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kardisa
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Location: Masan
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 Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:19 pm Post subject: Extending a 30 day visa-exempt entry? |
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My boyfriend will be returning to Korea tomorrow with the 30 day visa exempt entry (he's American). Will it be possible for him to extend/transfer this into the 90 day visitor's visa while in the country, or will he need to leave Korea, apply for a visitor's visa, and return?
Basically, he just needs to hang out in Korea until he receives his FBI CBC in late February/early March. He *could* do a visa run at the 30 day mark, but an extension to 90 days would be much much better (not to mention cheaper).
Thanks for your help. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm pretty sure Americans automatically get 90 days now. At least, I got 90 days last time I came in on a tourist visa, so unless something's changed... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:07 pm Post subject: Re: Extending a 30 day visa-exempt entry? |
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| kardisa wrote: |
My boyfriend will be returning to Korea tomorrow with the 30 day visa exempt entry (he's American). Will it be possible for him to extend/transfer this into the 90 day visitor's visa while in the country, or will he need to leave Korea, apply for a visitor's visa, and return?
Basically, he just needs to hang out in Korea until he receives his FBI CBC in late February/early March. He *could* do a visa run at the 30 day mark, but an extension to 90 days would be much much better (not to mention cheaper).
Thanks for your help. |
He will get a 90 day visa waiver entry stamp (not 30). It was changed a couple years ago after Korea was admitted to the visa waiver program in the States.).
The 90 day visa waiver entry stamp CANNOT be extended.
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kardisa
Joined: 26 Jun 2009
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:23 am Post subject: |
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| That's great to know, since we really wanted to stay in Korea during Lunar New Year. Thanks for the replies |
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