NOTICE ABOUT APPLYING FOR TOURIST VISA

Please read the following notes carefully before applying visa.

1. Required documents by Vietnamese Government or third country needs to b
e translated into English or Korean and notarized (excluding Business licen
se, Tax payment certificate and Resident ID/ Citizen ID).
2. For documents such as Resident ID/ Citizen ID, student card, saving passb
ook, bank card, etc... you need to bring the original for comparison.
3. The results of visa approval (approval or refusal, reasons for refusal) can be
checked through the website www.visa.go.kr, the Consulate General of Re
public Korea in Ho Chi Minh City will not informed more about the reaso
n for the refusal to issue a visa.
4. Foreigners with a long-term Vietnamese visa of 2 years or more can app
ly for a visa.
5. During the examination process, the Consulate General of Republic Korea i
n Ho Chi Minh City may require additional documents in addition to the li
st below, if it's necessary to confirm.
6. All copies of the required documents must be printed on one side and use
A4 paper size.
* Information about travel agency registration will be posted separately on this
website.

O Application start time: from June 1, 2022

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 TOURIST VISA (C-3-9)
SINGLE VISA, LENGTH OF STAY: 30 DAYS, VALIDITY DATE: 5 YEARS

Ⓐ TRAVEL AGENCY
SORT. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NOTE

1 List of applicants (with company seal)

(Can be
Vietna 2 Business license
simplified)
m
(Can be
Travel 3 Business license for International travel
simplified)
Agenc
y (Can be
4 Certificate of Tax payment (nearest 3 months)
simplified)
Power of Attorney , Staff’s Identity papers (
Travel 5
ID card photocopy)
Agenc
y 1 Invitation Letter
Reference
2 Letter of Guarantee
Korea format
Travel
3 Travel itinerary (Korean or English translation)
Agenc
y
4 Copy of Business license

5 Certificate of Tax payment (nearest 3 months)

1 Passport (valid for at least 6 months)

Application for Visa (Attach 3,5mmx4,5mm white backg Reference

2
round picture) format
· Identity papers and proof of work
- ID card photocopy
- (Officer) Labour contract, confirmation of work and application for
Visa Applicant leave absence
3
- (Business Owner) Business license, Certificate of Tax payment(
nearest 3 months)
- ( College student ) Student ID card ( photocopy ) ,
student enrollment verification.
· Financial Proofing (
of the representative of family’s members)
4
- (Common) Saving passbook of 5000$ and depositat l
east 1 month from the date of application submissio

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 n, Confirmation of balance (within 2 weeks)
* Please note that if your family members have more
than 4 people, please prepare saving bankbook of
10,000$
※ Family : Parent , spouse and children (
as the case maybe)
- ( Officer ) Bank statement (
showing your last 3 months salary)
· Proof of Family Relationship
- (
People traveling with their family and proving thei
r finances with their family's financial proofing):
Proof of Family Relationship’s papers (
Family register, Birth certificate, Marriage certificate.
..)
5 - (College student) In case using parents’s financial
proofing, please submit Proof of Family
Relationship’s papers
- ( Minor child )
If a child travel without their parents (or legal guardi
an), need to submit permission to travel form signed b
y their parent or legal guardian (Except for college stu
dents)

Ⓐ BACKPACKING TOURISM

SORT. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NOTE

1 Passport (valid for at least 6 months)

Application for Visa (Attach 3,5mmx4,5mm white b Reference
2
ackground picture) format
· Identity papers and proof of work
- ID card photocopy
- ( Officer )
Labour contract, confirmation of work and application for lea
3 ve absence
- ( Business Owner ) Business license ,
Visa Applicant
Certificate of Tax payment (nearest 3 months)
- (College student) Student ID card (photocopy ),
Student enrollment Verification
· Financial Proofing (
of the representative of family’s members)
- (Common) Saving passbook of 5000$ and deposi
4 t at least 1 month from the date of application
s u b m i s s i o n , Confirmation of balance
(within 2 weeks)
* P l e a s e n

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 ote that if your family members have more tha
n 4 people, please prepare saving bankbook of
10,000$
※ Family: Parent, spouse and children
- (Officer) Bank statement (showing your last 3
months salary)
5 Travel itinerary (Korean or English translation)

6 Hotel reservation confirmation

· Proof of Family Relationship
- (People traveling with their family and proving
their finances with their family's financial
proofing): Proof of Family Relationship’s papers
( Family register , Birth certificate, Marriage
certificate...)
- ( College student )
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In case using parents’s financial proofing, please
submit Proof of Family Relationship’s papers
- ( Minor child )
If a child travel without their parents (or legal gu
ardian), need to submit permission to travel form
signed by their parent or legal guardian (Except f
or college students)

