I am 16 years old and live in Yanji. I want to travel to Korea. I don't know how to handle visas and passports, and what procedures need to be handled. I'm in a hurry!
Passport:
It takes about 2 weeks to apply for a passport. I will bring my ID card and household registration book (both together) and 2 passport photos.
After two weeks, you will be told to pick up your passport at the nearest office you choose. Please check all kinds of information (including name spelling, date of birth and other details) when you collect it.
Visa:
A tourist visa is a short-term visa for foreign tourists, with a maximum stay of 90 days.
If you go with a group, you can apply for a passport first and then go to the travel agency to check the route. Allow the travel agency at least 1 month to submit your materials and passport to the consulate to apply for a travel team visa. This will give you more time and preparation.
If you are going abroad for the first time, if you don't have a basic knowledge of Korean (maybe Korean is good), and if your English is good, you can also choose a self-help tour, but it may be inconvenient during the trip. But this experience is still good. If you go by yourself, please pay attention to the items you bring when you enter the customs (for example, you can't bring fresh fruit, etc.). In the process of applying for a tourist visa, the consulate may ask you to issue your travel plan, or the situation of air tickets and accommodation reservations. (Please consult your local consulate for details. )
If you don't feel at ease and don't want to go to so much trouble, then follow the tour group. As long as you apply for your own passport, give it to the travel agency, and then provide your information and property certificate (about 50 thousand yuan/person deposit, some places do not need property certificate, please consult the local travel agency or consulate for details) to the travel agency. The purpose of saving money is nothing more than fear that you will run away when you arrive in Korea. After returning home, the deposit will be refunded in full. Other things, the travel society will help you deal with it efficiently. At present, the quotation for travel routes to South Korea is not very expensive, and around 4000 is already good ~ Jeju Island is very good ~ worth seeing ~
PS: If it is a self-help tour, please pay attention to buying the corresponding insurance. , and make full preparations to find all kinds of information. If necessary, learn a few simple Korean dialogues. Please take care of your passport. Passports are very important abroad. It's best to make more copies and put them in different pockets around you. In case your passport is lost, you can take copies to temporarily solve the urgent need of burning coal.
If you are with a travel agency, please choose a travel agency with a good reputation in China. It will be safer to take the group out this way. In terms of price, we can't just look at the cheap ones. It may be cheap, but it will take you to many shopping places instead of visiting scenic spots. Therefore, it is more important to refer to good lines according to your own strength.
You can exchange a certain amount of Korean won and US dollars in China, whether you are traveling with a group or by yourself. In South Korea, it's much better to exchange US dollars for Korean won than RMB ~ Besides, US dollars have a large face value and are easy to carry ~ You can exchange US dollars at the Bank of China. If you want to exchange Korean won, please make an appointment to exchange Korean won two working days ago.