Ive already spoken with the korean embassy here in manila and they told me that i need a confirmation number from the local immigration office in korea so I asked my employer to go there but my employer told me that i should be the one to go to the korean embassy here in manila and to get a working visa.. what should i really do and what are the papers that i need. my employer is willing to fax me everything that i need. I just dont know what it is..
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Follow the instructions of the Korean embassy because your visa will be given in Manila. You should get the confirmation number from the immigration office in Korea so that you could already apply for your visa in Manila.
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Required Documents for Korean Working Holiday Visa Qualifications and Terms of Visa Issuance - Be a citizen of a country that has signed a working holiday visa agreement with Korea - Enter Korea for the purpose of taking a holiday for a specific time period - Be under 30 and above 18 of age at the time of visa application - Have no accompanying dependent family members in Korea - Have a valid passport and either a round-trip flight ticket or enough money in person to buy a return ticket. - Have enough money in person to afford costs of living, medical treatment, medical insurance and other expenses while in Korea, or provide evidence of a financial guarantee from family member(s) to cover such expenses. Place for Working Holiday Visa Application Korean embassies or consulates in each country Required Documents - Passport - Application form for visa issuance (available at Korean embassies and consulates) - Round-trip flight ticket - Proof of deposit of enough money to meet a stay for a certain period of time or three months - Itinerary of travel and plan of activities * The head of a Korean diplomatic or consular office in a foreign country is authorized to add or to waive documents requirements as deemed necessary. Visa Issuance - The head of Korean diplomatic or consular offices will issue a Working Holiday Visa after the application form and relevant documents have been allowed examined and deemed appropriate. - The type H-1 will be marked marked on the visa as well as the maximum duration of one's stay.
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Ask the Korean Embassy exactly what your employer has to do. Have them write it down if needed and the address of that immigration office in Korea. This way your employer will have a written document in the embassy's letterhead to show.**
