The announcement follows a sudden increase in demand for South Korean visas in Vietnam. The Hanoi office will open on April 25 at Discovery Building, 302 Cau Giay Street in the central Hoan Kiem District, and the embassy is working on opening the HCMC office. Park Jong Sun, head of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) office in Vietnam, said over 100,000 Vietnamese visited South Korea in the first three months this year, up 30 percent from the same period last year, with the relaxed visa policy for Vietnamese having an effect. In December the South Korean government started issuing C-3 visas to permanent residents of Vietnam's three biggest cities Hanoi, Saigon and Da Nang, without insisting on occupational priority, as part of its "New Southern Policy." C-3 visa holders can stay in South Korea for up to 30 days with no restrictions on the number of visits during the validity period of five years. A surge in visa applications in Hanoi in a short period is causing problems, the KTO … [Read more...] about South Korea to open two visa offices in Vietnam to meet surging demand
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Chaos seen as Vietnamese rush to apply for South Korea visas
The Hanoitimes - Many of them are tourist visa applicants, because South Korea is becoming an attractive destination for Vietnamese travelers. Japan and South Korea among most favorite destinations for Vietnamese women Vietnam welcomes South Korea's new visa policy for Vietnamese citizens The consular sector of the South Korean embassy in Hanoi has been plunged into chaos as thousands of Vietnamese have been lining up to apply for five-year multiple entry visas while there are only two Koreans and 10 Vietnamese of the section attending them, Tuoi Tre Online reported on Tuesday. Thousands of people lined up outside the South Korean Consulate General in Hanoi to apply for five-year multiple entry visas. Photo: Tuoitre.vn According to Park Yongseong, representative of the South Korea embassy in Vietnam, the consular section is overloaded, as the number of applications for five-year multiple entry visas has peaked to around 2,000 at the same time. Many of these are … [Read more...] about Chaos seen as Vietnamese rush to apply for South Korea visas
Vietnam welcomes RoK’s new visa policy
Tourists from the Republic of Korea visit Vietnam (Photo VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam welcomes the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s adoption of new visa regulations for Vietnamese citizens, which will help promote the people-to-people exchange between the two countries, spokesperson for the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said. She made the statement at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on December 6. “We welcome this step from the Republic of Korea and believe it will facilitate the two countries’ people-to-people exchanges, and promote tourism and cooperation in trade and investment, thus contributing to strengthening the Vietnam-RoK strategic partnership,” she said. From December 3, Vietnamese residents living in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang are eligible for a multiple-entry visa valid for up to five years to the RoK. To apply for this Korean visa, residents have to pay 80 USD and wait for no longer than … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes RoK’s new visa policy
South Korea issues five-year visa for Vietnamese
The Hanoitimes - The move is in response to South Korea`s "Look South" policy and partly due to the fame the Vietnamese national football team coach Park Hang-seo acquired in this South East Asian country. Vietnamese having permanent residence in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city and Da Nang are eligible to be granted multiple-entry visa to South Korea, valid for five years from December 3, 2018. South Korea issues a five-year visa for Vietnamese. Accordingly, the new visa policy will ease immigration procedures for Vietnamese residing in those three cities. Visa holders could come and go South Korea as long as the document is valid. The move is in response to South Korea's "Look South" policy and partly due to the fame the Vietnamese national football team coach Park Hang-seo acquired in this South East Asian country. “I believe the love of the Vietnamese audience for Park Hang-seo has awakened the Korean government,” said South Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Kim … [Read more...] about South Korea issues five-year visa for Vietnamese