Korea (Thread 14)

[katniss]

I got an ME visa after going to Korea for 1 year. Yung iba naman may old US visa, nakakuha din ng ME visa. So it really depends sa consul. Hindi kelangan na 4x in 2 years or 10x visit ka na

[Annie M.]

Kami sis! Hindi ata sila tumatanggap ng card sis. sa NAIA 3 kana magpapalit ng won sis kahit pang bus+taxi lang. Kami sa BDO kami nagpapalit. 9000krw per person ang bayad sa bus sis. Nasa bandang Exit 5 siya. Every hour ang ikot ng bus sis kaya dapat pila agad kayo pagkalabas niyo kasi pag di kayo makasakay sa unang bus, one hour antayin niyo sa next bus.

Hello! Anong oras kayo sumakay ng N6001, sis? Talagang until 3am merong bus? Kasi yung Korean website that I saw ang gulo, sabi until Jan 1 2018 lang daw yung late-night buses. Pano kung midnight na nga dumating si Ceb Pac? TIA! 

[pjiyeon132]

Naalala ko last year I went to seoul via Cebu pacific, umabot naman ako sa All stop train. I even went to the convenience store inside the airport to buy dinner and t-money card.

[mysterioza_me]

Sis may nakapagsama na ba ng pamangkin sa SoKor? Ok lang ba if walang coe ng magulang? Di ko kasi sure if makakakuha kami, wala parents niya sa Pinas.

Nagchange kami ng plan. Parents and niece ko iinvite ng sis and bil ko, then kami ng son ko apply kami as tourist (i will use my bdo gold cc). Sabi kasi maliit daw chance to get a multiple visa kung invited/sponsored. Magbakasakali ako na makakuha ng multiple visa.

[MS_JanDel]

Hello! Anong oras kayo sumakay ng N6001, sis? Talagang until 3am merong bus? Kasi yung Korean website that I saw ang gulo, sabi until Jan 1 2018 lang daw yung late-night buses. Pano kung midnight na nga dumating si Ceb Pac? TIA! 

Sis I replied to your Pm na. heheeh. 11:45PM kami nakalabas ng airport 12:15 ang first trip ng N6001.

Naalala ko last year I went to seoul via Cebu pacific, umabot naman ako sa All stop train. I even went to the convenience store inside the airport to buy dinner and t-money card.

Last year kasi ata 8Pm ang dating ng CebPac sis. Yung friends ko nga nakapagdinner pa sa airport bago umalis. This year kasi 10:40 na. Last trip ng train ay 11:45 kaya mahirap na maabutan lalo na kung mahaba pila sa immigration tapos baggage claim pa.

[Annie M.]

^@MS_JanDel THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SA PM!! Super helpful!   
Wala kaming bagahe, usually small backpack lang. Sana umabot kami sa train. If not, bus nga. Derecho na pala bayad sa driver ng N6001--no need to buy from a ticket vending machine. Super thanks sis!!!

[pjiyeon132]

same time ang arrival sis nung nagkorea ako. nakarating ako sa hostel around 1 am na. my baggage din ako na hinintay then megatakbo sa train ang ginawa ko. maaga ata dumating cebupac that time and solo traveller kasi ako before so mabilis lang

[chinablue]

^^sis Annie M. aside from cash, pwede din magpay sa bus using t-money card basta you have enough amount in the card.

We never tried using the subway coming from and to the airport. Kaya siya if konti lang dala mo but if you have luggages to lug around, parusa siya. Hehe. Ang layo layo ng transfer and aakyat ka pa ng stairs. Although bus fare is more expensive, for me it's worth it kase mas convenient naman and besides makapagsightseeing ka pa while aboard the bus.

Tip ko lang, if you have enough time in your hands, don't miss the Garden of Morning Calm. It's far but the place is really peaceful and calming. Nung nagpunta kami last month, in bloom yung mga tulips in different colors. Ang saya saya! On the other hand, in my opinion, you can skip Petite France. Nothing much to see there anyway except if you're a fan of My Love from the Star and Secret Garden. We did Nami, Petite France and Garden of Morning Calm. Kaya naman basta you manage your time well.

