South Korea's free travel visa category South Korea's free travel, you can choose to apply for a single, two or more visas. Among the many types of tourist visas in Korea, there are the following visas suitable for free travellers who are purely sightseeing.
Single Visa Ordinary Sightseeing (C-3-9)
To: people who stay in Korea for a short time for sightseeing.
Duration of stay: within 90 days, the visa is valid for 3 months.
Two visa short-term visits (A 1 ~ A3, C- 1 ~ C4)
Issue target: as a single visa issue target, those who want to visit Korea twice within 6 months.
Duration of stay: within 30 days, the validity of the visa is 6 months (the validity of the group tourist visa is 3 months).
Multiple visa short-term visits (C-3)
Issue target: as a single visa issue target, those who wish to visit Korea many times within 5 years and 10 years.
Duration of stay: within 90 days, the validity of the visa is divided into 5 years and 10 years.
Materials needed to apply for a free travel visa in Korea
Single visa and double visa (single visa and double visa require the same materials, but the price is different)
* * * Same materials: visa application form, photos (2-inch color photo with white background 1 piece), passport, copy of ID card, proof of financial ability, living abroad: original and copy of temporary residence permit (residence permit) or social insurance certificate in the last three months (from 20 16-6).
Original proof of economic ability (select one):
1. Original statement of credit card or savings card in the last six months.
2. The original bank statement of the last six months (the statement of the last two weeks must be submitted according to the visa application).
3. Social insurance records in the last six months.
4. Original and photocopy of vehicle and real estate license.
※ Warm tip:
1, Guangzhou:
(1) Accounts in Guangzhou and Shenzhen (except collective accounts) are exempt from paying proof of financial ability, but the original and photocopy of the household registration book and the printed copy confirmed by the ID card reader are required. Exempt from employment permit and business license.
Individuals can apply for tourist visas directly.
2. Beijing and Qingdao:
The following persons may be exempted from issuing a certificate of economic ability:
(1) Applicants for urban household registration in Beijing are exempted from paying proof of economic ability, employment certificate and business license.
② Primary and secondary school students (submit proof of attendance)
(3) College students must submit the electronic authentication materials of China Higher Education Student Information Network (www.chsi.com.cn).
(4) Those who meet the requirements for applying for multiple visas (all kinds of materials required for submitting multiple visas)
⑤ Personnel represented by excellent travel agencies (please refer to the list of excellent travel agencies).
⑥ Visa holders from OECD countries.
All landowners from third countries in China.
3. Shanghai area:
(1) Shanghai household registration applicants are exempt from proof of economic ability, employment certificate and business license.
② Persons who have visited OECD countries (except visa-free entry and Jeju group tours) are exempt from paying proof of economic ability.
Multiple visas (valid for five years)
2. Proof of entry-exit record (copy of entry-exit inspection seal on passport)
Multiple visas (valid 10 year)
Issued by:
1. Doctors, lawyers and teachers
Teachers: Only university professors, associate professors and assistant professors. Other full-time teachers and other personnel can be issued multiple visas valid for five years.
Materials required for visa:
1, visa application form, passport photo (3.5 cmx 4.5cm)； on white background);
2. Original and photocopy of passport, ID card and temporary residence permit (residence permit);
3. The original and photocopy of the professional qualification certificate;
4. On-the-job certification.
2. State-owned and private enterprise legal persons
Private enterprises: only enterprises with registered capital of 5 billion won (28 million RMB) or more.
Materials required for visa:
1, visa application form, passport photo (3.5 cmx 4.5cm)； on white background);
2. Original and photocopy of passport, ID card and temporary residence permit (residence permit);
3, state-owned or private enterprise legal person certification materials;
4. On-the-job certification.
3. Hold a bachelor's degree (excluding students) from a Korean four-year university or a master's degree (excluding students) from an overseas university (including China).
Materials required for visa:
1, visa application form, passport photo (3.5 cmx 4.5cm)； on white background);
2. Original and photocopy of passport, ID card and temporary residence permit (residence permit);
3. Original and photocopy of graduation certificate and degree certificate:
-Korean and overseas graduates: additional foreign academic degree certification (issued by the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education);
-Korean university graduates: diploma.
