Korea (Thread 14)

[houseofmagness]

@polymyxin

Hello! Sis taga saang area ka? About to buy won sana. Abot to leave in 2 weeks

[pt_2000mf]

Hi Sisses. Medyo nalilito kasi ako regarding sa visa. Nov 27-Dec 3 ang flight schedule namin, kelan kaya ang earliest date na pwede kami magapply ng visa? Tama ba na 2nd week ng October? Plan namin sa Rakso kami magsubmit.

Hi Sis.. in regards to that yes you can apply on that date na.. 3months naman ang validity ng Visa nila eh. hope it helps....

[shams]

^^sis, thank you. Medyo nag start na ako magcomply ng mga requirements.

Question din sis, try kasi namin yung promo ng bdo na multiple visa, supplementary ko kasi ang boyfriend ko, sabi ng rakso dapat family members lang yung supplementary, may nakapag try na ba na magapply using supplementary card pero not from a family member? Medyo hesitant tuloy kami ni bf.

[barbillie]

Hi Sisses. Medyo nalilito kasi ako regarding sa visa. Nov 27-Dec 3 ang flight schedule namin, kelan kaya ang earliest date na pwede kami magapply ng visa? Tama ba na 2nd week ng October? Plan namin sa Rakso kami magsubmit.

Not more than 60 days before your planned trip, sis. Safe na yung 2nd week of October for your Nov 27-Dec 3 trip.

For our Feb trip this year, we applied for Visa December of last year.

[shams]

Not more than 60 days before your planned trip, sis. Safe na yung 2nd week of October for your Nov 27-Dec 3 trip.

For our Feb trip this year, we applied for Visa December of last year.

^^thank you Sis. And sana ma approve din kami.

[houseofmagness]

Sa mga galing sa Korea, would you know how much na palitan ng peso to won please. TIA!

[Romans828]

Mga sis, I tried checking online dun sa korea visa portal regarding the status nung visa application ng parents ko. Last Thursday pa sila nagpasa. Each time na nagchecheck ako, No search data has been found ang lumalabas. Tama naman lahat ng details, I even consulted a blog kung anun iinput. Hope you could help me. Thanks

[mysterioza_me]

^Baka hindi pa na-submit ng travel agency ang requirements ninyo sa embassy. Try to call the travel agency kung nasubmit na ba nila. Kadalasan kasi hindi everyday nagsasubmit ang agency dahil iniipon pa.

[kittenchi17]

Dear Sisters,

Ask ko lang paano na ba ang process ng pag-appeal these days since hindi na pwede mag walk in sa embassy?
May invitation ako kasi may workshop ako sa Korea dapat susunod si hubby doon para makapagtravel na rin kami. Kaso itong reli tours hindi pinagsabay ang application namin kasi daw may invitation ako si hubby wala. So after 1 week approved ako si hubby denied. Ang reason for denial ay "Your purpose of entry has not been explained in detail" Possible pa ba ang mag appeal? Yung mga nasa blog kasi na process ng appeal ay nung time pa na pwede ka pa dumiretso sa embassy ng application. Sana may makatulong.

[mysterioza_me]

^Sis visit mo yung link below ng PEX, tyaga ka lang magbackread di naman madami kasi hanggang dun lang naman sa month na nagstart tumanggap ng applicants via agency ang kailangan mo basahin.. May iba kasi dyan na denied sa embassy sa Taguig pero nag-appeal agad sa emabssy sa Cebu and na-approved. .

https://www.pinoyexchange.com/discussion/898751/south-korea-visa-thread-iii/p20

https://www.pinoyexchange.com/discussion/898751/south-korea-visa-thread-iii/p20

[ms.G]

ladies, san kaya mas maganda mag stay kung first timer sa seoul? myeondong, hongdae or jongno?

may room booking ako sa yellow brick hostel in jongno pero pwede ko pa ma cancel a week before my trip. ok kaya location nito? or may iba kayo pwede ma-recommend?

[longing]

@ms.G, it depends on your preference.

