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South Korea starts accepting e-Group Visa applications for regular tourists

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Tourists wearing Hanbok, a Korean traditional dress, take pictures during a visit to the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea on March 30, 2023. Jeon Heon-Kyun, EPA-EFE/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/06/27/south-korea.jpg"/><figcaption>Tourists wearing Hanbok, a Korean traditional dress, take pictures during a visit to the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea on March 30, 2023. <em>Jeon Heon-Kyun, EPA-EFE/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Ministry of Justice in Korea is now accepting applications for e-Group Visa for regular tourists, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines said on Tuesday.</p><p>From June 27, a group with at least 3 members can apply for the e-Group Visa through the following designated travel agencies. </p><ul>	<li>Airmark Tour and Development Inc.</li>	<li>Ark Travel Express Inc.</li>	<li>Grand Hope Travel, Inc.</li>	<li>Horizon Travel &amp; Tours, Inc.</li>	<li>Island Resort Club Tour Services Inc.</li>	<li>Marsman Drysdale Travel Inc.</li>	<li>Pan Pacific Travel Corporation</li>	<li>Rajah Travel Corporation</li>	<li>Rakso Air Traven and Tours Inc.</li></ul><p>Tourists could come from a company incentive tour group, an educational tour group below the collegiate level, or a regular tour group, the embassy noted.</p><p>But they should &quot;enter and exit with same vessel, flight, or other same scheduled means of transportation,&quot; it said.</p><p>&quot;e-Group Visa is applied online by the designated travel agencies through Korea Visa Portal,&quot; the embassy said. </p><p>It urged tourists to inquire at the accredited travel agencies for the application procedure and requirements. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/16/22/korean-embassy-revises-guidelines-on-visa-applications">Korean Embassy releases revised guidelines on visa applications</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines/Facebook" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/06/27/designated,-agencies.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines/Facebook</em></figcaption></figure></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2696892" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

From June 27, a group with at least 3 members can apply for the e-Group Visa for tourists through several travel agencies. 