4, the Ministry of education certificate electronic registration application form (master of China University).
Time and cost of free travel visa in Korea
1. expedited visa (excellent travel agency, and "certificate of visa issuance") -3 days.
2. Apply for a tourist visa through an excellent travel agency (single or multiple times) -5 days.
3. Individual sightseeing and short-term multiple visas -6 days
Conditions for visa-free travel in Korea 1. Jeju visa-free entry
Target: foreigners who enter Jeju Island airport and port without a visa for sightseeing, transit, etc. (including individual tourists and group tourists from China)
Conditions: the plane or ship goes directly to Jeju area, and group tourists must enter and leave the country on the same flight or ship.
Scope of activities: Jeju Island
Qualifications and stay time: sightseeing transfer (B-2), stay for 30 days.
Second, visa-free transit.
Object (except citizens of Cuba, Macedonia, Syria, Sudan, Iran and other countries)
1.
Persons who travel to the United States (including Guam and Saipan), Canada, Australia (except e-visa holders) or New Zealand (except e-visa holders) via South Korea with valid entry visas (including re-entry permits).
2.
Persons who depart from the United States (including Guam and Saipan), Canada, Australia (except those with electronic visas) or New Zealand (except those with electronic visas) and fly directly to South Korea to China or a third country via South Korea.
3. China people who hold valid entry visas (including permanent residency) from the following 30 European countries travel to and from 30 European countries via South Korea.
30 countries in Europe ※
Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Romania, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Malta, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Slovakia, Iceland, Ireland, Estonia, Britain, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Portugal, Poland, France, Finland, Hungary and Slovenia.
Conditions: Persons who have booked departure tickets within 30 days and have no illegal records such as illegal stay in the above countries.
Stay time: within 30 days.
Third, transfer to the participants of the sightseeing project.
Target: Foreigners who transit at Incheon International Airport and participate in transit sightseeing projects (except citizens of Ghana, Nigeria, Macedonia, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Kosovo, Cuba and Palestinian countries).
Conditions: Holding a joint air ticket for departure within 72 hours (including Japanese group visa holders)
Length of stay: 72 hours (you can visit Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, Incheon and other metropolitan areas).
Others: Set up and operate the "Transfer Sightseeing Project Window" at Incheon International Airport Entry Border Inspection Station.
Q: There is no Korean consulate in this province. How to apply for a visa?
A You can find a travel agency to handle it. The jurisdiction of the consulate can refer to the Korean visa.
Q: Do I have to apply for a personal tourist visa through a travel agency?
A Yes, at present, it can only be handled by the travel agency designated by the embassy (the agency can decide the agency fee independently according to the total number of agents, distance, transportation expenses and handling fees of other embassies and consulates). ※
However, applicants and citizens of third countries who have booked tourist visas online can apply directly to the museum.
Q can't I get a visa without a deposit?
A according to age and occupation, the required conditions are different, and some people can be exempted from paying proof of economic ability.
Q passport is about to expire. Can I apply for a visa?
A visa applicant's passport must be valid for more than six months from the date of visa application.
Q Jeju Island is visa-free. Do you really need nothing?
Yes, as long as you have a passport.
Q: It is said that visitors from China to other areas outside Seoul will be exempted from visas within 120 hours. Is it true?/You don't say.
First of all, it is not aimed at free travellers. From China (including Hongkong and Macau) to Incheon and Gimpo.
China delegation visitors from Jinhai, Cheongju, Wu 'an and Daegu International Airport can visit the Capital Circle, Lingnan Circle, Chungcheong Circle and Hunan Circle within 120 hours, and then transfer to Korean domestic flights to Jeju Island.
Q: Can I go to Korea without a visa?
A: It is not aimed at free travellers. According to the agreement between China and South Korea, China luxury cruise group tourists recruited by travel agencies in South Korea can stay in South Korea for three days.
Q visa-free to Jeju island, can I go to Seoul from Jeju island?
A No, you can only enter and leave Jeju Island without a visa, and you can't enter the inland on the way.
Q: Can I travel abroad through Korea without a visa?
Some countries can, such as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and 30 European countries.
Q Is the visa refusal rate high in Korea?
Visa for free travel in Korea will hardly be refused.