▒ Ireland ▒

General Visa information

Visa Applicants take place on Monday , Wednesday and Friday
9:30am to 11:30am.

- Irish passport holders can enter Korea without a visa as long as the purpose of their visit is tourism or
temporary visit up to 90 days. If they want to engage in profitable activities such as employment, they
must apply for a Korean visa suitable for their purpose.

- If you are not an Irish National, you must hold a residential visa in Ireland to apply for a visa.

- Visa processing requires 5 working days including date of application. (not including National Holiday)

- Please provide a registered envelope with your application if you would like your passport returned by post.

- Please note, If you have any criminal history or medical history, you may need to interview.

- Visa is not valid unless you enter Korea within 3months of date of issue.(Except working holiday visa)

- The Embassy of Republic of Korea do not issue or provide regarding apostille for Irish Nationals.

- We will not return documents required for Visa applications.

Common summited documents

- A valid passport.

- A completed visa application form. (Please type or print as capital letters)

- A photo. (3.5cm*4.5cm, colour)

- Fee. (Please bring correct fee)

Visa Application Fee

Type of Visa	Fee
Single Entry under 90 days	24 EUR
Single Entry over 90 days	40 EUR
For all Multiple Entry	64 EUR

* The fee is exempt for people of the country under the fee-exempt agreement with R.O.K.
- Sweden, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan
- Columbia, Barbados, Peru, Liberia, Dominican Republic (Limited to the visa issued for more than 91 days)
- Paraguay, Benin, Romania, Brazil, Uruguay, Cyprus, Guatemala
(Limited to diplomatic/official passport holders of visa issued for more than 91 days)
- Mongolia, Venezuela (Limited to diplomatic/official passport holders of visa issued for more than 31 days)
- Philippines Limited to the visa issued for less than 59 days)

* Items subject to change depending on individual circumstances.

Status of stay		Required Documents	Interview
C2 (Short-term Business)		ㅇ Application Eligibility - Those entered for consulting or contract that were invited by the Korean public or private organization - Applicants who apply for multiple visa must have visited more than 2 times with business visa (If china) ㅇRequired documents - invitation letter from a company in Korea - Trade record with enterprise invited by Korean (invitation, import/export license, contract, intent letter of business expedition, documents related to import/export) - A copy of business registration from a company in Korea - A certificate of incumbency from your company - GNIB card(Non EU nationals only) o APEC B.T.C(Business travel card) - Those with APEC B.T.C are may enter Korea without a visa. They are granted Short Term Business(C2) status and 90 days of stay. - The member nation for APEC B.T.C(14 nations) : Korea, Australia, Philippines, New Zealand, Chile, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Peru, Brunei, Taiwan, Japan, China, Indonesia. (Hong Kong issue ABTC to non-citizens that live in Hong Kong) - Chileans are granted single-entry visa good for up to 6 months of stay based on Korea-Chile Free Trade Agreement.	O
C3 (Short-term visitors)		- School letter / Company letter. - Original Bank statement issued within the last 3 months showing a sum of over 1500 Euro. - Documents showing reservation of accomodation. - A copy of return flight ticket. - The schedule and plan of trip. - GNIB card.(Non EU nationals only)	O
C4 (Short-term employment)		o Temporary Entertainmen - A certificate of employment or contract. - Recommendation letter from The Motion Pictures Grade Committee. - List of the participant(including visa applicant’s passport details). - Leaflet or schedule for the performance. o Foreign teacher of English camp - A certificate of employment or contract - Certificate of graduation that lists acquisition of diploma. (Affixed with apostille or attached with documents verifying highest education, issued by domestic verification agency) - Certificate of graduation that lists acquisition of diploma. (Affixed with apostille or attached with documents verifying highest education, issued by domestic verification agency) - Criminal background check. (the records must be affixed with the relevant nation’s Apostille) - A certificate of employment. - A certificate of business registration from a company in Korea. - Business Registration of the organization that opened the camp, Corporate Registration or Document of establishing educational organizations. - lifetime education facility registration, Pointed Document of lifetime education facility reporting repairs. - The schedule of the English camp. (mark the part that are relevant to the applicant) Please note, If you would like to know more in relation to the Apostille Treaty*, Check the below.	O
E2 (Foreign language instructor)	E21	o Teaching a foreign language in a private school. - visa issuance number issued by the Ministry of Justice in Korea.	X
E2 (Foreign language instructor)	E22	o Teaching a foreign languages in a public school. - Original notice of appointment. - Original employment contract.	X
D2 (Overseas Study)		- Standard admission letter(issuance from the chief dean of a university) specifying the screening decision of scholastic aptitude and finance capability. - A certificate of the latest scholastic achievement. - A certificate of business registration from a university in Korea. - Reference or Documents that prove their financial capability	O
D9 (Treaty Trade)		- Invitation letter from a company in Korea. - A certificate of incumbency from your company. - A certificate of business registration from a company in Korea. - A copy of business plan. - Yearly tax payment certificate.	O
H1 (Working Holiday)		- Proof of a round-trip airline ticket. - Proof of financial support or other documents that show you have sufficient funds to support yourself (for at least 3 months, showing a sum of over 1500Euro.) - The schedule and plan of trip. - Criminal record (the records must be affixed with the relevant nation’s Apostille) - Certificate of graduation that lists acquisition of diploma. (Affixed with apostille or attached with documents verifying highest education, issued by domestic verification agency) - One year long travel insuarance	X

* If you need furthur Visa information , you can also visit www.immigration.go.kr

* Apostille Treaty
- Apostille treaty abolishes requests for validating foreign documents.
(Tresty #1854, Effective as of July 14th, 2007)
- Documents from countries under the same treaty(92countries) affixed with an apostille bear the same
effect as having verification from the local Korean consulate.
- If applicant's nation is not member of Apostille Treaty, consulate's verification is the same as the past.
- For more information on the apostille treaty, please visit www.0404.go.kr

<17 Oct 2011>