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

On November 5, 2021, the Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea made a decision to resume services of processing and issuing E-9 visas for foreign workers under Korea’s Employment Permit System(EPS). 

Accordingly, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea will resume processing of visa services for E-9 on 23 November 2021. 

1. The Embassy will start to accept NEW application for E-9 visa from November 23 2021. 

   - Applicants for E-9 visa are required to submit the following documents in addition to the existing required documents. 

· Philippine Vaccination Certificate (VaxCertPH)

         * Korea will recognize applicants who completed the full regimen of COVID-19 vaccines under the WHO’s EUL such as Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sinovac, Sinopharm, Covishield and Covaxin

· Consent for Isolation

2. The Embassy will issue E-9 visas to those applicants who have ALREADY filed their respective applications only when their Employment Permits are still VALID. Those applicants are requested to submit the following additional documents. 

· Philippine Vaccination Certificate (VaxCertPH)

        * Korea will recognize applicants who completed the full regimen of COVID-19 vaccines under the WHO’s EUL such as Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sinovac, Covishield and Covaxin

· New Tuberculosis certificate issued within three months

· NBI Clearance issued within three months

· Consent for Isolation

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