Korean Embassy says visa application for PH now only through 35 travel agencies
Filipinos applying for a visa to South Korea will have to file their applications only at designated travel agencies.
In a visa advisory, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea said the following travel agencies will process visa applications starting July 1, 2018:
- Aboex Travel and Tours
- Adventure International
- Ark Travel Express Inc.
- Blue Horizons Travel and Tours Inc.
- Budget Travel and Tours Inc.
- Casto Travel Philippines Inc.
- City Travel & Tours Corporation
- Come On Phils. Golf & Travel Agency Inc.
- Constellation Travels, Inc.
- First United Travel Inc.
- Getaway Tours International Inc.
- Grand Hope Travel, Inc.
- H.I.S (Philippines) Travel Corp.
- Hanatour Manila Inc.
- HankookCeb Corp.
- Horizon Travel & Tours, Inc.
- International Journeys Inc.
- Island Resort Club Tour Services, Inc.
- JTB Asia Pacific Phil. Corp.
- KP Joeun Consultancy Inc.
- Las Palmas Tours and Travel Agency, Inc.
- Marsman Drysdale Travel Inc.
- MNK Travel & Tours Corp.
- North Star International Travel, Inc.
- Pan Pacific Travel Corporation
- Party-On Travel and Tour Community Inc.
- Rajah Travel Corporation
- Rakso Air Travel and Tours Inc.
- Reli Tours and Travel Company
- Sharp Travel Service (Phils.) Inc
- Swire Travel Phils., Inc.
- The Baron Travel Corporation
- Travel Pros
- Travelservices, Inc.
- Uni-Orient Travel, Inc.
The embassy said the large volume of visa applicants prompted them to implement the new policy.
“Total number of visa applicants increased from 90,000 in the year 2015 to120,000 by the end of 2016. In the year 2017, total number of visa applicants recorded was around 160,000,” the embassy said, adding that they are implementing the new policy for the convenience of visa applicants.
“This increase in number of visa applicants caused the applicants to stand in hot weather outside the embassy for hours to wait in line for their turn to apply for respective visas,” it added.
From July 1, 2018, walk-in applicants for temporary visitor’s visa will no longer be accepted at the embassy, except the following:
- spouses and children of Koreans
- holders of visa issuance number
- government employees with official business trips
- applicants with humanitarian reason to travel to Korea urgently. /ee
