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Japan Visa for South Africans in South Korea
Simone Lee:
What is the process involved?
I know theres an embassy in Busan (yay!) but the website is all in Korean. How...wha...help!!!
rogue85:
I'm pretty sure there is an embassy in Seoul. As far as I know, you can't apply for a visa over the internet - you have to go to the embassy yourself. Good luck :)
confusedsafferinkorea:
Good luck, you are going to need it with our wonderful passports :( :(
Simone Lee:
Thanks!
Yea, well...my experience with South African bureaucratic incompetence has prepared me for the worst.
It doesn't look too bad...from what I can tell you just need your tickets, proof of accommodation and bank statements (and ARC) together with a W40 000 payment and it's issued within a day or two.
There's an embassy right here in Busan too, I might not even have to take a full day off :)
confusedsafferinkorea:
--- Quote from: Simone Lee on March 12, 2012, 03:53:09 PM ---Thanks!
Yea, well...my experience with South African bureaucratic incompetence has prepared me for the worst.
It doesn't look too bad...from what I can tell you just need your tickets, proof of accommodation and bank statements (and ARC) together with a W40 000 payment and it's issued within a day or two.
There's an embassy right here in Busan too, I might not even have to take a full day off :)
--- End quote ---
That sounds great, let us know how it goes, wouldn't mind going there myself, though my wife is a Filipina and if you think having a SA passport is bad, try having a Philippine passport, they have it so hard.
SA's Home Affairs are legendary for their incompetence. Took a year to get my passport renewed from here, they 'lost' my first application (funny all the others in the same diplomatic pouch weren't 'lost') and so far I have been waiting 18 months for an unabridged marriage certificate.
Advice to any Saffer here wanting something from Home Affairs, plan it long, long, long in advance. They suck!!
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