[Annie M.]

Thank you sa inyong lahat! Ang helpful talaga ng forum na ito.

By the way, has anyone purchased Korean Won from BDO or SM?  Gusto ko sana bumili before leaving. Anong process? TIA!

[MS_JanDel]

Thank you sa inyong lahat! Ang helpful talaga ng forum na ito.

By the way, has anyone purchased Korean Won from BDO or SM?  Gusto ko sana bumili before leaving. Anong process? TIA!

Sis we bought Won from BDO. Dapat sa Home branch ka bumili or sa branch na may account ka. dapat a month before magsabi kana kasi maraming bumibili ng won kaya minsan by reservation sila. 200000krw lang nabili namin kahit 300000krw sana ang bibilhin namin dahil nga wala na silang krw. And bring your air ticket and passport kasi hiningi nila nun nung bumili kami sa kanila. Rates in NAIA are good too, for won atleast.

Sis close na kasi yung ticketbooth when we arrived tapos yung vending machine is in hangul, di namin alam pano gamitin so we just asked kung pano kami magbayad sabi diretso na daw sa driver.


agree with sis chinablue. Hassle kung trains kasi some strain stations walang escalator, so pagnataon na yung station na malapit sa hotel mo ganun, mastress ka talaga. Pero if backpack lang okay nga yung train. hehe.

Sis we skipped Petite France and went directly to Garden of the Morning calm, mas gusto din namin dun kasi mas konti tao. hhehe

[mariz11]

Hi! Question for those who have applied using their Supplementary BPI Gold Mastercard. Original SOA ba ginamit ninyo or nag-print lang kayo? May nabasa kasi ako na comments sa isang blog na nag-print lang sila ng SOA nila. Gusto ko sana i-verify kaya lang medyo matagal na yung post. Active lang yung mga nag-comment pero last June 2 pa yung last comment ng author. TIA!

[Annie M.]

Sis we bought Won from BDO. Dapat sa Home branch ka bumili or sa branch na may account ka. dapat a month before magsabi kana kasi maraming bumibili ng won kaya minsan by reservation sila. 200000krw lang nabili namin kahit 300000krw sana ang bibilhin namin dahil nga wala na silang krw. And bring your air ticket and passport kasi hiningi nila nun nung bumili kami sa kanila. Rates in NAIA are good too, for won atleast.

I hope my BDO branch can sell me some KRW. Wala sya sa list ng branches authorized to sell eh. https://www.bdo.com.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/List%20of%20Authorized%20Branches.pdf 

Maliit na branch kasi sya relatively. Will ask agad.  Thanks sa tips!!!!

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Hi! Question for those who have applied using their Supplementary BPI Gold Mastercard. Original SOA ba ginamit ninyo or nag-print lang kayo? May nabasa kasi ako na comments sa isang blog na nag-print lang sila ng SOA nila. Gusto ko sana i-verify kaya lang medyo matagal na yung post. Active lang yung mga nag-comment pero last June 2 pa yung last comment ng author. TIA!

We applied last week lang. We submitted the ORIGINAL statement. I heard the lady before us talking to the Pinoy representative who was receiving all docs. Yung dala nya kasi printout lang dahil online yung statements nya. The Pinoy representative said, "Yung original po kasi ang hinahanap" but seemed to accept the printout anyway. Pero hiningi yung original credit card and then kinompare yung number sa number sa statement.

Ganuni din sa amin. The Pinoy representative asked for the original credit card. Titingnan lang naman and then she will return it to you.

Iba pa ito dun sa guard that does the initial screening. The guard will just look at your papers and tell you anong window or room ka. For BPI/BDO you will be asked to go to a small room (not a window) so maririnig mo talaga yung ibang applicants. The receiver is Pinoy, not Korean.

[mariz11]

Good to know na Pinoy ang receiver. Ma-e-explain ko ang situation ko. I have the original billing for April. Yung May namin wala pa so i have to rely on the print out SOA from our account. Saka yung print out ng transaction ko na June. Ahay! Puro sabit ako ah hahaha! Dalhin ko na lang lahat para masaya. Haha thanks sis!^

What time pala kayo pumunta? May nabasa ako 4am sila pumunta, may pila na. Kaloka.

