What are the precautions for a tourist visa to South Korea?

Common sense of tourist visa in Korea-tourists holding passports from Taiwan Province Province and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region can stay in Korea for 30 days without a visa; Passport holders from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand can stay in Korea for 90 days without a visa. Visitors with China passports can apply for visa-free entry to Jeju Island, South Korea for 30 days (the Korean consulate has specific regulations on the qualifications of applicants, please consult the local consulate for details). China tourists with valid visas and exit air tickets from the United States, Canada and Japan are exempt from visas, and can stay in South Korea for 15 days after passing the entry-exit inspection. In other cases, you must first apply for a visa from the Korean embassy or consulate, and you can ask the nearby embassy or consulate for details of the materials needed to apply for a visa. Work visa The application for a work visa is handled in Korea (by the employer), but I have to apply for a visa in my home country to enter Korea. Even if I am in Korea, I must go back to my own country again. Only after I return to Korea again can I be legally employed. The work visa is valid for one year, and the application takes 2-4 weeks. If you don't want to change employers, you can apply for an extension of your American visa in Korea. After entering the country with a work visa, you need to apply for a residence permit at the immigration office. It is illegal to work in Korea without a work visa. When you are found, you need to pay a fine. Visa extension Except for special circumstances such as accidents, health deterioration and flight cancellation, tourist visas are generally not extended. For other types of visas, you should apply to the immigration offices in various regions at least one day before the expiration date. Re-entry visa When you travel abroad with a work visa, you should apply for multiple re-entry visas or one-time visas in advance to avoid cancellation (loss) of your visa. You can apply at the entry-exit office and go through the formalities. The handling fees are 50,000 won and 30,000 won respectively. For other visa-related matters, please refer to the embassy website. China tour groups are fully liberalized. Originally limited to four municipalities directly under the central government, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, and five provinces, such as Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui and Shaanxi, the scope of tour groups to Korea has now expanded to all parts of the country, and the team size has been reduced from at least nine to five (including the leader). The number of travel agencies specializing in Korean tourism has also expanded to 66 in China and 56 in Korea. The exclusive travel agency in China and the United States has specialized personnel to apply for group visas in embassies and consulates in China. When submitting the application form, China Travel Agency should provide the document signed and sealed by the president of the travel agency, as well as the valid passport and group tourist visa application form of each tourist in the group. Previously, the China government only implemented the tourism liberalization policy for Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. South Korea is the first country in China to fully liberalize group tourism outside Chinese-speaking countries.

Address of China Embassy in Korea: No.3 Dongsi Street, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District, Beijing, Korea (86-10) 6532-0290 (86-10). Room 402, 4th Floor, Shanghai International Trade Center, No.2200 Shanghai, Korea 6532-019-641720 (86-21) 6265438 Anxi Road, Shanghai. Yangcheng International Business Center, Tiyu East Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou/No.387-0923, West Tower, building KLOC-0/8/No.3 14 (86-24) 2385-7820 (86-20) 3887-0555 (86-20). 256-1188 (65) 254-4586 Website of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China-Website of the Korean Embassy www.koreaemb.org.cn- (English)-However, due to their own national conditions, friends who plan to travel to South Korea must read the following seven memos to make your trip to South Korea more enjoyable. 1. Respect Korean customs. When visiting a Korean friend's house, you should know Korean customs, such as holding a wine bottle in one hand and holding an arm in the other; Respect the host's food once or twice for the first time and accept it for the third time; It is impolite to refuse a toast. If you can't, there is still a little wine in the glass. Koreans forgive drunken people; You don't have to eat the dishes on the plate very clean, otherwise it is disrespectful to the host; Don't smoke and wear sunglasses when the elders are present. Accept things with both hands, not. Don't open the gift in front of you. Koreans prefer odd numbers to even numbers. Use white gift bags instead of red ones, and so on. As the saying goes, it is not surprising to be polite to many people. It's always right to know more. Don't expect too much from the scenery. South Korea's land area is not as big as that of Zhejiang Province, and it is close to China with few landscape features. Korean tour guides often compare Seoul with Beijing, saying that Busan is equivalent to Shanghai and Jeju is equivalent to Hainan. But you should be mentally prepared, because Seoul is not as good as Beijing in the style of the imperial capital. /kloc-At the end of 0/4, Lee's feudal dynasty ruled Korea for 500 years, so the style of the palace is somewhat similar to that of China, but the scale is several times smaller. Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul is very similar to splendid china in Shenzhen, but it can't compare with the Forbidden City. Busan is a famous seaport, but the night view of the seaside is darker than the Bund in Shanghai. The scenery in Jeju is good, especially the sunrise peak in Chengshan Mountain. However, because the seaside is volcanic rock, the sea water looks black, so it is not as clear as the sea water in Trinidad Jinsha, Sanya, Hainan. And Jeju doesn't need to go abroad, just take a boat from Qingdao. Therefore, if you have seen Huangshan West Lake and Guilin, Hainan, you must adjust your mentality and go to South Korea after going abroad for sightseeing. You must look forward to enjoying the magnificent scenery, or you will be disappointed. Don't forget to bring some snacks, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Koreans like to eat kimchi, which tastes spicy, has more barbecues and less oil and water. Koreans don't like monosodium glutamate, so they think it's ok. They can't eat it because of lack of food. Disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste in domestic hotels are free. A slightly upgraded hotel will also prepare shampoo and shower gel for you. Korean hotels do not provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste for environmental protection, but they will put these things and razors on the table in the room and have a price list. You must read it carefully. If you are not careful, you will have to pay an expensive bill the next day. The two small bottles next to the washbasin are often toner and lotion, unlike domestic shampoo and shower gel, which will make you feel inconvenient.

