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According to the latest announcement from the Korean Embassy, if applicants for a Korean tourist visa submit their application on Monday, the process will be completed within 12 working days according to current regulations. Those who submit their applications on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays will receive their results within 14 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
In cases where additional documents are required, the visa processing time may be longer than the scheduled date, and the result will be announced 1 to 2 days after the additional documents are submitted (except for marriage visas and student visas). Please note that rejected applications must retrieve their passports within one week of the result notification.
South Korea has always been one of the most attractive tourist destinations for Vietnamese visitors.
Previously, the Korean Ministry of Justice officially announced that Vietnamese citizens with permanent residence in Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City would be granted a 5-year multiple-entry visa. This visa officially came into effect on December 3, 2018. The 5-year multiple-entry Korean visa allows holders to enter Korea multiple times within 5 years, with each stay not exceeding 30 days.
Previously, Vietnamese citizens wishing to obtain a 5-year multiple-entry visa had to have visited South Korea at least four times, along with many other conditions. Now, these requirements have been significantly relaxed.
Along with easing the conditions for granting 5-year visas to Vietnamese citizens, the South Korean government expects a significant increase in Vietnamese tourists and a strong surge in exports to the Vietnamese market. The South Korean Ministry of Justice is also considering granting multiple-entry 10-year visas to Vietnamese citizens working in fields such as law, medicine, and professorship.
