E-2 Visa Requirements
1.Visa application form must be fully completed.If your application form is incomplete your application might be rejected.
2.2 x Passport-size photo * Please glue one on the application form (On the left side of section 1. Personal Details)
3.Original passport * At least6 months validityrequired
4.Copy of passport
5.Application fee:
If your travel period is less than 90 days visa fee will be R720-00.
If your travel period is more than 90 days visa fee will be R1080-00.
* The Embassyonly acceptsCASHonly. (No card facilities)
Visa fee willvary depending on the passport you are holding.(Please confirm visa fee with the Embassy if you do not hold a South African Passport)
6.Visa issuance number (Confirmation number)* Please write the number at 3.1 on the application form, this is only for private English Institute teachers [E-2-1]
7.Copy of employment contract that is signed by both parties.* Only for private English Institute [E-2-1]
8.TB X-ray report (valid for 3months)*Please only submit the TB X-ray report that you receive with your X-ray from the Radiology Department.DO NOT include the X-ray or CD
●A list of the hospitalswhere the examinationcan bedone is attached on the Embassy website.
Applicants who are exempted from the above requirement are as below;
1) The following types of visa: A-1 (Diplomat), A-2 (Government Official), A-3 (Agreement)
2) Children under 6 years old
3) Pregnant women
9)Certificate of TB (tuberculosis) Screeningform:
●You must print out the attached form and request your doctor to fill out the form after you did the TB x-raysat one of the designated hospitals on the list.
●You must attach your second passport photo on the TB screening form.
-Specific instructions for TB test are as below:
- Chest X-ray
•If applicants without signs & symptoms and the chest X-ray findings are normal, they
don’t have to do the sputum tests.
- For those need to take Sputum examination
•Applicants with signs & symptoms, should perform sputum test regardless of the chest X-ray findings.
- Signs & Symptoms suggestive of TB:
•Meaning cough, fever, night sweating, weight loss, etc. for more than 2 weeks.
•Applicants without signs & symptoms, but the chest X-ray findings are “cured or inactive TB” or “suspected active TB”, should perform sputum test.
•Three sputum specimens must be collected at least 24 hours apart
•The date of sputum examination is recorded as the first specimens collect date
•The sputum smear test and sputumM. tuberculosisculture test are required.
•The additional nucleic acid amplification tests for tuberculosis can be performed if necessary.
10) Notice of Appointment and contract for EPIK or an acceptance letter and contract for TaLK scholars.* only EPIK or TaLK program [E-2-2]
Important Notice for Visa Application:
●Embassy may request additional documents after submission if necessary.
●Documents as listed below should be issued within the past three months of application submission date: Business Registration, Corporate Registration, Tax Payment Proof, Family Registry Certificate, Marriage Certificate, etc.
●Applicants must prepare a complete set of required documents upon submission.
* Submitted documents for visa applications will not be returned.
-If your visa application is incomplete, the Embassy will not accept your application.
Make sure to complete the application form in full and submit all the requirements at once.
●If youfail tomeetour requirements as below, your visa application might be rejected.
- The applicant’s original passport will be kept at the Embassy. The passport will only be returned once there is an outcome on your application.
●Applications can be submitted in person or with a third party (courier service, family member, Friend)etc.
* Please note that the Embassy strongly advises all applicants that will use a courier service to make sure that the courier service will allow you to send cash.
Address:
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea
Visa section
265 Melk Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
Office hours:
Visa application submission: 08:00-11:30
(No submissions will be accepted after11:30)
●Processing time is 5-7 working days. (Weekends and public holidays are excluded)
(Application process may take longer at times without prior notices.)
●There is no express service available. Please do not contact the Embassy to hasten your application process.The Embassy can’t see the progress on a visa application.
●Once the visa process is completed the applicant will receive acall from theEmbassy.
The Applicant should arrange to collect their passport and visa if they can’t come to collect in person. (The person that are collecting on your behalf should give us your full name and surname or give us a copy of your passport in order to collect)
Please do not hesitate to contact the Consular office if you need further assistance.
Embassy – Visa section
Phone: 012 762 3800
Email:visasectionk@gmail.com
Information when you received you visa:
●Visas are no longer a sticker in your passport. Visas are now printed in a form of a document
Please take this document with, when you travel to Korea.
●Visa Expiration Date is the last date you are permitted to enter the Republic of Korea.
●The length of your visit as indicated on your visa is the maximum period you can stay with the same visa in the Republic of Korea.
●Permission for extension of stay in Korea should be requested in advance before expiration to the Korean Immigration Office in the Republic of Korea.
●Note that a visa does not guarantee entry to the Republic of Korea. You may be denied entry into the Republic of Korea if you do not satisfy all eligibility requirements for entry.
●Once you applied for your new visa, the old one will be cancelled even if it was still valid.
●Once you arrive in Korea, you need toobtain a foreigner registration (Alien registration) card from the local immigration office, in order totravel overseas during your stay in Korea and subsequently return to Korea.
