Korea (Thread 14)

[heavensent]

back from South Korea, I miss the weather there, super init dito.

my legs are still sore because we hiked Mt. Hallasan via Seongpanak trail, 10 hours total ascend and descend, 30 minutes lang ang rest namin sa summit. the view is really amazing tho.

[MS_JanDel]

yung night bus kasi sis hindi aabot sa hotel namin, need pa magtaxi, pero pag nagtrain kami ang exit namin sobrang lapit sa hotel, ok lang naman magstay sa airport, kasi may mga indoor garden sila, pwede isama sa photos, haha, tapos kukuha ka pa wifi, papalit ka pa ng won kaya konti na lang yung ihihintay mo, 5am yung first trip ng train. 😊

Ah i see sis. Kami kasi lapit na sa Seoul Station ang airbnb, mga 5mins taxi and nasa 4000krw lang binayaran namin kaya pinatos na namin ang bus. Hindi na nga kami nakapaglibot sa Airport kasi nagmadali ako makapila sa bus. hahaha

[chinablue]

mga sis, ano mas ok if mag everland kami? gusto namin wait fireworks sa gabi. magbook na lang thru klook or diy transpo na lang? nastress na ko. alis na kami sa saturday pero di pa maayos itinerary namin. huhu

[sischicklet]

Sis ChinaBlue, i sent you a PM.. thank you

[chinablue]

^ok na sis, i replied na to your pm.

andito na kami sa korea since yesterday. nasira planned itinerary ko kasi 2 hours delayed ang airasia kahapon. nakatulog na ko while waiting for takeoff tapos paggising ko ground pa din haha. was supposed to go to n seoul tower kahapon kaya lang tinamad na din. myeongdong lang napuntahan namin kahapon. kumain kami sa yoogane ng chicken galbi. sarap and sulit. super busog kaya di na kami nakapagfood trip ng streetfoods. myeongdong is a beauty haven. ang daming nakasale grabe!

punta sana kami gyeongbukgung ngayon kaso umuulan naman. sira itinerary, huhu.

[shams]

Hi Sisses!! I was able to booked sa promo fare ng cebu pac last may 1 lang and travel will be Nov 27-Dec 2. Medyo kinakabahan lang ako sa requirements but we can comply naman lahat ng docs. Ang worry ko din is magrerenew ako ng passport this May din. Mawawala lahat ng stamps ng previous travel ko. Malaking ba factor na nagtravel na abroad pero non OECD naman lahat napuntahan ko for past 5 years. I have BDO Gold and may promo ang korean visa for multiple entry. Is it automatic ba na kapag may bdo/bpi, multiple entry kaagad iga-grant or discretion pa din ng consul and may possibility pa din na madeny? Kasi if automatic na multiple visa, mag aapply na sana din ako this May once narenew ko na passport ko. Thank you.

[mysterioza_me]

^ according to bdo?s website:
BDO does not in any way guarantee the issuance of any Visa, which issuance shall be left at the sole discretion of the Korean Embassy. By availing the BDO Credit Cardholder exclusive privilege, BDO Credit Cardholder acknowledges that for purposes of issuance of any Visa, certain credit account information may be disclosed to Korean Embassy and as such, hereby expressly consents to the disclosure and waives the right to confidentiality of credit account information for the particular purpose.
 
BDO shall not be in any way be held responsible for the issuance or non issuance of any Visa to BDO Credit Cardholders by the Korean Embassy.
 

[_Jasmin_]

mga sis, ano mas ok if mag everland kami? gusto namin wait fireworks sa gabi. magbook na lang thru klook or diy transpo na lang? nastress na ko. alis na kami sa saturday pero di pa maayos itinerary namin. huhu

I think better mag Klook na bus transfer kung kaya nyo yung pick up time. We tried mag DIY via subway, sobrang tagal ng byahe.  Nakakainip sa subway. Walang view except yung sa everland-yongin line na train. Haha! Last minute kase ko nag decide mag Everland so naubusan kami ng slots sa bus transfer.  Mas mura lang yata ng konti kapag DIY pero hawak mo time mo. You can go and leave anytime you want.

[shams]

^ according to bdo?s website:
BDO does not in any way guarantee the issuance of any Visa, which issuance shall be left at the sole discretion of the Korean Embassy. By availing the BDO Credit Cardholder exclusive privilege, BDO Credit Cardholder acknowledges that for purposes of issuance of any Visa, certain credit account information may be disclosed to Korean Embassy and as such, hereby expressly consents to the disclosure and waives the right to confidentiality of credit account information for the particular purpose.
 
BDO shall not be in any way be held responsible for the issuance or non issuance of any Visa to BDO Credit Cardholders by the Korean Embassy.

^^thank you sis.

[MS_JanDel]

^Sis kasama naman pinapasa ang old passport so andoon pa din ang OECD stamps mo. Me and hubby passed 2 passports each, old and new.

[mysterioza_me]

^^Welcome sis.

[shams]

^Sis kasama naman pinapasa ang old passport so andoon pa din ang OECD stamps mo. Me and hubby passed 2 passports each, old and new.

^^sis, if non OECD yung mga stamps sa passport, ok lang din ba na i-attached sa application? To support na nagtatravel talaga every year. Medyo kinakabahan ako sa pag apply ng visa.

[heavensent]

sisses, how soon can i apply for the visa again since kakagaling ko lang dun last month? do you think its ok if mag apply ulit ako this month? I'll be using my BPI Gold CC

[heavensent]

^^sis, if non OECD yung mga stamps sa passport, ok lang din ba na i-attached sa application? To support na nagtatravel talaga every year. Medyo kinakabahan ako sa pag apply ng visa.

sis sa application form you will be asked to list down the countries you visited in the last 5 years, bago din passport ko when I applied and hindi ko na sinama kasi non OECD countries naman yun.

[shams]

^^thank you sis. So ilalagay ko na lang yung countries pero di ko na iaattached yung copy ng mga stamps.  Balak ko mag apply ng mas early once na lumabas na renewed passport ko. I'll be using the promo ng BDO gold. Sana multiple entry ang maissue

[heavensent]

^yep sis, not required na isama yung copy ng stamps

[shams]

^^thank you sis!!

[mysterioza_me]

Effective May15 dadaan na sa accredited agencies ang pagsubmit ng requirements for visa application, sadlayp. Inaalala ko di ba delikado na isama yung cc info sa application kapag sa agency?! Ibu-blur ba un?

[katniss]

^sis pwede pashare ng accredited agencies? nagcheck ako sa korean embassy website, parang wala pang announcement.

EDIT: found the list here: http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ph-en/brd/m_3275/view.do?seq=760792&srchFr=&srchTo=&srchWord=&srchTp=&multi_itm_seq=0&itm_seq_1=0&itm_seq_2=0&company_cd=&company_nm=&page=1

Though hindi yan yung main subject ng post.

[mysterioza_me]

^here?s the link sis, public post naman yan kaya ma-view mo
https://www.facebook.com/meeinkorea/posts/357417521435838