South Korean Embassy to resume tourist visa issuance on June 1, 2022

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MANILA, Philippines — The South Korean Embassy in Manila announced that it will resume the issuance of tourist visas by June 1, 2022.

In a notice issued on Thursday, the embassy said “application and issuance of all types of visa, including tourist(C-3-9) will resume.”

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The issuance of short-term stay visas for sightseeing and tourism purposes was suspended in 2020 amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

According to the embassy, detailed information regarding the visa application procedure will be announced soon.

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Meanwhile, multiple entry visas issued before April 5, 2020 which have yet to expire “may be used without re-application,” the embassy added.

Further, the embassy said a “Submission of Consent for Isolation will no longer be required.”

 In March, the Korea Tourism Organization announced that visitors to South Korea who have already been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be exempted from mandatory quarantine.

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