Korea (Thread 9)

[janesjane]

mga sis, nagoobserve ba ng holy week sa korea? plan namin pumunta this holy week (april 17 to 22).  May abutan pa kaya kami cherry blossoms? and advisable ba ng magbusan-incheon tour?? thank you

[Superjoie]

Anyone here who has tried the DMZ tour when in Korea? Yung border ng North and South Korea where you will be able to step on North Korean territory. We tried it for our trip last year at super enjoy. I really recommend that you set aside a day for the tour. http://www.travelswithahobo.com/stepping-foot-on-north-korea-and-not-getting-shot/

talaga sis, hindi ba scary?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ sis, we also went on DMZ combo tour last May, it was one of my highlights for the Korea trip. Super sulit for me, very educational din. Controlled ang time and movements sa border (JSA) pero iba pa din ang feeling. Before JSA, we also went down the 3rd tunnel, then sa Imjingak, Reunification area, Dorasan Station, etc.. Then sa morning on our way from Seoul, a North Korean refugee also joined us sa bus, she answered some questions re how life is on the other side. It was kinda expensive, 120K KRW per person including lunch. Pero for me and my husband, sulit ang bayad.

[theflygirl]

Did the dmz tour twice already. One shouldn't miss this when you visit Seoul.

[diamondsinthesky]

Guys, is there anyone here who's unemployed but was able to get a visa?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ here. Housewife/unemployed. They gave me 3-yr multiple visa. But I have a pretty good travel history. As for financial documents, I submitted husband's.

[charm0220]

Guys, is there anyone here who's unemployed but was able to get a visa?

Hi diamondsinthesky,

When I applied for visa last year, i was unemployed. They gave me 1 yr multiple visa. I gave additional documents kasi I said I will be financing my trip. It was my 2nd time to go to Korea then so may previous Visa nako nun.

[theflygirl]

I'm a full time housewife now. I've had 10 or 11 Korean visas issued already. Among them 4 or 5 lang I got na employed pa ako. Although I used to work for a Korean air carrier before and I have an extensive travel history. I got my last one just a month or two before they started issuing multiple entry visas last year.

[IronLady]

Hi sisses! Im booked on february.. Mukang snowu ng mga panahon na yun ha.. Makapaglakwacha kaya kami? Anlaki tuloy ng problema.. Lol!

[charm0220]

diamondsinthesky, aside from the standard docs.. i submitted yung copy ng previous korea visa ko, my Singapore ITR from last yr. and condo title na under my name.

[u8mypinkcookies]

Applying this week for our trip sa second week of April. Pasok pa naman coz 3 months validity ng visa diba?

Any places you can suggest if we wanna see cherry blossoms? We are staying in myeongdong pa rin

[katniss]

^Jeongdok Public Library located in Bukchon area. Lesser crowd than that of Yeouido Cherry Blossom Tunnel - dito kasi mas marami pa ang tao kesa sa cherry blossom trees. lol

I'm coming back to Seoul! ^^ Sobrang biglaan lang, OB eh. Last week of March kami. Sana maapprove na ako ng multiple entry visa this time! ^^

[diamondsinthesky]

diamondsinthesky, aside from the standard docs.. i submitted yung copy ng previous korea visa ko, my Singapore ITR from last yr. and condo title na under my name.

Okay thanks. In that case, I'll submit na rin my ITR from my previous job.

[vainbutpretty]

bagaholic_chewy


sis ask ko lang my cousin  is a wife of OFW, she travelled a lot but wala siyang unemployed
pede kaya yung sa hubby nya na documents?

my bf is also unemployed but good travel history =, what are his chances kaya

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ yes sis, your cousin may submit her husband's supporting documents. Much better if they're travelling & applying together. Pag hindi kasama si hubby nya sa trip, baka mas ok kung aside from supporting documents e may letter din from the husband stating na he will shoulder your cousin's expenses during the trip.

[u8mypinkcookies]

@katniss: ooh okay may alam ka pa iba? Starting to think of our IT this april eh.

Sana multiple entry na visa ma-grant samin this time

[katniss]

^Sa Gyeongbokgung nakakita rin kami ng iilang cherry blossom trees na magkakatabi. Tapos paisa-isa sa Hongdae area sa may playground, sa Samcheongdong area, sa Ewha Women's University, sa Bukchon Hanok Village - ito sis as in paisa-isa na lang tong mga to. Sabi sa Childrens Grand Park ba yun? Meron din daw pero di ko napuntahan last time kasi di na kaya ng iti.

[merian]

Got my visa today, and multiple entry na! Pwede na pumunta ng korea on a whim! Pressure to! Need to start planning na for our upcoming trip.

[diamondsinthesky]

Got my visa today, and multiple entry na! Pwede na pumunta ng korea on a whim! Pressure to! Need to start planning na for our upcoming trip.

Wow lucky you! Was this your first time applying for a Korean Visa?

[merian]

^Nope. I've been to Korea 3x.

Ay ask ko lang to those sisses na may 3YM visas, dun sa baba ng visa niyo, meron dun V<PHLLASTNAME<<NAME... yung sakin kasi V<KORLastname. Sa inyo rin ba V<KOR... na??? Omo... alam ko kasi parang dapat country/nationality mo ata yun... not sure... waah!!!! Eh di pa naman ako koreana... hahaha... TIA