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Boodleheimer · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:06 am Post subject: Korean Consulate in Qingdao

anybody been to Qingdao to get a visa? what do i need?

gmat · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

Not sure what you are asking - you need the same documents as any other consulate/embassy (passport, bluepaper, pictures, cash). Please note that you will need about 4 days to get your visa processed. Also, the consulate is located quite far (30-45min) from the city center (it used to be centrally located). The consulate is now in the northren part of the city, near the grounds of the International Beer festival and is very close to a Best Western Hotel, I believe.

It is easy to take a bus from downtown to the consulate area, can't remember the numbers, but determining the bus # is easy as the city maps have the bus routes/numbers included on the map.

Good luck!

Boodleheimer · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:40 am Post subject: gone and done it

i went this morning to the korean consulate. (i live in qingdao.) they prefer to be paid in RMB, and it comes to 415 RMB. it's useful to know some chinese or korean, as their english really is poor.

it's located a bit far from the centre, out by the International Beer City.

and my passport won't be ready again until next Friday, which seems like quite a long time to me.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:17 am Post subject: UPDATE. Getting Screwed

Am I getting screwed? The consulate called today and said that 415 RMB was "too little money". It should be 664 RMB

Boodleheimer · Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:40 pm Post subject: UPDATE

okay, i guess the korean embassy is really bogged down with Chinese people trying to get out. my visa still isn't ready. if you're going to china, budget for more than a week.