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josieno1
Joined: 06 Apr 2011
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 Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:44 pm Post subject: Tourist Visa Questions |
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Hi, I've been in Korea for four years and my current visa ends 8/31.
I'm a US citizen and would like to get a tourist visa. Is it hard to get?? Could I be rejected?? Are there any banking requierments?
Then after the 90 days, could I get 1 more for another 90 days??
One more question. Is there an educational visa for people learning Korean?
Thanks for the help. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Tourist Visa Questions |
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| josieno1 wrote: |
Hi, I've been in Korea for four years and my current visa ends 8/31.
I'm a US citizen and would like to get a tourist visa. Is it hard to get?? Could I be rejected?? Are there any banking requierments? |
It's very easy to get this. One simply leaves Korea and returns the next day. One popular destination for this turn-around trip is Fukuoka.
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| Then after the 90 days, could I get 1 more for another 90 days?? |
After ninety days, you repeat the trip out of the country and return the next day. Depending on the Immigration agent when you return to Korea, you could be rejected if it's obvious (to them) that you are not coming here as a tourist but to work or some other activity which requires a specific visa.
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| One more question. Is there an educational visa for people learning Korean? |
Yes. |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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I am also a US citizen. I had a tourist visa a few years ago. It was a 5 year visa good for 90 days per entry.
I think that now that US Citizens get 90 days per entry with no visa, that the old tourist visa is no longer offered (back then we only got 30 days on entry with no visa).
Also, my understanding is that the 90 days on entry with no visa cannot be extended. I hope someone can correct me if that is incorrect.
To get the visa for studying Korean, you need to study full time as a university, and must be enrolled for more than a 3 month term (probably need to enroll and pay for 2 terms or 6 months).
All of this information is just what I have read from other informed posters and my experience, never directly asked immigration about it. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Drew345 wrote: |
I am also a US citizen. I had a tourist visa a few years ago. It was a 5 year visa good for 90 days per entry.
I think that now that US Citizens get 90 days per entry with no visa, that the old tourist visa is no longer offered (back then we only got 30 days on entry with no visa).
Also, my understanding is that the 90 days on entry with no visa cannot be extended. I hope someone can correct me if that is incorrect.
To get the visa for studying Korean, you need to study full time as a university, and must be enrolled for more than a 3 month term (probably need to enroll and pay for 2 terms or 6 months).
All of this information is just what I have read from other informed posters and my experience, never directly asked immigration about it. |
This information is essentially correct.
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