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 SHORT-TERM VISA MULTIPLE (C-3-1)

Ⓐ TRAVEL AGENCY

SORT. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NOTE

1 List of applicants (with company seal)

(Can be
Vietna 2 Business license
simplified)
m
(Can be
Travel 3 Business license for International travel
simplified)
Travel Agenc
y (Can be
Agenc 4 Certificate of Tax payment (nearest 3 months)
simplified)
y
Power of Attorney , Staff’s Identity papers (
5
ID card photocopy)
Korea Reference
1 Letter of Guarantee
Travel format
Agenc
y 2 Business license

1 Passport (valid for at least 6 months)

Application for Visa (Attach 3,5mmx4,5mm white back Reference
2
ground picture) format
Visa Applicant
3 ID card photocopy
Required documents depending on the subject in secti
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Ⓐ BACKPACKING TOURISM

SORT. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NOTE

Visa 1 Passport (valid for at least 6 months)

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 Applicant Application for Visa (Attach 3,5mmx4,5mm white backgr Reference
2
ound picture) format
3 ID card photocopy
Required documents depending on the subject in sectio
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Ⓐ REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PROVING SUBJECTS OF MULTIPL

E VISAS

VISA TYPE SUBJECT DOCUMENTS

People with a history of entering an
d leaving Korea within the last 1 ye
ar.
1 cation of alien registration and e
※ This does not apply to exem
ptions from visas, group vis
as (C-3-2).
Civil servants, management-level
executives of national enterpris
2 es, management-level executives
of airlines/ships with routes to
Korea.
People earning more than $8,00
3 salaries within the last 1 year),
0 per year.
Multiple visa, Holder of a Platinum credit car
period of stay: 4
d (or higher) of Shinhan Bank.
30 days, validity
period: 5 years
People who plan to go Korea f
or the purpose of establishing a
company or being invited by
Korean state agencies/private ent
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erprises for the purpose of disc
ussing and signing contracts to
supply and develop resources an
d energy to Korea.
Copies of visas, copies of certifi
vidence of entry history.
Labor contracts (or appointment
decisions/certificate of employme
nt), civil servant cards, employee
cards.
Labor contracts, bank statements(
showing the content of receiving
other documents proving incom
e.
Copy of credit card (the front si
de), card holder certificate, histo
ry of credit card use (last 6 mo
nths)
- (General documents) Invitatio
n letter, Meeting schedule, Contr
act.
- (Business owner) Business lic
ense, tax payment certificate.
- (Company employee) Labor c
ontracts (or appointment decision
/ certificate of employment).
※ Cases invited by the Governm
ent or goverment office of The
Republic of Korea are exempt fr
om tax payment certificate.

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 - (General documents) Invitatio
Persons invited by the Governm ns, meeting schedules, contracts.
ent or goverment office of the - (Business owner) Business lic
6 Republic of Korea to attend int ense, tax payment certificate.
ernational events or important m - (Company employee) Labor c
eeting purposes. ontracts (or appointment decision
/ certificate of employment).
Business owners and manageme - (General documents) Docume
nt-level staff (working for 1 yea nts proving that the company lis
r or more) of securities listed c ted securities.
ompanies. - (Business owner) Business lic
* Management-level staff: Staff ense, Tax payment certificate
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management positions under - (Management-level staff) Lab
the same department such a or contract (or Appointment deci
s Director, Head of Departme sion/ Certificate of employment),
nt, Team Leader (uniformly a bank statement (showing salary
pplied to the contents below) in the last 3 months)
Journalists and people who is w Journalist identification card, lab
8 orking in media agencies (worki or contract (or Appointment deci
ng time from 1 year or more). sion/ Certificate of employment).
- (Teachers, lecturers) Labor co
Teachers of primary schools, ju
ntracts (Appointment decisions/
nior high schools and high scho
Certificate of employment), teach
ols, university lecturers; celebriti
er identification cards, faculty id
es in the field of art, sports, wr
entification cards.
9 iters, artists.
- (Artists, athletes...) Articles, i
* Celebrity case: someone who
nformation from the media, relat
has appeared on television s
ed certificate/ degree, labor contr
hows, articles and other mas
acts,...
s media.
People who is over 55 years ol Documents proving the receipt o
10 d and receive a pension of 10 f monthly pension (Decision on
million or more per month. retirement, bank statement)
People who graduate from colleg
11 Diploma
e schools or higher in Korea.
Spouses or minor children of peop
Documents proving family relation
le holding multiple C-3-1 visas are
ship (Household registration book,
still valid.
12 birth certificate,certificate of marria
※
ge ... ),copies of multiple visa C-3-
Only applicable to cases in section
1.
s 2, 7~9, 14~16
Visa holder of one of the 22
OECD countries below and have a
history of entry and exit within the
13 last 1 year. Visa and immigration seal (other d
※ ocuments proving entry)
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Franc
e, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Irela

