JAPAN
- SOHO TRAVEL Room 201, 61 World Cup Buk-Ro 4 Gil (204-36 Dongkyo-Dong), Mapo-Gu ,Seoul 121-819
서울시 마포구 월드컵북로 4길 61번지 (동교동 204-36 ) 201호 소호트레블
- Required Documents:
- Original Passport ( With more than 6 month validity )
- Alien Registration Card copy ( Front and Back page ):
It has to be valid for at least next 3 months. - Application form ( Ask us the form )
- 1 Passport Photo (4.5cm x 4.5cm / Recently taken within 3 months/Color photo only/White background)
- Certificate of Employment /Student enrollment
( written in Korean ) :
(One of above in accordance with the applicant’s Korea visa)
– If you work in Korea, Letter of employment verification ( 재직증명서) of you that is issued by your employer
(Using a company letterhead and with a company stamp on it, It doesn’t mean a copy of contract letter)
– If you are a student in Korea, Certificate of enrollment (재학증명서) that was issued recently by the university (Using the University letterhead). It doesn’t mean an admission letter or invitation letter.
A hand written document will not be accepted.
Please double check that your full name is printed on the document and your other personal information is correct. - Original Korean Bank Book ( into which you receive your monthly salary ) or
Bank statement (in Korean)–
The latest updated bankbook showing all of your deposits and withdrawals for the past 3 months ( It has to be updated just before you send us the documents. )
– Your bank book or bank document must show that you have maintained a balance of at least 1 million won.
– If you do not have a bank book, you must obtain an official printed bank document (거래내역증명서)showing all of your deposits and withdrawals for the past 3 months.
Please make sure that your full name is printed on the bank statement.
– This document must have the official bank stamp on it and must show the account number and the name of the account holder.
– This cannot be a document that is simply downloaded from the internet. - Schedule of Stay – Form with your signature
( Ask us the form )
- This must contain the exact travel dates of flights and accommodation and travel plan in detail.
(in chronological order with exact dates and times of the flights and accommodations ) - Hotel Voucher/Confirmation
Hotel booking at: www.agoda.co.kr/asia.html?cid=1428683
or http://www.booking.com/?aid=1157544
( Your name must be shown on the confirmation. )
( There must be hotel bookings for the entire travel time; there can be no empty unaccounted for gaps in time. )
( Airbnb confirmation will not be accepted by Japanese Embassy ) - Air plane ticket/Confirmation
( Your name must be shown on the confirmation. Your travel companion’s name must not be on it. ) - If you are a Busan,Daegu or Gyeongsang-do province (Ulsan,Pohang,Geoje,Gumi,Gyeongju and Changwon…etc) resident, You are also requested to submit
Statement of purpose of visiting Japan with your signature. ( No specific form ) - If you are a Busan,Daegu or Gyeongsang-do province(Ulsan,Pohang,Geoje,Gumi,Gyeongju and Changwon…etc) resident and you don’t work at a public school,
Your school’s business license (사업자 등록증 사본) copy is also required.
** If you are a Jeju -do resident, We can’t arrange a Japanese visa for you. Please apply it to the Japanese consulate in Jeju City directly.
** In rare cases, the applicant might be asked to submit additional documents per the Japanese consulate’s request during the visa process.
Processing Fee
*** Busan/Daegu/Gyeongsang Nam-do/Gyeongsang Buk-do resident:
:140,000 won (For South African applicants only )
- A 20,000won visa processing fee discount (per person) is applied when you purchase your air ticket through Soho Travel.
***Non-Busan/Daegu/Gyeongsang Nam-do/Gyeongsang Buk-do resident
(Seoul/Gyeonggi-do/Chungcheong-do/jeolla-do/Gangwon-do resident)
: 120,000 won ( For South African applicants only )
- A 20,000won visa processing fee discount (per person) is applied when you purchase your air ticket through Soho Travel.
** If you mail the document to our office,
Please transfer the money from your account to the following bank account :
KB ( Bank code 04 / Kook Min Bank ) 479001-01-184821 Jeong Jong Ho(Soho Travel)
or
NH (Nonghyup ) 301-0118-6764-11 Jeong Jongho (Soho Travel)
* For other nationalities, please email us for the visa fee. soho@sohotravel.co.kr
- Our office address to send the documents:
- SOHO TRAVEL Room 201, 61 World Cup Buk-Ro 4 Gil (204-36 Dongkyo-Dong), Mapo-Gu ,Seoul 03993
- 서울시 마포구 월드컵북로 4길 61번지 (동교동 204-36 ) 201호 소호트레블 03993
** how to purchase JR pass in KOREA ? http://sohoholiday.com/soho/jr-pass-booking-soho/