Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Walker]

hey everyone,

I'm about to finish my contract here and want to travel in China. I need a traveler's visa to do so, and I'm wondering if any one here can tell me the best way to get this. Do I go to the Chinese Embassy in Seoul? the American?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
walker

[kat2]

Most travel agents will do it for you. I got mine recently using Kangsan Travel (www.kangsantravel.com).

[jamiekarin]

if you aren't going through a travel agency, like I just did, you can go to the Chinese embassy in Seoul. You can also send in your passport and money and get it sent back in the mail. This is what I did, however I got a Korean teacher at my school to help me.

[dogshed]

The Chinese embassy told me on the phone that I could not do it by mail.

I wish I had paid a travel agent to do it. If you live in Seoul then go ahead and just stop by. They open at 9 and close at 11. Then you have to go back to pick it up.

Here are my blog posts:

Directions: http://bowlad.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/79-Chinese-Visa-and-Embassy-directions.html

Longer blog entries:
http://www.bowlad.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/78-Chinese-Visa-Part-One.html

http://www.bowlad.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/81-Chinese-Visa-Part-2.html

[kat2]

Have you contacted your local travel agent about doing it for you? They do charge a little bit to process it for you even if you book tickets with them. I don't see why they wouldn't do the visa for someone else and jsut take the little bit of commission. Kangsan charged us maybe an extra 5000-10000--well worth lettting somone else take care of the hassle.

[PeteJB]

Just slightly related...

I might be visiting Shanghai from UK (then going onto Korea). But I'll stay there for just a week. Will this cause any VISA problems in either China or Korea?

[kat2]

Just get a chinese visa. You'll be fine. You should be able to enter Korea on the tourist visa waiver stamp (if you dont' already have your E2 or whatever visa you are on)

[newintown]

another chinese visa question....
i am going to beijing for chuseok, then hoping to travel through china into SE asia when my contracts up in december. can i use the same visa or will i need to reapply for another visa?

[kat2]

A single entry Chinese visa is only good for 3 months (you have 3 months from the issue date to use it) . I'm not sure if you get a double entry visa, but I would bet its the same. Check with your travel agent.

[ttompatz]

[newintown]

great info, thanks for the feedback.

[Walker]

thanks for the feedback everybody, I'm much obliged. I believe I will have to use an agency, the Kangsan one at that, as I'm in Suwon and I haven't been able to find a local agency. Unless someone knows of one closer than Busan.

thanks again,
walker