Years back when we had our family travels to Korea, you can just walk in to the Korean Embassy and have it processed. Now, because of the increased of applicants, Korean Visa Application is now through designated travel agency. This started last July 1, 2018.

Announcement from Korean Embassy:

This increase in number of visa applicants caused the applicants to stand in hot weather outside the embassy for hours to wait in line for their turn to apply for respective visas. To avoid such inconvenience, the embassy has designated 35 travel agencies to process Korean visa application.

From July 1, 2018, walk-in applicants for Korean visa will no longer be accepted in the embassy. However, they will allow walk-in applicants only for Koreans spouses and children, holders of visa issuance number, government employees with official business trip, and for those with humanitarian reason to travel to Korea urgently.

How to apply for Korea Visa? Check this list of designated travel agencies near you.

We hope to be back in Korea soon and I hope this new process is just as easy when visa application is processed in the embassy and I hope these agencies charge a reasonable fee for processing.