The Korea Visa Application Center (KVAC) Philippines in Taguig announced that it will discontinue the online advance reservation for visa applications in January. “Please be advised that starting January 1st 2025, online advance reservations will no longer be available,” the KVAC...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines will start trial operations for the submission of Korean tourist visa applications by mail. According to the embassy, the trial operation period will be from Feb. 1 to April 30 for “C-3-9 tourist visa application of Filipino nationals” and will cover...
The Korean Embassy announced on Jan. 30 that it will ease the requirements needed for visa application under four categories. “From February 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines will simplify visa application documents for visa...
The Korea Visa Application Center (KVAC) Manila opened on Thursday, Aug. 31, to address the growing demand for travel between South Korea and the Philippines. "The Korean government has designated 2023-2024 as 'Visit Korea Year,' making the opening of KVAC a perfect fit to the tourism...
Korean visa application in the Philippines will cost P900 when the Korea Visa Application Center (KVAC) in Manila starts operating on Aug. 29. This was announced by the Korean Embassy in the Philippines on Aug. 10 regarding the opening of the KVAC, which is located on the ninth and 10th...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines announced on July 13 that it will open the Korea Visa Application Center (KVAC) in August that will handle visa applications. Currently, Filipinos who want to apply for a Korean visa, including a tourist visa, need to secure an appointment online. The ...
South Korea has started accepting applications from the Philippines for e-Group Visa, the Korean Embassy announced. “From June 27, 2023, the Ministry of Justice in Korea will be accepting application for e-Group Visa for regular tourists,” according to the notice issued by the embassy. ...
Cancellation of appointments for Korean visa applicants are not allowed, South Korea’s embassy in Manila said Friday. The cancel button has been removed by Korean government on their website on Nov. 18 to prevent “fraudulent appointments.” This came as the embassy discovered that some brokers...
The South Korean government will now allow the entry of foreign workers (E-9 visa category) under the Employment Permit System (EPS) from the Philippines and four other countries. Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) announced on Nov. 5 that South Korea will ease the restrictions on...
Banned Korean-American singer Steve Yoo’s F-4 visa application was rejected again by the Korean consulate general in Los Angeles despite a Supreme Court ruling in his favor last March. Yoo, whose real name is Yoo Seung-jun, has been banned from entering Korea for 18 years when he acquired...
