport or Identification Card (authentication is not required)

B. If invited by a Korean company, submit the following on top of the main requirements of whatever above category you fall into: 

• Invitation Letter; 
• Copy of Korean Company Business Permit
• Copy of the invitor’s Passport or Identification Card (authentication is not required)

The embassy has an ongoing promotion for eligible BDO and BPI credit card holders where they can get multiple-entry visas to Korea with the exemption of financial documents. However, this does not mean that the applicant will be automatically granted a multiple-entry visa. Issuance of visa whether single or multiple-entry solely depends on the consul in-charge. Take me for an instance, I submitted my BDO Gold Mastercard but I was only issued a single-entry visa. 😀 

The following are the eligible BDO and BPI Credit Cards: 

• BDO Gold Cardholders: Gold Visa Credit Card, Gold Mastercard Credit Card, Gold UnionPay Credit Card, Gold JCB Credit Card
• BDO Elite Cardholders: Platinum Visa Credit Card, Titanium/Platinum and World Elite MasterCard Credit Card, Gold/Platinum/Cathay Pacific and American Express Charge Cards issued by BDO, Diamond UnionPay Credit Card, Diners Club Premiere
• BPI Gold Master Cards
• BPI SkyMiles Platinum Master Card, BPI Amore Visa Platinum Card, BPI Signature Cards
• Gold BPI Express Teller Debit Cardholders

Eligible cardholders are exempted from submitting Bank Certificate, Bank Statement, and Income Tax Return (ITR). In lieu of these documents, applicants should submit the following (on top of the other main requirements): 

• Certification from BDO/ BPI which supports that the applicant has an active eligible credit card with the bank; 
• Photocopy of the credit card; and 
• Latest original credit card statement of account (SOA). 

For those who are receiving their SOA through email, you may request its original copy, along with the Certification, from your bank.  In my case, I called the BDO hotline and I was asked to send an email request as a secondary communication. I received the SOA and Certification after 20 days. 

This promo will last until December 31, 2019.

For more details on this ongoing promo, click here.