Regarding the Korean visa issue, what kind of visa is the 5-year visa?

South Korea’s 5-year multiple-entry visa can be a C-3-9 tourist visa or a C-3-4 business visa, or a short-term general C-3-1 visa. The purpose of traveling to South Korea is different and the types of visas you apply for are different.

Starting from April 20, 2015, the issuance of 5-year multiple-entry visas (stay within 30 days, valid for 5 years) will be implemented for Chinese citizens who meet certain conditions.

Basic materials for South Korea’s five-year multiple-entry visa:

1. Visa application form

2. One passport photo (white background 3.5cm x 4.5cm)

3. Original passport

4. Original and copy of ID card

5. If you are registered abroad (select one):

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- The original and copy of the residence permit (the time is based on the application date, and it has been 3 months since moving into the jurisdiction).

- Proof of social security payment in the last 3 months.

Extended information:

A Korean visa is an endorsement (stamp) on a person’s passport or travel document, or a label with a clear stamp or label. The description indicates the holder's reason for entering South Korea, the time allowed to stay, or the permission to travel to South Korea through its territory.

1. On August 13, 2012, Chinese citizens only need to go to South Korea once to obtain a valid multiple-entry visa to South Korea for one year. The South Korean government recently released a series of stimulus packages to expand domestic demand. Among them, visa-related policies for Chinese citizens tend to be looser. For Chinese citizens with records of visiting South Korea and other OECD member countries, it is much easier to obtain multiple valid visas for South Korea.

Since August 1, the South Korean government has issued three-year multiple-valid visas for Chinese citizens who have visited South Korea and other OECD member countries more than twice. After the introduction of this policy, Chinese citizens only need to visit South Korea once to obtain a valid visa for multiple times a year. ?

In addition, for tourists visiting South Korea invited by medical tourism organizations, the time required for visa issuance has been reduced from 3 to 6 days to 1 to 2 days. Medical tourists with limited mobility can go through immigration formalities through the airport immigration center.

2. South Korea has decided to officially implement the “visa-free entry system for transit sightseeing” from May 1. Chinese citizens who meet the conditions for traveling to South Korea or transiting through South Korea can stay in South Korea for up to 30 days. sky.

Among them, Chinese citizens can enter South Korea visa-free and stay for up to 30 days if they hold visas from the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and any of the 30 European countries via South Korea ( Holders of overseas air tickets within 30 days (excluding Japanese group visa holders) can enter South Korea visa-free and be granted a maximum stay of 30 days.

Reference material: Korean visa_Baidu Encyclopedia