[Annie M.]

^@mariz11 We were there mga 7:30am. May pila pero di naman OA, lalo ngayon umuulan siguro so walang masyadong crowds. By 8 or so nagpapasok na sila. May kilala ako 10am nagpunta, nakapasok pa rin. Basta daw before 11 nandun ka, they will let you in sabi ng guard. Punta ka na lang mas maaga just to be sure.

Sis, starting July 1 via agency na lahat ha. So if you want to file by yourself, do it this week.
http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ph-en/brd/m_3275/view.do?seq=760790

[mariz11]

Last year 8:30 ako dumating mejo keribels naman ang pila. Yung 4am na may pila around March ko nabasa. Yan siguro yung dumagsa talaga ang tourists dagdag pa na spring time.

Yun nga until jun30 na lang pwede mag-apply personally. Kaya hindi ko na mahintay na makuha yung original bank statement ko, kung ano na lang available since may original pa rin naman ako, ibang period lang. Ayoko ipa-handle sa agency yung mga docs. Mahirap na. Gumawa na lang ako explanation letter sa kulang. Bahala na sila since sabi naman e discretion pa rin nila if ma-bigyan ng multiple entry or hindi. Haha Thanks so much sa inputs sis. Big help. Enjoy Korea!

[minatay91]

Sobrang happy ako sa hanbok but I didn't make it to Hanbok girls! Hahah
napagod na kase boyfriend ko dahil SUPER INIT talaga siya last week and this week!! Swerte ka lang IF may hangin. Usually meron like sa N Seoul or mga high areas... pero in the palace, nako ewan. Nakapag.sight seeing nalang ako sa museum for the airconditioning!

I don't know the name of the hanbok store I went to unfortunately, but everyone there was so kind, nice and helpful! Ideally you can pay as low as 470 PHP all in for 2 hours, pero medyo extra extra kase ako! hahaha

Nagspecial hanbok pa ako, plus underskirt (optional lang, pero if gusto mo may 'poof' additional 200 php) and free yung hairstyling with headband and yung parang ampao sa end ng tail, pero dinagdagan ko pa kase ng daming accessories! hahaha like mga flowers with jewels sa right and left, may jewels pa sa braid ko... etc. heheh

In total nagastos ko mga 1,380 pesos for 2 hours. I actually expected to pay 2,500 hehe... nalilito ako sa daming cute design, but they didn't have many designs for the color I wanted eh naawa ako sa bf ko napagod sa init... hehe

[mariz11]

Nagpunta ako today. Unfortunately hindi tinanggap ang aking application kasi kulang ako ng birth cert to prove na parent ko yung principal card holder. Other than that ok naman. Pwede din naman daw na lumang birth cert (ano ba reason na yearly e kukuha ka ng birth cert?) para lang ma-prove na related ako sa principal. Arrived around 7:45am. Madami ng tao pero hindi kasing crowded tulad ng huling punta ko last year. Umalis kami past 10am iilan na lang ang nakapila para kumuha ng number. Hopefully sa Friday e maluwag pa rin. Hindi ako pwede bukas. Sayang.

[oolong1]

Mga sis nabasa ko lang just now,  the BIR alpha list is no longer part of the requirement starting July 1. Sa blog na Poor Traveller, mentioned that Cebu will still be accepting walk in applications on July 1. Im from Cebu so at least libre pa rin

[mysterioza_me]

^Oo nga no nabasa ko lang now. Nakapag-request na ko ng alphalist lol pero wala pa naman response ang HR.

Here?s the link to the official announcement:

http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ph-en/brd/m_3275/view.do?seq=760793

[mariz11]

Update: Was able to file my application today. Finally. Sa window 3 naman ako this time. Same lang daw yun with Interview room 1. Except that Window 3 koreana ang nag-re-receive pero marunong mag-tagalog. Sa interview rm 1 ay pinay. And since last day today josko ang pila at 7:30AM nasa kahabaan ng embassy! Pero mabilis pa rin naman in all fairness.