The latest Korean visa policy in 2021 explains the Korean visa application process in detail

In recent years, traveling and working abroad have become the choices of many domestic people. At the same time, many business people choose to develop the Korean market, and international students choose to study in Korea. So, the latest policies and procedures for Korean visa application in 2021 are as follows.

Step one: Determine the purpose of travel

There are many types of visas in South Korea, and you can choose different visa categories according to different purposes. Conventional ones include tourism (suspended during the epidemic, business, visiting relatives, studying abroad, and short-term employment. Applicants with different travel purposes need to prepare completely different materials. Applicants need to prepare corresponding materials according to their own travel purposes, otherwise they will be refused a visa or The probability of being deported will increase later.

Step 2: Determine the application area

The Korean Embassy has geographical restrictions for applicants. Applicants need to apply based on their household registration, place of residence, and passport. There will be some differences in the materials required for applicants from different jurisdictions when submitting visa materials. Only by understanding in advance can you avoid visa rejection due to territorial errors.

The territories of South Korea are as follows:

-Embassies in China: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet and Qinghai

-Consulate General in Shenyang: Liaoning Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province

-Consulate General in Shanghai: Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang Provinces

-Consulate General in Guangzhou: Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province, and Fujian Province.

- Consulate General in Qingdao: Shandong Province

-Consulate General in Chengdu: Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou

-Consulate General in Xi'an: Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

-Consulate General in Wuhan: Henan Province, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Jiangxi Province

-Consulate General in Dalian: Zhongshan District, Xigang District, Shahekou District, Ganjing, Dalian City. Sub-district, Lushunkou District, Jinzhou New District (Jinzhou District, Development Zone, Bonded Zone.

Step 3: Prepare and submit materials.

For Korean visa, you can refer to the Korean Consulate to apply Prepare the materials required for the visa. If one of the required materials cannot be submitted, you can use the materials proving the reason instead.

Reference of common visa materials in South Korea:

1. Original passport

It is valid for at least six months

2. ID card

Please provide a clear copy of the front and back of the second-generation ID card

3. Household registration book.

Please provide copies of each page of your household registration book; if it is a collective account, please provide the home page and my page.

4. Work certificate

Print it on the official letterhead of the work unit, stamp it with the official seal signed by the person in charge of the company, and indicate the date and the following information: the address, phone number, and fax of the work unit; the name and position of the company signatory; the name, position, and income of the applicant and working years; purpose of travel; reserved positions for company applicants; certificates of sponsors and vacations

5. Business license

If the applicant is an enterprise, please provide clear information. A copy of the business license and stamped.

6. Half-year social security or half-year salary statement, try to provide half-year social security, and download the verification code online.

7. Visa application form

——The application form should be filled out in detail item by item, including a telephone number that can be contacted at any time, and signed by the applicant (any false content may result in visa rejection.

-If you apply for a short-term visit (C-3 visa), you can only fill in the applicant’s Item 1 (Personal Information, Item 3 (Passport Information), Item 4 (Contact Information, and Item 9 (Visit) Information.

8. Isolation Consent

Non-common materials for Korean visas

1. To apply for installation of machinery and equipment in South Korea, you need to apply for short-term employment (C-4 Visa. A customs declaration form is required.

2. Business and short-term employment invitation letters should include basic information, contact information, reason for invitation (purpose, time of invitation, compliance with relevant Korean laws and regulations during the stay in Korea, etc.).

The inviter and invitee must sign and seal (the invitation letter does not need to be notarized.

3. The content of the business invitation letter must be consistent with that of the Chinese company

Step 4: Wait for the exam, sign After leaving, collect your passport and print your visa.

The review time for Korean visas is generally 6-8 working days. During the epidemic, it takes about 12 working days. Applicants need to wait patiently because South Korea now uses electronic visas. After the visa is issued, you can download and print it online.

Here is the relevant content of the Korean visa application process. During the epidemic, you are required to quarantine when entering South Korea. You can also apply for exemption if you want to travel to South Korea for business, visiting relatives, or studying abroad. Friends can learn about the corresponding policies