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Sepharad
Joined: 13 Mar 2006
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 Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:08 am Post subject: tourist visa |
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| I need to remain in Korea to find another job because I need to get a tourist visa while I do job searches and interviews in Korea. My visa expires on June 25. I read about how more expensive and a little more complicated it is to get a visa in Beijing, but does the same apply to Shanghai? I'd rather go there instead of Fukuoka because I've visited Fukuoka twice in the past. But I'm also confused because I heard that you can get a tourist visa at the airport. Does this mean a Korean airport? I'd rather save time and money if I can get my tourist visa taken care of at Incheon Airport. And I always heard that a tourist visa was good for one month for Americans but I recently heard that it's good for three months. What's the truth? Any help is appreciated. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Go to the Korean consulate in Fukuoka and apply for a C-3 Status (Short-term Visitors) visa.
When the application is approved, they will affix a visa stamp in your passport. On the visa stamp, there are the status of sojourn(C-3), period of stay(less than 90 days) and validity of the visa.
Korean Immigration law does make it more complicated to get a visa in China. |
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Sepharad
Joined: 13 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject: preparation |
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| Thank you for the information. Do I have to prepare anything before going to the Korean consulate in Fukuoka? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: tourist visa |
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| Sepharad wrote: |
| I need to remain in Korea to find another job because I need to get a tourist visa while I do job searches and interviews in Korea. My visa expires on June 25. I read about how more expensive and a little more complicated it is to get a visa in Beijing, but does the same apply to Shanghai? I'd rather go there instead of Fukuoka because I've visited Fukuoka twice in the past. But I'm also confused because I heard that you can get a tourist visa at the airport. Does this mean a Korean airport? I'd rather save time and money if I can get my tourist visa taken care of at Incheon Airport. And I always heard that a tourist visa was good for one month for Americans but I recently heard that it's good for three months. What's the truth? Any help is appreciated. |
You cannot get a visa at the airport.
Your options are:
Visit a Korean consulate or Embassy outside Korea and get a c3 visa. It is good for up to 90 days.
Jump on a boat and come back. You get another 30 day visa waiver stamp in your passport when you re-enter the country (perhaps this is what you thought was a visa at the airport).
Find a job and do your visa run before your current stamp runs out.
Getting a visa in China is more difficult than Japan cause you need a visa to enter China and they don't do many c3 visas for NON-Chinese citizens.
The consulates in Japan do visas for us every day. Routine for them. If you don't like Fukuoka then go to Osaka or Tokyo for a change of pace.
Other country options include HongKong, Thailand (Bangkok), the Philippines (Manila) or Guam. |
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Sepharad
Joined: 13 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: thanks |
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| Thank you for the information. |
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