South Korea resumed issuing tourist visas in June/KLOC-0.

As for the issuance of foreign visas, there are no restrictions in many countries now, and there is no need to check entry. And I always thought that Japan opened its tourist entrance earlier. What people didn't expect was that South Korea was even faster than Japan! June 1 Resume tourist visa! Come and have a look!

It is learned from Cailian that South Korea will resume issuing short-term visit (C-3) visas and electronic visas from June 1. South Korea's C-3 visa is a short-term visit visa for foreigners who come to Korea for business activities such as market research and consultation, as well as travel, recuperation, visiting relatives and attending meetings.

South Korean authorities said that in order to stimulate domestic demand and promote the recovery of related industries by attracting foreign tourists, visa issuance restrictions will be relaxed.

According to Bian Xiao's understanding, Korean business visas can be applied before, but tourist visas are not issued. If you go to South Korea for business purposes, you can apply for exemption from quarantine if you meet the entry conditions of South Korea.

Therefore, it is said in this news that tourist visas will be issued, which means that people can also go to South Korea for tourism purposes, which makes people pay more attention.

Before, I asked Bian Xiao about going to North Korea. In addition to business, there are also purchasing staff who go to Korea to reunite with their boyfriends and girlfriends. It seems that there is hope at last.

However, Bian Xiao consulted the official website of the Korean Embassy in China, and no official news has been released yet, so whether to open a tourist visa in the future will be subject to the official news. South Korean media reported that this policy will be restarted for citizens of ordinary countries (1 class) from next month, so Bian Xiao is not sure whether China is within the scope.

From the official website of the Korean Embassy in China "Visa Types and Required Materials", we can see that South Korea's C-3 visa includes the following contents:

Short-term general visit (C-3- 1): including participation in friendly matches, various activities or conferences; General training; Visits from relatives, etc. Spouses and children of Korean citizens; Descendants of Korean citizens; Language training; Foreign investors;

Individual sightseeing (C-3-9): including group tours; Personal travel;

Medical Sightseeing (C-3-3): Persons who plan to enter Korean medical institutions for treatment or recuperation at the invitation of foreign patient reception institutions registered in the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea; Caregivers or caregivers of foreign patients (spouses, immediate family members or caregivers of foreign patients);

Short-term business (C-3-4): general applicants (short-term visitors to South Korea for market research, business contacts, negotiations, signing contracts, small-scale trade and other similar purposes);

Pure transfer (C-3- 10): When ordinary passport holders from Syria, Sudan, Yemen and Egypt go to a third country via South Korea;

Shift crew (C-3- 1 1): a foreign crew member who enters Korea by plane or ship as a passenger for the purpose of working on a ship berthed or about to berth in Korea;

In addition, South Korea has opened five visa application centers in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Chengdu and Wuhan. Applicants who apply for a Korean visa can go through the handling agency designated by the embassy or consulate, and then submit it to the Korean embassy or consulate or visa center, or the applicant himself or his peers can handle it;

In addition, there is an electronic visa in Korea, which is called "Electronic Travel Card of the Republic of Korea (K-ETA)". At present, the e-visa is not applicable to China citizens. It is aimed at people from countries and regions that have signed visa-free agreements with South Korea and the Korean government allows visa-free entry. From April 1 in 2022, the number of countries/regions applying for e-visa in Korea has expanded from 50 to 96 (an increase of 46), as follows:

Therefore, citizens of the above countries/regions can apply for a K-ETA visa to travel to Korea.

Source: Cailian Association