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where to get a Korean credit card?

 
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d-rail



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: Gangnam
PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:25 pm    Post subject: where to get a Korean credit card? Reply with quote
i need some advice on how to get a Korean credit card. I thought I have seen on this board before that it is possible to get a Samsung card, but i cant seem to find any information using the search function. Anybody know of any options for foreigners to get a visa card?
Thanks
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Zolt



Joined: 18 May 2006
PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Have you tried a korean bank?
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d-rail



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: Gangnam
PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
when i was here last year, my bank, nonghup wouldnt give me a credit card. do most foreigners get cards easily through their banks or a third party?
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
d-rail wrote:
when i was here last year, my bank, nonghup wouldnt give me a credit card. do most foreigners get cards easily through their banks or a third party?


You can apply for a Samsung card at any Samsung department store or Home Plus store.

You can apply for a bank card at most banks. Most banks require a security deposit (in the form of a term deposit) before they issue a credit card.

You will only be able to get a secured card if you work in a hakwon (E2).

You can get other cards if you work at a company (E7 visa), university (E1/E2) or public school (E2).

I don't know for sure about credit card policies for F2, F4 or F5 visa holders but I would assume they are similar.
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renzobenzo1



Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Location: Suji, Yongin
PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I work at a public school and was at the bank and told that foreigners cannot get a credit card post August 2007...I said that this sounded incorrect...can anyone verify this?
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aarontendo



Joined: 08 Feb 2006
Location: Daegu-ish
PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
They're blowing smoke up your ass. I got mine in September this year. Get the Samsung Card it's delicious. I had to submit my bank info, my alien card, and a couple of other things if I recall.

Keep in mind though a credit card here is different from what you may be used to. Every month they pay my balance from my banking account...not so useful to me but hey, it is a VISA. Let's me pay for my World of Warcraft account while I'm here!
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d-rail



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: Gangnam
PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
[quote="aarontendo"]Get the Samsung Card it's delicious.

i like your use of words Smile what is it about the Samsung card that you like so much?
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Zolt



Joined: 18 May 2006
PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
d-rail wrote:
aarontendo wrote:
Get the Samsung Card it's delicious.

i like your use of words Smile what is it about the Samsung card that you like so much?


It comes in 3 variations , chocolate, kimchi, and garlic/strawberry Smile
(Corn is a non optional topping for all 3)

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aarontendo



Joined: 08 Feb 2006
Location: Daegu-ish
PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Eh I can get an English speaker on the horn for it, that's my biggest thing for me.

I guess I get some sort of Korean air miles when I use it, and you get some discounts at some places...mostly delicious cause it was easy to line up I guess heh.

I've used it so far to order some Dungeons and Dragons stuff from Amazon, and my payment for World of Warcraft, and fired off a couple of transcripts from my uni with it. (yeah nerdy stuff!)

Anyways, I think their number is 02 2000 8438. I hope so anyways thats the one in my handphone.
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