The latest Korean visa policy: Korean visa type+required materials.

Traveling to Korea must bring everyone's visa. In the new year, some Korean visas will change. Let's take a look at the improvements in visas with Bian Xiao this year and some visa processing strategies.

What documents do I need to go to Korea?

Passport valid for more than 6 months, valid visa in Korea (Jeju Island in Korea does not need a visa, so China is exempt from visa.

Visa type

The main types of visas in Korea are: tourist visa, business visa, family visit visa, work visa and study visa.

Tourist visa: (one-time/five-year/ten-year) suitable for going to Korea to have dinner with friends and feel the fun of traveling together;

Visa for visiting relatives: Korean relatives and friends can directly choose to visit relatives;

Study visa: students who need campus life need to apply for a study visa;

Business/work visa: in order to make money, you need to apply for such a visa to go to meetings, meet customers, or go to work;

1. A single visa stays for 90 days and is valid for 3 months.

Children's shoes that go to Korea for the first time are suitable for handling once, with low cost and relatively low requirements. The validity period of a single free travel visa is generally 3 months (specifically determined by the consulate, and the entry stay time is up to 90 days. Processing time usually takes 8-9 working days. If you are in a hurry to travel, you can also handle it urgently, and it will take 3-5 working days.

2. Five-year multiple visa stays for 90 days and is valid for 5 years.

Compared with other countries' long-term multiple visas, South Korea's five-year multiple visa application is relatively easy. Successful application will help you to apply for visas from Schengen countries, the United States and other big countries in the future. A five-year multiple-entry visa, as its name implies, allows you to travel to and from South Korea multiple times within five years, with each stay not exceeding 90 days. Of course, there are some conditions for handling. As long as you meet one of the following conditions from A to L, you can get a five-year visa in minutes, so get seated quickly:

3. Multiple-entry visa for 10 years, with a stay of 90 days+validity period 10 year.

Five years is not enough? 10 visa beckons to you ~ Of course, the conditions will be stricter. You can apply if you meet one of the following conditions:

A doctors, lawyers and teachers (teachers: university professors, associate professors and assistant professors only)

B. State-owned and private enterprises as legal persons (private enterprises: enterprises with registered capital of more than 30 million yuan)

C holding a bachelor's degree from a four-year university in Korea or a master's degree from an overseas university.

Visa materials

The Korean visa materials are very simple, very simple, very simple, and the important information is said three times. The materials required in different regions are different, but the overall situation is similar. Please consult the organization for details. Among them, residents of Beijing and Shanghai are blessed. To apply for a Korean visa, you only need to provide your passport, photo and application form. Is there any reason for you to leave without saying goodbye?

Single visa materials

Basic materials to be provided by all managers (except Beijing and Shanghai hukou:

A. visa application form (the intermediary will provide the template.

B original passport (the passport must be valid for more than 6 months, and if it has been renewed, it should also be provided;

C. Original ID card (the original is necessary, and the ID card registration information needs to be swiped;

D two 2-inch color photos with white background (size 3.5 * 4.5;

In-service personnel:

In addition, it is suggested that the accumulated balance should be above 65,438+00,000;

Students with bachelor degree or above:

In addition, the electronic academic credentials of China Higher Education Student Information Network (www.chsi.com.cn) are provided.

Retirement or freelancing:

The basic materials are consistent, and some auxiliary materials can be provided according to the guest's situation.

Five-year multiple visa materials

The basic materials are basically the same, and they are all necessary materials. Other supporting materials can only be provided if they meet the conditions for handling multiple visas for five years. For example, if you have been to OECD countries, you need to provide a copy of the corresponding visa page and entry stamp. As long as the conditions are met, materials are not a problem.

Ten-year multiple visa materials

At present, it has been handled for more than ten years, and only accepts intellectuals and master's degrees (bachelor's degree from domestic universities in Korea, or high-income people, doctors, lawyers and teachers (assistant professors or above, state-owned enterprises and private enterprises as legal persons). Therefore, in addition to basic information, it is also necessary to provide identification materials for the consulate to verify. According to the requirements of an enterprise as a legal person, the registered capital of an enterprise should be at least 5 billion won or equivalent currency (about 30 million yuan).

