As expected, when I got my passport I was immediately thrown into the responsibility of processing my visa for South Korea. This is since my hosts have been waiting for me for a long time already to visit them ^^
It took me a few days really to have the courage to prepare the documents. It's just that the "fear of the unknown" had kicked in and I have to muster some courage to face them.
Here are the documents I prepared based on the blogs I've read and of course from the website of the South Korean embassy :
1. Visa Application Form (can be downloaded thru the website of the embassy)
2. Passport (original and photocopy of photo page)
3. Current ITR duly stamped by the BIR
4. Employment Certificate with compensation, if you are employed
5. Bank Certificate (to show your savings)
6. Invitation Letter (preferrably notarized in Korea)
7. 2x2 or passport size pictures ( I submitted 4 pcs.)
My invitation letter is not notarized, I am maybe just plain lucky since the South Korean government encourages tourists to visit their country at the moment.
If you are applying for a tourist visa, there is no need for an interview. In my case, I asked my brother to submit my documents for me with an authorization letter of course. There were some kinks but my brother was able to hurdle them and the lady consul stapled my documents and gave my brother a return stub for the passport.
As expected, one has to go early in the morning preferably before 7am. My brother told me that there were plenty of people lining up already when he arrived around that time.
I did not pay any visa fee since I will be just staying for a few days. My passport with South Korean visa was released 10 working days after.
I found this blog before I left for Korea and it proves to be very helpful. You might want to check it out - http://www.buhaykorea.com/south-korea-tourist-visa-filipinos/
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