What are the procedures for traveling to Korea?

With a passport, the next step is a visa. There are two kinds of visas to travel to Korea-individual tourist visa and group tourist visa. If you choose not to travel alone with the travel agency, you need to apply for a personal tourist visa yourself; If you are traveling with a travel agency, the travel agency will apply for a group visa. The application process of individual tourist visa is as follows: 1. Materials to be prepared: 1) Original passport: valid for more than half a year; 2) Photos: Three one-inch color photos taken in the last three months; 3) Passport+copy of ID card+original and copy of household registration book; 4) Financial ability information-copy of passbook with transaction records of more than 50,000 yuan (individual tourist visa: original bank deposit certificate of more than 654.38+ 10,000 yuan needs to be frozen for at least three months. -B copy of real estate license -C copy of private car certificate. According to the requirements of travel agencies and embassies, you can choose to provide one of the above three requirements or both. The more information, the better the visa. 2) It is also required to provide: -A For employees: employment certificate and a copy of the company's business license (employment certificate-the company's stationery needs to be stamped with the company's official seal, indicating the working period, position, contact number, contact person, etc. ) -B copy of business license -C employees without a work unit: need to provide a certificate issued by their neighborhood Committee -D student: proof of attendance (written on the school's stationery, stamped with the official seal of the school, indicating the admission time and duration of study, etc. ) or copy of student id card -E retirees: a copy of retirement certificate is required. 3) If all the above materials for the travel plan are ready, you can apply to the consulate. People from Shandong Province need to apply for visas to Korea at the Consulate General of Korea in Qingdao. The telephone number of the Consulate General is 0532)8897-600 1. If you sign up for a travel agency tour, you need to prepare a copy of your passport and ID card. Visa prompt 1. It is more convenient to apply according to the territorial division and entrust the travel agency in our territorial area to handle it. Travel agencies can act as agents for group/individual visas and business visas. Travel agencies with good reputation and authentic scale issue more visas and have a good reputation in the embassy, which is helpful for visa application. 2. The amount of real estate license is different according to the requirements of different embassies and travel agencies in different regions. Compared with group visas, individual visas require more, mostly RMB 50,000-65,438+10,000, with additional conditions. When applying for an individual visa in advance, it is best to make preparations in advance after knowing the specific requirements in advance. 3. If the applicant's visa is rejected, the visa fee paid will not be refunded according to different travel agencies. The visa is valid for 3 months, and you can stay in Korea 15 days after the visa. If the applicant has been refused a visa by the consulate, it must be truthfully declared, otherwise it will be refused again. Personal visa, the refusal rate of students is higher than that of employees. However, in April, 2007, the Korean government issued a new policy, so that China students can study in tour groups without a visa, which is beneficial for students to travel in groups.