My husband and I live in Japan and we're planning to travel to South Korea this June. We both hold a Philippine passport with a long-term resident Japanese visa. Do we still have to apply for a visa at the immigration or can we just do it online?
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2Could you clarify, please, whether you have Residence Card, or the special Long Term Resident Visa, or both, as those with a Residence Card do not need a visa to visit Korea, according to Timatic.– GiorgioMay 20, 2017 at 0:50
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1@Dorothy Wrong, Japanese residency is not included– CrazydreMay 21, 2017 at 12:27
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As stated by Timatic, the database used by airlines:
Visa required, except for Nationals of Philippines with a visa issued by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA or United Kingdom if in transit through Korea (Rep.) [for max 30 days].
Japan is not in the list. So unfortunately, you do need a visa
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1@fkraiem Which means not flying directly to the country you came directly from. They're flying the same route in both directions (I assume)– CrazydreJun 28, 2017 at 8:43
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I have no idea what you're trying to say; it seems clear to me that they're flying from Japan to SK, and then back to Japan. That's not "transit", so the exception wouldn't apply even if Japan were in the list.– fkraiemJun 28, 2017 at 9:29