I will just state here the things I did and experience when I applied for our Korean Visa.
1. Go there as early as you can because when you enter the embassy it is already jam packed! No kidding 🙂 You need first to get a visitor ID from the police officers outside. I am with my fiance’s mom and we only get 1 guest ID for the both of us. You only need to give 1 personal ID also and just tell the office that you’re with someone.
2. When you enter the embassy, the very first thing you need to do is get a queue number. Fall in line and prepare your papers because the person that will going to give you the queue number will check your papers to identify which visa window you need to go to. In our case since we haven’t travel to any major countries (Japan, US, Korea, etc) we were given a queue number that has Visa1 on it. Meaning you need to go to windows 1 if ever your number is called.
3. When it is already our turn, we greeted the person in charge a good morning and we didn’t get a response lol! Anyway, I just hand him all our papers (passport without cover and requirements). He then checked the first passport and the papers included then immediately handed back our papers and said that we remove the unnecessary documents and submit the listed requirements only. Unnecessary documents are your plane ticket, itinerary, and everything that is not in the list. We were really nervous that time and don’t know what to do. ^_^ And remember that in order to talk to that person again/go to that window again you need to get another queue number. Yes you need to fall in line again BUT a guard there told us that we just need to go the front and tell the person giving the number that we need to go to that window again because we were advised to revise something. You’re lucky if he will notice you and give you a number right away. In our case he did.
I immediately removed all the unnecessary papers and hoping and praying that the consul will accept it already. Then we heard a girl talking to another person saying that the officer in charge in window 2 is much approachable and more understanding and kind when it comes to checking the papers of applicant so my Tita being so nervous immediately went back to the person giving a queue number and ask if she can have a number for windows 2. But to no avail because she has been identified and the person told her that she just got a number a while ago 🙂 So I tried my luck and went there and ask for a number on window 2 but the person acted liked he never saw me so I went back to my Tita and get our papers and went back to the person giving the number. I asked again and I think nakulitan na sya so he just gave me a number on Visa 2 🙂
4. Then here we are in windows 2 facing the officer in charge again. We greeted HER a good morning and we didn’t get a response again. 🙂 Anyway I submit our papers and she checked it one by one. She took out the unnecessary documents again and gave it back to me. Good thing is she did all the work removing those unnecessary docs and didn’t asked us to go back again. After checking she asked us the relationship of each applicant. Just tell her the truth and she then highlighted the name of the person you’re most connected. In my case my fiancé.
5. After that she received our papers wholeheartedly 🙂 and asked us how many is the passport/applicants so we just said 6 then she gave us a piece of paper where she write the date on when we can get our passports.
6. Done. Surrender your guest iD and get your personal iD. Go home and pray 🙂
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During our stay there, the guard kept on telling applicants that no work = no visa so I can’t stop being so nervous because you all know that I am unemployed. I just really tried my luck here. My fiance is my financer. It should be my father but getting the papers of my fiance is easier so yeah 🙂
If you are unemployed like me here are the requirements that I submitted:
1. Passport
2. Photocopy of the first page of my passport
3. Personal bank certificate
4. Photocopy of COE (Certificate of Employment) of my fiance.
5. Photocopy of Fiance’s ITR
6. Photocopy of Fiancé’s Bank certificate
7. Application form
I don’t know if they will accept it as I am just a fiance and not a wife but we told her that I am pregnant because I really am 🙂 I don’t know if she heard us or if it has any bearing at all but who knows right. Those requirements that I passed/mentioned will not guarantee your application to be approved.
Will update this post once I got my passport. Waaaaaah! Pray for me!! Paying the plane ticket is no joke and it will just go to waste if ever. I am still hoping that my application will be approved but at the same time I am not expecting or letting my hopes super high. I know where I stand and it would be a miracle if I get to see a visa on my passport on October 18. HAHA! Till next update! If you have a question don’t hesitate to leave a comment and will try my best to answer if I know the answer. Hahaha! 🙂
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UPDATE: GOT MY VISA!!!!!
My Love for Korea 
Good luck! And you’re pregnant? Congrats! I’ve stayed in Namsan Guesthouse before and it’s really cool! If I’ll get to go there this Nov, I know where to meet you! hahaha! Keep us posted. I’ll keep you posted as well if I’ll push through with my plan.
Hi hazel, i didn’t thought that it was you until i saw your picture at the last part of your blog. Maybe you don’t recognize me. But we were schoolmates during elementary and high school. And we were neighbors in roxas. ^_^ i’m happy that i know someone who’ve been to korea. I’m a travel addict. Haha. Honestly, I’ve never been in any international trip but planning to have atleast one, next year. Hopefully korea. ^_^ i have questions about the visa processing though i read lot of blogs about it. I have this dilemma of not passing the visa application cause i’m just an ordinary employee of a manufacturing appliances company and have a salary ranging 13k-15k a month. In my itr it’s declared that i’m a BELOW minimum wage earner, meaning i dont have tax. Is there any a chance that i could pass the visa application? Though i have more than 30k savings in my bank account. And which is preferrable, i’ll first book a flight before applying a tourist visa ? (cause i’m planning to book a promo fare (1 fare) or appplying first the visa before booking a ticket which will cost me more than 10k.. Another, if im going on july 1st, what date should i filed for visa application? april? Hope you could answer me. Thanks
P.s are you leaving in korea? Or just took a vacation? Thanks
Hi Mariz! Sino ka? hehehe I mean ano full name mo? Wala akong matandaan na Mariz na kapitbahay ko! Let’s chat sa facebook 🙂 or email me at hazellbautista@gmail.com .. Do I need to answer your questions pa or nakapunta ka na sa Korea? I went to Korea just for vacation lang. Dito parin ako sa Pinas 🙂
hello mam hazel… gusto ko rin po sanang bumisita sa korea for atleast 3days…ask ko lang po kung puwedeng magapply ng visa as a family with my niece? or kung puwede po ba kayang ung requirements niya ay requirements ko na rin for applying a tourist? maraming salamat po
Hi Rizza,
Sorry very late reply. Do you have work? Who will shoulder the expenses of the trip?
Hi, just want to ask if you have any idea on the requirements for unemployed spouse.
My husband is currently unemployed, what could be the requirements needed. Would this be the same requirements for the housewife as stated in korean embassy website?
Badly needed your help.
Thanks.
Regards,
Kristel
Hi Kristel,
Do you have work?. When I applied for my Korean visa, I am unemployed too but my then boyfriend now husband has work so we told the consul that he will shoulder my trip. Aside from that, I submitted my bank statement.
Hi! Good day! I’m unemployed too. And the family plans to go to Korea this May! I plan to submit my Dad’s documents 🙂 I just wanna ask if you also submitted an Affidavit of Support, stating that your fiance would be shouldering your expenses?
Thank you for your help in advance 🙂
I didn’t submitted Affidavit of support 🙂 Good luck!