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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:18 am Post subject: Visa for Filipino Girlfriend |
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| Does anyone know if it's possible for a Filipino to get a (tourist?) visa to Korea? I've heard that they need an invitation letter. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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I'm not sure about the Phillipines, but from other S.E. Asian countries, an invitation letter AND a W50,000,000 bond is necessary... after all, she may try to claim refugee status.  |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: Visa for Filipino Girlfriend |
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| butlerian wrote: |
| Does anyone know if it's possible for a Filipino to get a (tourist?) visa to Korea? I've heard that they need an invitation letter. |
It is virtually impossible to bring a Pinoy G/F here. Wife visas are easy but a C3 for a Pinoy who does not have family/husband here as the invitee is unlikely.
The good news is that the application for visa confirmation is FREE so it costs you nothing to try (other than the running around to get her documents).
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Visa for Filipino Girlfriend |
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| butlerian wrote: |
| Does anyone know if it's possible for a Filipino to get a (tourist?) visa to Korea? I've heard that they need an invitation letter. |
There are only three ways a Filipina can get a VISA to Korea.
1. If she's a hooker.
2. A factory worker.
3. She's your wife.
I was told by immigration that it's impossible any other way. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Visa for Filipino Girlfriend |
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| xingyiman wrote: |
There are only three ways a Filipina can get a VISA to Korea.
1. If she's a hooker.
2. A factory worker.
3. She's your wife.
I was told by immigration that it's impossible any other way. |
Wow, isn't it possible for them to come here as tourists? |
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Lynns
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| They can get a student visa if they are accepted into a university Korean language program. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| They can get a student visa if they are accepted into a university Korean language program. |
How easy/expensive is that? Is prior knowledge of Korean required? |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Visa for Filipino Girlfriend |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| butlerian wrote: |
| Does anyone know if it's possible for a Filipino to get a (tourist?) visa to Korea? I've heard that they need an invitation letter. |
It is virtually impossible to bring a Pinoy G/F here. Wife visas are easy but a C3 for a Pinoy who does not have family/husband here as the invitee is unlikely.
The good news is that the application for visa confirmation is FREE so it costs you nothing to try (other than the running around to get her documents).
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ttompatz
What is the point in the visa agreements then between Asian countries if they don't let people in without them? Is it just a big lie to make Korea look good and then turn around and not let any of the poorer countries in? |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Visa for Filipino Girlfriend |
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| butlerian wrote: |
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There are only three ways a Filipina can get a VISA to Korea.
1. If she's a hooker.
2. A factory worker.
3. She's your wife.
I was told by immigration that it's impossible any other way. |
Wow, isn't it possible for them to come here as tourists? |
Not since the Korean government became much stricter in it's policy toward granting tourist VISA's to people from 3rd world countries. They were coming here on a tourist VISA and then working illegally. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:33 pm Post subject: Re: Visa for Filipino Girlfriend |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
It is virtually impossible to bring a Pinoy G/F here. Wife visas are easy but a C3 for a Pinoy who does not have family/husband here as the invitee is unlikely.
The good news is that the application for visa confirmation is FREE so it costs you nothing to try (other than the running around to get her documents).
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I've heard it's possible if you act as a 'guarantor'. Anyone know is this is possible? |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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I brought my wife in iniitally and I guaranteed her stay here.
Another ex-Thai TEFL'r brought his GF in with a letter inviting her from his school.
Can you go and meet her in Fpines and bring her back? |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:21 am Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
I brought my wife in iniitally and I guaranteed her stay here.
Another ex-Thai TEFL'r brought his GF in with a letter inviting her from his school.
Can you go and meet her in Fpines and bring her back? |
Hopefully the guarantee thing will work. I can't go back to the Philippines till June due to work, but hopefully that won't make any difference. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:39 am Post subject: Re: Visa for Filipino Girlfriend |
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ttompatz
What is the point in the visa agreements then between Asian countries if they don't let people in without them? Is it just a big lie to make Korea look good and then turn around and not let any of the poorer countries in? |
Problem is that there is no visa waiver agreement for Filipinos to come to Korea (unlike the one established with Thailand).
Visas are required and unless they are invited by family who are here legally and who would be legally responsible for them, virtually impossible to get (too high an incidence of Filipino C3, D4, D9, D10 applicants becoming illegal immigrants).
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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Interesting.
Shame they didn't show my missus the respect she was due for the visa waiver.
I had thought that it was all ASEAN countries that were in it. |
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I-am-me
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Hermit Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| I invited my sister in law to come visit 2 years ago. She got the tourist visa. Second time around they denied her. Basically any filipino has to show they are millionaires in the philippines and have reasons for going back. Sometimes it the roll of the die. |
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