Myeongdong - shopping district
Hongdae - University belt
Jongno - historic places

During our 1st visit in Seoul, we stayed in Jongno area but we kept coming back in Meyongdong, hindi kasi namin priority ang palace

On our next visit, originally planned to stay in Myeongdong but cancelled it and preferred <200m walk to subway/bus station, convenience is a priority

[mysterioza_me]

I love Myeongdong. If babalik kami dun ko uli gusto magstay. Ang saya ng vibe sa gabi, daming pwede kainan and nakakalibang maglakad-lakad. Hindi kami natutuloy sa Namsan Tower tuwing gabi kasi nalilibang na kami kaiikot sa mga store. Nataon kasi na summer sale nung magpunta kami. Super mura ng mga cosmetics. Malapit sa Myeongdong Cathedral yung guesthouse namin (katabi ng Royal Seoul Hotel). Saka kung mag-Everland may bus pickup area sa Myeongdong (Tapat ng napakataas na Daiso or Hotel Prince). And yung guesthouse nagooffer ng airport transfer 90k won lang binayad namin 8 person kami + luggages pa. Nakatipid kami ng 30k won. In fairness sa jumbo taxi na naghatid sa amin sa airport, ang ganda ng loob and comfy. Maganda pa sa service van ng Shangrila.

Hongdae sabi malayo sa mga pasyalan pero mura daw mga guesthouse and Jongno if bet mo nga mga palace according to my sis.

[barbillie]

^^
If we're to go back, we'll stay at Myeongdong ulit. Medyo center sya of everything, though generally, madali ang commute sa Korea.

Myeongdong - shops and cosmetics. Eto talaga ang benta sakin, madami kasi akong biniling skincare products kaya inunti-unti ko ang pagbili during our stay. Malapit lang kami sa Myeongdong Cathedral, walking distance. Sa K-Guesthouse kami nagstay.

Jongno - okay to for cultural and historic tours. Kunin nyo yung integrated palace tour para mas makatipid.

Hongdae - medyo hip and young yung vibe. Dami students and yung stores, medyo pangkabataan yung styles.

Gangnam - wala naman pinagkaiba sa mga designer stores natin dito sa Pinas. Pero ang maganda near Sinsa and Apgujeong, sobrang daming coffee shops.

I love Korea. Planning to go back ng Pasko, pero sobrang mahal ng ticket!

[crzysxycl]

Dahil baliw na baliw ako sa lovely horribly,  planning to go to Korea May next year na. I read na spring time yun so ok na ok.

Sorry sisses, mag backread palang ako. Excited lang ako masyado.. Ask ko lang sana how much ang decent budget for a 5D4N trip to Korea? Nasa list ko palang ngayon ay Everland, since may 2 yr old kaming kasama, Nami Island and Petit France. Salamat ng marami.

[eischied_21]

I'm choosing Hongdae for my accommodation, sobrang layo ba ng place sa mga attractions?

Also, how much per transaction pwede i-refund for tax?

[bratinella08]

Hi mga sis!  Just wanna ask, should I include all countries visited in Europe (Schengen visa)? Our entry & exit point was Netherlands. So yun lang ang stamp, but we visited France and Italy too. So naconfuse ako if I will write down the detailed dates in every country or Netherlands na lang. Kulang kasi yung lines sa visited countries for 5 years. We also went to SG, in between nag Malaysia kami for one day lang dahil sa legoland, need ko pa iindicate yun or wag na?

Can I also just provide a colored photocopy of BPI gold credit card?

Tnx mga sis!

[crzysxycl]

Sisses, pasuggest naman ng agency na mura processing fee for visa. thanks!

[barbillie]

Hi mga sis!  Just wanna ask, should I include all countries visited in Europe (Schengen visa)? Our entry & exit point was Netherlands. So yun lang ang stamp, but we visited France and Italy too. So naconfuse ako if I will write down the detailed dates in every country or Netherlands na lang. Kulang kasi yung lines sa visited countries for 5 years. We also went to SG, in between nag Malaysia kami for one day lang dahil sa legoland, need ko pa iindicate yun or wag na?

Can I also just provide a colored photocopy of BPI gold credit card?

Tnx mga sis!

^Indicate mo na lang lahat sis. Ang ginawa namin before, nag-add kami ng extra sheet, tapos nilagay namin yung countries, dates of visit and purpose of travel.

Re BPI Card: Yung SOA lang talaga prinovide namin. Di naman hingin yung photocopy ng credit card. Pero I guess pwede mo naman iprepare, aalisin namin yun ng nagdo-doc screen pag di kailangan.

[bratinella08]

^ thanks sis barbillie! You mean nag attach ka pa ng clean sheet of bond paper for the countries visited?