Other important auxiliary materials

Social security: South Korea is already a country with a high incidence of detention. Every year, many people stay in Korea illegally without fear of the majesty of the law. In this case, social security can be used as a powerful material for the consulate to judge whether you will travel legally. Why? Because this is the most direct auxiliary material to prove the authenticity of everyone's work unit, and it can clearly judge the income situation. In order to reduce the complexity of materials submitted by users, social security is a "multifunctional" proof method. Therefore, it is very important to pay social security on time if you want to apply for a Korean visa safely.

Where can I get a visa?

After explaining the visa types and material requirements, the friends have to ask, where do you want to go? What I want to explain here is that the current understanding of Korean visas is that most consulates in the consular district cannot submit visas in the form of individuals (except Qingdao, Guangzhou and Wuhan, they must apply for visas through third-party institutions). When you apply for a visa, you must first look at the territorial division of the institution. Because I'm from Shanghai, Jiangsu, and I've lived in Jiangsu for a long time, I just need to find the agency in Shanghai directly.

Territorial division, where to live for a long time:

Beijing area: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet and Qinghai.

Shanghai area: Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Qingdao area: Shandong

Shenyang area: Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Jilin

Guangzhou: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Fujian.

Chengdu area: Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.

Within Xi: Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia

Wuhan area: Henan, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi.

Tips:

If the place where the passport is issued does not match the permanent residence, you need to provide the residence permit, social security or work certificate of the permanent residence before you can handle it in the corresponding consular district.

Other issues

1. Do I need a visa to transit Korea?

A. China citizens who hold valid visas from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and other countries, or China citizens who leave the country after staying in the above countries and use the "direct flight route" to go to their own country or a third country via South Korea, do not need a transit visa.

B foreigners who hold visas from other countries and participate in transit sightseeing activities in their own country or a third country at Incheon Airport need to apply for transit visas.

2. Can newly graduated students apply for a Korean visa if they are temporarily unemployed or have social security for less than half a year?

Social security is an auxiliary material. If I don't have social security, or don't have enough time to pay social security, I can provide my parents' social security or proof of employment, and try my best to prove that I have the financial strength to travel, and I won't stay, so I will have a chance to go to South Korea.

Can I go to Korea for cosmetic surgery on a tourist visa? What if the plastic surgery and passport photos are different?

More and more people go to South Korea for cosmetic surgery, and the Korean Embassy will also issue electronic visas for medical beauty and sightseeing. This visa is suitable for applicants applying for medical beauty and sightseeing. It should be noted that applicants under the age of 24 cannot apply alone. Generally speaking, returning to the customs will not stop it, but it is recommended that the passport be updated in time after the wound is healed, so as to avoid the inconsistency between the new image and the photo, which will affect the future visa application.

4. I can't help leaving when I see the special ticket, but what if I haven't applied for a visa yet?

The efficiency of the Korean embassy is still quite high. Under normal circumstances, the visa can be issued in 7-8 days, but the Shenyang Territory may be a bit special. The working days for accepting the embassy are currently 27 working days. The visa is valid for at least three months. It is suggested that it can be handled one to two months in advance, but not more than three months.

Matters needing attention

1. If you submit forged or false materials, you will not only be refused a visa, but also be banned from entering Korea for a long time and may be punished according to relevant laws;

2. Materials issued in Korea, such as resident login transcripts, have no validity period, and the validity period is three months from the date of issuance;

3. According to the needs of the audit work (verify the purpose of entry, etc. ), you can increase or decrease the required materials as appropriate;

4. If there are materials that cannot be submitted, they can be replaced by materials or books that prove their reasons;

5. The materials required for a visa should be materials that can reasonably prove the purpose of entry. Please don't submit unnecessary materials.