Korean Job Discussion Forums

[crystal]

Is it possible to get a re-entry visa in Incheon airport? I'm leaving next Thursday so does anyone know it the immigration office if I can get a re-entry visa in the airport and what the office hours are?

Thanks

[SeoulShakin]

Yes, you can get one there. I've done it many times. You can only get a single re-entry visa, not a multiple. It costs 30,000won.

I believe immigration opens at 6:30 or 7:00am.

[ttompatz]

[crystal]

Thanks a million, haven't got time to make it to immigration so have to do it in the airport. Is the office open on holidays too?

[valkyrian2]

[thaitom]

When I got my re-entry visa at the airport , the officer handed back my passport and told me I had 9 days to return to Korea. Has anyone been told this before? what if I had a two week vacation? This can't be right.

[K-in-C]

Sorry! I am not hijacking the thread but my question is related so thought it best to ask here. During my next contract I want to leave South Korea at least twice. I am in Canada now but headed to the ROK soon. Where/when do I get my multiple entry visa?

Thanks!

K

[cmr]

From Canada, as far as I know, you can only get a single-entry visa. Once you are in Korea, go to the Immigration office and get the multiple-entry visa done there.

[ttompatz]

[cmr]

I just want to add something about what ttompatz wrote. You may do it at the same time, but it is not necessary. The way ttompatz wrote, it almost seems like you have to do it at the same time, but you don't. Of course, if you already know for sure you will leave Korea at least twice, then you'd save yourself a lot of time by just getting the multiple-entry visa at the same time as your ARC, but you don't have to do it at the same time.

[K-in-C]

Thanks ttompatz and cmr.