Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of the Philippines

Please note that the Embassy will change the subject of visa issuance from April 19, 2021 (Monday) as follows:

□ Range of Visa Issuance

o Short-term visa:
① Diplomat and Foreign Government Official 
② Family of Korean Nationals *
③ Family of foreign long term visa holders in Korea (only for family members who can apply F-3 visa)
④ Seafarers
⑤ Persons who visit Korea for essential corporate activities such as: investment and technology provisions and persons who receive endorsement from one of the Ministries of Korea
⑥ Persons who are recognized for humanitarian reasons such as death of immediate family member
 * The family of Korean nationals includes the parents of foreign spouse (only for the purpose to support their family during childbirth and/or to help take care of a child upto the age of seven. Siblings (brothers or sisters) of foreign spouses are not covered for this visa.

o Long-term visa:
① Diplomat (A-1), Foreign government official (A-2), Agreement (A-3)
② International students (D-2, government-invited scholarship students only)
③ Intra-Company Transfer (D-7), Investment (D-8), International Trade (D-9)
④ Professional (E-1 to E-7, except E-6-2 (Hotel and Adult Entertainment)
⑤ Dependent Family (F-3)
⑥ Marriage Migrant (F-6)
⑦ Other long term visa applicants who are deemed that they need to enter the country urgently due to humanitarian reasons

□ Necessary documents

  o Please prepare the documents for individual visa requirements with Consent for Isolation (See Annex)

□ Visa Processing Period:

    o 10 working days
    o 5 working days for holders of visa Issuance numbers and who falls under the essential corporate activities (See short-term visa ⑤)
    o If urgent reasons can be provided, processing period can be shortened. (Flight schedule, expiration date of RT PCR Test results are not considered as urgent reasons)

For additional inquiries regarding the above announcement, please contact us via ph_visa@mofa.go.kr.