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Boodleheimer · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:07 am Post subject: China -- visa by mail?

i'm pretty far from Seoul... has anyone ever gotten their visa by mail for China?

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

newintown · Joined: 01 Jan 2007

yeah, we used a travel agent, cost a bit more - 65 000 each, but it was quick, and its probably safer than you sending your passport off in the mail.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject:

great, thanks all!

Boodleheimer · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject:

i might use Xanadu. for some reason the cost for a visa for a USA citizen is $120!!!

reactionary · Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Location: korreia

hmm...i used xanada and the cost was 90,000 won. 60,000 or so for the chinese visa and their fee of 30,000....sounds like they are overcharging quite a bit for the shipping - or is it a rush order?

reactionary · Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Location: korreia

oh, and i dropped it off and picked it up (my work sched doesnt allow a visit to the embassy)

lowpo · Joined: 01 Mar 2007

Boodleheimer · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject:

lived in beijing for two years. going back to visit.

kat2 · Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Location: Busan, South Korea

kangsantravel.com also does it. http://kangsantravel.com/visas.php

The visa fees went up earlier this fall, so get ready to shell out the cash...

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

Ya, visa fees for US citizens is now $100 (up from $64) + handling fees.

$120 is not bad - 20k won for handling and 2-way delivery fees.

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

Will a travel agent do the China visa for you if you didn't buy your ticket from them?

reactionary · Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Location: korreia

yep - supposedly they just charge you more for the visa service than they would otherwise. i bought my ticket to beijing from zenith travel, had visa serviced by xanadu

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

I'm pretty far from Seoul, and can't get to Busan during business hours. Will any of the many travel agents around Suncheon handle a China visa? Just curious, because I may not go through Kangsan for my plane tickets. Thanks.

edit: Any special Korean phrases I should know when trying to get a visa from a travel agent? For example, "I would like to apply for a visa to China"?

kat2 · Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Location: Busan, South Korea

Visa is konglish. China is Choong-gook. That should do it. They'll figure it out if you are biuying plane tickets from them. Kangsan will still do it for you even if you don't buy tickets from them. Personally, I wouldn't want important stuff like visas handles only in Korean. Too easy to make a mistake.