There is also a green control button on the TV remote control in the room. You have to think it over before pressing it. Because it is a material program, there is a charge for playing adult discs. Although it was only 100 yuan, the next morning, in front of everyone in the car, the tour guide asked XXX room to pay the material program fee, which was embarrassing. 4. You can't take photos or video in some places, so you must observe. There are many places in Korea that cannot be photographed or photographed for political or cultural relics protection reasons. Every time you visit a scenic spot, the tour guide will generally remind you that you must listen clearly and strictly abide by it. Photography is prohibited in the Presidential Palace, Cheongwadae, Tianma Palace and other scenic spots. There was a tourist in our car. He was lucky enough to photograph the exterior of the presidential palace. The security guard in casual clothes found him at once. As soon as he gets on the bus, he wants you to cancel your image and deduct your tour guide card. After a long struggle, the atmosphere inside the car was destroyed. Generally, you don't bargain when you buy things in Korea. Dongdaemun and Namdaemun in Seoul are big clothing markets, but they are generally not sold. Don't bargain. Maybe we can try, but the scope of bargaining is very small. Like some small souvenirs with ethnic characteristics, the prices of stalls, small shops and duty-free shops are similar, so you can buy them if you think it is appropriate. There is no need to compare them. But for tobacco and alcohol, the price of airport duty-free shops is the cheapest. I like the brand cigarettes that Koreans like to smoke. Street price 1 1000 won, duty-free shops only sell 8800 won. Because of different bargaining habits, we also had an unpleasant quarrel with Korean tour guides. In Jeju, the tour guide lobbied us to pay 15000 won (about 120 RMB) to increase the driver's financial resources in the United States. Because the tour guide sounded like begging, everyone reluctantly agreed. I asked the tour guide with a smile, can it be cheaper? Unexpectedly, the tour guide was very angry. Of course, this has something to do with the quality of tour guides. So don't bargain, just say no, and don't nag the tour guide. 6. The tour guides of the public marketing bureau should carefully buy Korean ones, which are 5- 10 times more expensive than domestic ones. So, unless it is very distinctive, you should be careful of the $2,000 in your pocket. In particular, the tour guides of the public marketing bureau should be more cautious. On the first day of their arrival in Korea, local tour guides were full of enthusiasm, from the history of Korea to their own life experiences, from the economy of Korea to the development of China. Unfortunately, without them, the good times will not last long. The next morning, the guide took us to the ginseng fair. The narrow market is crowded with Beijingers, Shanghainese and Cantonese from China. The salesgirl introduced the medicinal value of Korean ginseng in fluent Chinese, and repeatedly stressed that it takes a certain course of treatment to make up the body. She highly recommended a box of 600g Korean Taiji ginseng. At first glance, the price is $225. Think about Changbai Mountain in China, which has a vast territory and is rich in ginseng. Unexpectedly, the tour guide picked up the microphone after getting on the bus and said, we are here to make money, not to drink the northwest wind. Then sit in the front and throw us into the ice kiln from now on. In addition, China, such as Seoul Amethyst Processing Factory, Honey Shop and Jeju Pearl Pavilion, is very rich, and the price there is at least ten times that of China. 7. Be careful to take pictures of cars. In addition to the tour guide, you always follow a tour guide assistant to carry luggage and add food along the way. However, he always takes out his camera to take pictures when you pose. Finally, he took a big stack of washed photos and gave them to you one by one. If you are satisfied, please pay 40 yuan RMB. If you are not satisfied, considering your photos are different, you won't if you don't care.

1. Korean visa processing is very convenient. If you only go to Jeju Island, you can stay for 30 days. South Korean airport has the lowest exchange rate one hour earlier than Beijing time, so it is not cost-effective to exchange won. So you can exchange taxi fare, shopping, eating, credit card or Alipay WeChat in China.