What procedures are required to apply for a Korean tourist visa?

To apply for a tourist visa to South Korea, you generally need to apply for a C-3 visa, which is a type of (C-3) short-term comprehensive visa, that is, a tourist visa (C-3-9), including personal Travel, group travel. A medical tourist visa is required (C-3-3). In short, they all belong to C-3 visa.

There are two situations for applying for a tourist visa to South Korea: traveling with a tour group and traveling independently. If you travel to South Korea as a group, usually a travel agency will handle the application on your behalf; if you travel to South Korea as an individual, you can pay a certain handling fee and apply for a visa through a travel agency, or you can prepare your own materials and apply for a visa at the Korean consulate in your place of residence.

Procedure

Determine the consulate in the region

There are nine Korean embassies in China. Each embassy has different jurisdictions. First determine which embassy jurisdiction your registered residence falls under.

2. Submit information directly to the consulate or indirectly to the representative agency (travel agency).

At the Korean Embassy in China (Beijing), in addition to those who hold a Beijing urban household registration, have been abroad (including South Korea) more than once, and hold a Beijing suburban household registration, they can apply directly. In addition, they must Apply through a designated travel agency. For specific travel agencies, please refer to the agency list section of the article.

3. Check the visa result on the consulate website.

4. Collect passports and related information

TIPS: The individual tourist visa is valid for three months and the maximum stay is 90 days. Depending on the needs of the review, additional materials other than those listed above may be required.