Recently, the Korean Visa Center in Ho Chi Minh City announced that starting from October 18, the Korean Consulate General in Vietnam will change regulations related to the issue of applying for a 5-year visa for citizens with registered residence in major cities of Vietnam.
Accordingly, the visa application procedure remains the same but some additional conditions need to be added as follows: For the first time applying for a visa under the household registration of a large city, only a short-term tourist visa can be applied for. If the visa applicant has never had a history of short-term tourist visas, he/she cannot apply for a multiple-entry visa for a metropolitan area. However, if the applicant has traveled to OECD countries (Korea, USA, Canada, Australia..., European countries) two or more times, he/she can apply for a multiple-entry visa for a household registration of a large city.
In addition, applicants for a 5-year visa must also submit documents related to proof of current employment (employment contract, employee/student/student certificate, etc.). In case of business owners, a business registration certificate is required.
Thousands of people waited to apply for Korean visas at the end of April. (Photo: Internet)
Previously, since December 2018, South Korea has applied a policy of granting multiple visas within a period of 5 years to Vietnamese citizens with household registration or temporary residence in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. However, this has given rise to many problems such as fighting for places in queues and buying and selling application forms.
The most recent tightening of the 5-year visa regulations was in June. Accordingly, Vietnamese citizens without permanent residence in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City will be banned from applying for a 5-year visa to Korea.