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 nd, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherland
s, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal
, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK,
USA, Canada, Australia, Finland
Documents proving property (e.g.,
Owners of real estate, property, fin
14 saving passbook, bond/stock certifi
ance... worth over 200,000 USD.
cates, etc.)
Foreigner-invested business registr
Official staffs working for 3 years
ation certificates, labor contracts, b
or more at companies with invest
15 ank statements (showing the conten
ment capital in Korea from 1,000,
t of receiving salaries within the las
000 USD.
t 3 months)
Documents proving that the compa
Management-level staffs in top 10 ny is in the Top 100 Vietnamese co
16 0 Vietnamese companies (working mpanies, labor contracts, bank state
for 1 year or more) ments (showing the content of recei
ving salaries in the last 3 months)

- (People who is working

People who is working professiona
professional jobs ) Labor contracts
l jobs (Doctors, Lawyers, Auditors
(or appointment decisions/ Certific
, University Professors...), Legal R
a t e o f e m pl o y m e nt ), degrees,
epresentatives, Director-general (l
1 practising certificates.
egal representatives) of state-owne
- (Director-general , legal represe
d companies and private enterprise
ntative of the company) Business
(with charter capital from 4,000,0
license, documents proving charter
00 USD).
capital.

- (General documents) Diplomas,

certificates of a degrees.
- (Bachelor's degrees studying in
Multiple visa, Korea) Labor contract (if you are a
period of stay: People who have bachelor's degree company employee), Business
90 days, validity s (4-year system) or higher studyin license (if you are a business
2
period: 10 years g in Korea and people who have owner).
Master's degrees or higher studyin - (Master's degrees, PhD’s degree
g abroad. s studying abroad) need to legaliz
e the Consular Authentication or st
amp the Apostille of the degree-gra
nting country.

- (Self) Civil servant's card,

Appointment decision/ Certificate
of employment.
Civil servants working at Central
3 - (Family) Documents proving fam
department and families.
ily relationship (Household registra
tion book, birth certificate, certifica
te of marriage ...)

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 METROPOLITAN MULTIPLE VISA (C-3-91)
LENGTH OF STAY: 30 DAYS, VALIDITY DATE: 5 YEARS

Ⓐ TRAVEL AGENCY

SORT. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NOTE

1 List of applicants (with company seal)

(Can be
Vietna 2 Business license
simplified)
m
Travel (Can be
3 Business license for International travel
Agenc simplified)
Travel
y (Can be
Agenc 4 Certificate of Tax payment (nearest 3 months)
y simplified)
Power of Attorney , Staff’s Identity papers (
5
ID card photocopy)

Korea Reference
1 Letter of Guarantee
Travel format
Agenc
y 2 Business license

1 Passport (valid for at least 6 months)

Application for Visa (Attach 3,5mmx4,5mm white backg Reference

2
round picture) format
Original Ho Chi Minh Family Record Book (at least 1
3
year) and photocopy
· Identity papers and proof of work
- ID card photocopy
Visa Applicant
- (Officer) Labour contract, confirmation of work and application for
leave absence
- (Business Owner) Business license, Certificate of Tax paymen(
4 nearest 3 months)
- (College student) Student ID card (photocopy ), student
enrollment verification.
- (Minor child) If a child travel without their parents (or
legal guardian), need to submit permission to travel
form signed by their parent or legal guardian (Except

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 for college students)

Ⓐ BACKPACKING TOURISM

SORT REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NOTE

1 Passport (valid for at least 6 months)

Application for Visa (Attach 3,5mmx4,5mm white backg Reference

2
round picture) format
Original Ho Chi Minh Family Record Book (at least 1
3
year) and photocopy
· Identity papers and proof of work
- ID card photocopy
- (Officer) Labour contract, confirmation of work and application for
Visa Applicant leave absence
- (Business Owner) Business license, Certificate of Tax payment(
nearest 3 months)
4 - (College student) Student ID card (photocopy ), student
enrollment verification
- ( Minor child )
If a child travel without their parents (or legal guardia
n), need to submit permission to travel form signed by
their parent or legal guardian(Except for college studen
ts)

5 Travel itinerary (Korean or English translation)

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