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Badmojo

Okay, two questions.

Can someone give me good directions to the Canadian embassy in Seoul?

And has anyone gotten pages added to their passport before? Did it cost any money and how long did it take?

Thank you.

casey's moon · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: Daejeon

I've heard it can't be done for us Canadians. You will have to apply for a new one. I'd try to give you directions to the Canadian embassy, but I always get lost when I go there and have to ask for directions myself anyway, so I'll let someone else handle that part. Embarassed

peppermint · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:08 pm Post subject:

Just checked the consulate site and it doesn't say anything about gettiing pages added, but there's a map to the embassy here: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/world/embassies/korea/map_embassy-en.asp

Badmojo · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:12 pm Post subject:

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

That's a good link to how to find the place, near the City Hall station. Ask for a 48 page passport for $5 more. I had the same problem. Over a year left on passport but no blank pages. Even a single small airport stamp on a page or two, so no good to get a full-page work visa. Hassles. Beauracracy.

Badmojo · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject:

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

I'm not sure who can be a guarantor for a replacement passport. Someone with a "respectable" position who has known you at least 2 years? Seems like anyone could do that. Just walk up to them and say does this photo of me taken 5 days ago look like me? Yes, then please sign the back saying it looks like me becuase the people at the embassy cannot tell for sure. Too much nonsense for me.

canukteacher · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul, Korea

I just had my passport renewed here. It was pretty easy. I did not use a guarantor, since I don't know anyone who qualifies (doctor, lawyer, whatever............) here in Korea. I went the non-guarantor route. There are two forms to fill out, and on each form you need two references who have known you for at least 2 years. Make sure you have all of their contact information. The references on the two forms must be different. That means you need 4 references. They do not need to be Canadian, and they do not need to be in Canada. For example, I used a British friend who lives in Taiwan.

It costs a bit more to go the non-guarantor route, but not that much.

You will have your passport back in 2 weeks.

BTW the map that is on the embassy web page is not very good (rather confusing). If you come out out of exit 5 city hall take the first right....then left at the next major intersection. The embassy is in a building on the left...........there is a Starbucks in the lobby.

I am not aware that you can add pages to a passport, but you can buy a 48 pager.

Make sure you check the hours of the embassy. I went on a Friday afternoon, and technically they are not open. They did help me because I had come from a distance. Just be aware that they do not follow regular business hours. I think the hours are somewhere on the webpage.

Good luck!

CT

Badmojo · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject:

Alright, problem number two. What if you're in between passports? My passport is full now, with the last page being my E2. Soon I have to apply for a Chinese visa, and for that I need a new passport. My problem is that I need both visas at once, so I need two passports. I need my E2 because that's my present visa, and I have to get my Chinese visa too. You can't have two passports, right? What are they going to do?

peppermint · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject:

I'm pretty sure they let you keep the old one. Bring the two to immigration and they'll transfer teh visa to the new one.

canukteacher · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul, Korea

When you apply for your new passport they ask you if you want your expired one returned.........simply tick the yes box.

Take your new passport to immigration (I took both, just to be on the safe side), and they put the E-2 into your new passport on the spot. If you have a multiple entry, remember to have that transfered into the new passport as well. There is no charge for this.

CT

Badmojo · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:

Okay thank you. Two passports at once? I never thought they'd allow that.

turtlepi1 · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

They just cut the corner off the original passport so it can't be used.
Many people want to keep a record of their travels.

Heck, why else would I get a stamp from CUBA in my passport other than to show it to people.

Wangja · Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan

turtlepi1 · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE