Due to the influx of people applying for a Korean visa, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines announced that Filipinos who wish to travel to South Korea can now only apply for a visa through travel agencies.

This will become effective starting on July 1, 2018 onwards.

Here are all the travel agencies that have been accredited by the Embassy for visa applications:

1. Aboex Travel and Tours
2. Adventure International
3. Ark Travel Express Inc.
4. Blue Horizons Travel and Tours Inc.
5. Budget Travel and Tours Inc.
6. Casto Travel Philippines Inc.
7. City Travel & Tours Corporation
8. Come On Phils. Golf & Travel Agency Inc.
9. Constellation Travels, Inc.
10. First United Travel Inc.
11. Getaway Tours International Inc.
12. Grand Hope Travel, Inc.
13. H.I.S (Philippines) Travel Corp.
14. Hanatour Manila Inc.
15. HankookCeb Corp.
16. Horizon Travel & Tours, Inc.
17. International Journeys Inc.
18. Island Resort Club Tour Services, Inc.
19. JTB Asia Pacific Phil. Corp.
20. KP Joeun Consultancy Inc.
21. Las Palmas Tours and Travel Agency, Inc.
22. Marsman Drysdale Travel Inc.
23. MNK Travel & Tours Corp.
24. North Star International Travel, Inc.
25. Pan Pacific Travel Corporation
26. Party-On Travel and Tour Community Inc.
27. Rajah Travel Corporation
28. Rakso Air Travel and Tours Inc.
29. Reli Tours and Travel Company
30. Sharp Travel Service (Phils.) Inc
31. Swire Travel Phils., Inc.
32. The Baron Travel Corporation
33. Travel Pros
34. Travelservices, Inc.
35. Uni-Orient Travel, Inc.

From July 1, all walk-in applicants for temporary visitor’s visa will no longer be accepted.

The only exemption for walk-in applicants are the following:

1. spouses and children of Koreans,
2. holders of visa issuance number,
3. government employees with official business trip, and
4. those with humanitarian reason to travel to Korea urgently.

Have a nice trip to South Korea!

…

faith