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nomad-ish

Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:31 pm Post subject: Important Question regarding Entry |
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i wanted to stop in korea on my way home from china (maybe 3 days max) and as a canadian i know i can receive up to 6mths entry in south korea. however, my passport will expire in october (less than 6mths validity from date of entry).
would this be a problem to immigration, even if i show them an outbound ticket?
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crisdean
Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Seoul Special City
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Important Question regarding Entry |
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nomad-ish wrote: |
i wanted to stop in korea on my way home from china (maybe 3 days max) and as a canadian i know i can receive up to 6mths entry in south korea. however, my passport will expire in october (less than 6mths validity from date of entry).
would this be a problem to immigration, even if i show them an outbound ticket?
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I'm not entirely certain, but on the HiKorea FAQs page it would seem that you should be okay (click on the "The Term of Validity of a Passport and Departure" which should be second from the bottom on the list, and Canada is in the last group of countries)
Would probably be a good idea to contact immigration directly and verify this. |
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nomad-ish

Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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bump
anyone tried this before? |
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ttompatz

Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:42 am Post subject: |
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5 and a bit months left and onward passage makes you a transit passenger on his way home.
It shouldn't be a problem BUT it is less than required so it is up to the discretion of immigration (not likely to be an issue)
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the interpretation of the boarding agent in China who very well make it an issue (they tend to not be very flexible since they get hit with the fines and costs if there is a problem).
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