If you want to visit
Korea for a stay of more than 90 days, you must obtain a Korean
visa before commencing travel to Korea.
Canadian citizens, however, can enter Korea
without a Korean visa for a stay of up to 6 months. But, if
Canadian citizens wish to engage in remunerative activities
during their stay in Korea, they also must obtain a Korean visa
appropriate to their purpose.
Document requirements are as follows:
A travel document (i.e. passport)
A color photograph
Application forms
(Downloadable at
http://www.immigration.go.kr/indeximmeng.html)
A certificate for Recognition of Visa Issuance, if applicable
Other documents according to the visa category may be additionally
required.
Status
of Stay
Additional
Documents
Study (D-2)
* A certificate
for recognition of visa issuance, if applicable
* Please refer to the detailed information below
* A standard letter of admission from a president
or a dean of a university or a college
General
Training (D-4)
* For students who want to learn Korean
in a language
institution attached to a university, or who
are
exchange students according to academic interchange
agreements between universities
- A certificate of admission or registration
- A certificate for recognition of visa issuance,
if applicable
- Proof of financial capacity
- References, if necessary
* For others
- Documents verifying that the purpose of
visit
is training
- A certificate for recognition of visa issuance,
if applicable
- Documents related to the foundation of the
training
entity
- Proof of financial capacity
- References, if necessary
Fees: Visa fees
are as follows:
Single entry visa for a stay of no more than 90 days: USD30
Single entry visa for a stay of more than 90 days: USD50
Multiple entry visa: USD80
For citizens of United States of America, multiple entry visa
fee is USD45 on the basis of the 1994 mutual agreement.
Extension of Re-entry Permit: USD20
Note
1) Nationals of the countries below are exempted from paying
visa fees, under specific conditions.
Every
Visa (Regardless of its period of stay)
※ In case of Britain, the period of stay should
be no more than six months
Colombia,
Barbados, Peru, Liberia, Dominican Republic
Only
for long-term visas for a period of stay more than
91 days
Paraguay,
Benin, Romania, Brazil, Uruguay
Only
for long-term visas for a period of stay more than
91 days, and applied by diplomatic or official passport
holders only
Mongolia,
Venezuela
Only
for visas for a period of stay more than 31 days,
and applied by diplomatic or official passport holders
only
Australia
Only
for C-2 Visa for a period of stay no more than 90
days
Note
2) A certificate for Recognition of Visa Issuance, if applicable
A certificate for
Recognition of Visa Issuance is for facilitating visa issuance
processes. Korean missions abroad are issuing Korean visas,
when appropriate, in accordance with a certificate for Recognition
of Visa Issuance.
A certificate for Recognition of Visa Issuance is not equal
to a Korean visa. Thus, if you arrive at ports of entry in Korea
without a Korean visa, you may be subject to inadmissibility.
How to get issued:
Step 1: An inviter in Korea makes an application for a certificate
for Recognition of Visa Issuance to a local or district Immigration
office having jurisdiction over the place of his/her residence.
Step 2: A Korean inviter receives a certificate for Recognition
of Visa Issuance from an Immigration office and sends it to
his/her invitee overseas.
Step 3: The visa applicant submits a certificate for Recognition
of Visa Issuance to a Korean mission overseas, along with
other documents required, when applying for a visa.
