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Manticore
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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject: Korea's visa entrance rules for different countries? |
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I'm trying to find out which countries have agreements with Korea that allows their nationals to enter Korea on a tourist/visitors visa, obtained upon entrance.
For instance, there is a list of countries Japan has an agreement with, and nationals of these countries can stay 1/3/6 months depending on the agreement between countries.
I have been searching the net, but no luck. Anyone know? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject: Re: Korea's visa entrance rules for different countries? |
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| Manticore wrote: |
I'm trying to find out which countries have agreements with Korea that allows their nationals to enter Korea on a tourist/visitors visa, obtained upon entrance.
For instance, there is a list of countries Japan has an agreement with, and nationals of these countries can stay 1/3/6 months depending on the agreement between countries.
I have been searching the net, but no luck. Anyone know? |
The following list are countries currently on the visa waiver list:
http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/en/info/popup/icis/VisaWaiver_pop.htm
and there are those countries who are visa exempt:
Asia: Macau, Brunei, Saudi Arabia, Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Japan (90 days), Qatar, Taiwan, Hong Kong (90 days), Kuwait
North America: United States, Canada (6 months)
South America: Guyana, Guatemala, Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Honduras, Uruguay, Paraguay
Europe: Monaco, Vatican, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino, Serbia-Montenegro, Slovenia (90 days), Andorra, Croatia
Oceania: Guam, Nauru, New Caledonia, Micronesia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Fiji, Australia (90 days), Marshall Islands, Palau
Africa: South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Swaziland, Egypt
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skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:23 am Post subject: Re: Korea's visa entrance rules for different countries? |
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North America: United States, Canada (6 months)
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You sure about that? I didn't think the U.S had the same agreement as Canada. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:05 am Post subject: Re: Korea's visa entrance rules for different countries? |
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| skconqueror wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
North America: United States, Canada (6 months)
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You sure about that? I didn't think the U.S had the same agreement as Canada. |
They (in the list above) are visa EXEMPT for 30 days with the exceptions noted in brackets.
There are similar exceptions noted on the visa waiver list (link) from 30-60-90 days, 3 months and 6 months.
They do NOT have the same agreement and the US won't get similar privileges until the US allows Korea to enter their visa waiver program.
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Manticore
Joined: 20 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:39 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for that tttompatz.
What's the difference between visa waiver and visa exempt? The same or not?
The countries you put in your post are not the same as the ones in the link... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| Manticore wrote: |
Thanks for that tttompatz.
What's the difference between visa waiver and visa exempt? The same or not?
The countries you put in your post are not the same as the ones in the link... |
The link are the visa waiver countries. The ones listed are visa exempt.
For all intents and purposes the end result is the same.
The technical differences are in the respective treaties and/or simple reciprocal treatment as a courtesy.
http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt
http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/en/info/popup/icis/VisaWaiver_pop.htm
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Manticore
Joined: 20 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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I hold a passport from one of the one of the countries that has a visa-waiver agreement with Korea.
If I come into Korea with that passport as a tourist, is it possible to apply for an extension of stay? Could I go to Japan for a day, then re-enter Korea as a tourist, again? Or does that kind of thing make K-Immigration suspicious? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:18 am Post subject: |
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| Manticore wrote: |
I hold a passport from one of the one of the countries that has a visa-waiver agreement with Korea.
If I come into Korea with that passport as a tourist, is it possible to apply for an extension of stay? Could I go to Japan for a day, then re-enter Korea as a tourist, again? Or does that kind of thing make K-Immigration suspicious? |
You can enter on your waiver stamp, stay your limit, go to Japan (and even return on the same day - next flight). You likely won't have any problems if you do it once or twice.
Can you extend your stay? Depends on where you are from. If your visa waiver stamp is 30 days, you can pay the fee and extend it out to 90. If your stamp is 90 days then you have to leave and return.
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Manticore
Joined: 20 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Double post
Last edited by Manticore on Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:01 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Manticore
Joined: 20 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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Great! I've been told by my bank that my account will be frozen because my identity in Korea changes to a tourist. Has anyone ecountered this before?
Any ways around it? |
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| At the end of my first contract, I went to Japan for a day, and came back on a tourist visa (Cdn). I spent about a month or a bit better loafing around and then found a new job. Did the standard visa run to Fukuoka for my new E2, etc. Never told my bank (Pusan Bank) anything, never had any problems with account being frozen or anything like that. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: |
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| Manticore wrote: |
Great! I've been told by my bank that my account will be frozen because my identity in Korea changes to a tourist. Has anyone ecountered this before?
Any ways around it? |
Flat out not true
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you may have difficulty making changes to your account if you opened it with your ARC (as compared to your passport) and no longer have your ARC as ID.
There ARE some restrictions on accounts that are opened without an ARC (like no ATM card for 3 months, etc).
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:01 am Post subject: |
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| Manticore wrote: |
Great! I've been told by my bank that my account will be frozen because my identity in Korea changes to a tourist. Has anyone ecountered this before?
Any ways around it? |
Flat out not true
BUT
you may have difficulty making changes to your account if you opened it with your ARC (as compared to your passport) and no longer have your ARC as ID.
There ARE some restrictions on accounts that are opened without an ARC (like no ATM card for 3 months, etc).
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How'd the bank find out you're visa expired and now you're on a tourist visa? |
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losing_touch
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:14 am Post subject: |
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| Thai nationals also get 90 days on arrival. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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