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Hallyu fans wear traditional Korean clothing hanbok and pose for a picture at the K-Park in Glorietta Mall in Makati City on March 9, 2024. The park features a towering gate and pavilion to give mallgoers a K-drama and K-pop feel. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

Hallyu fans wear traditional Korean clothing hanbok and pose for a picture at the K-Park in Glorietta Mall in Makati City on March 9, 2024. The park features a towering gate and pavilion to give mallgoers a K-drama and K-pop feel.Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177148527495820240309-k-park-glorietta-MT-3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Hallyu fans wear traditional Korean clothing hanbok and pose for a picture at the K-Park in Glorietta Mall in Makati City on March 9, 2024. The park features a towering gate and pavilion to give mallgoers a K-drama and K-pop feel. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — South Korea has revised the list of documents for Filipino visa applicants to enhance convenience and promote its tourism.</p><p>In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Korea Visa Application Center Philippines (KVAC) said starting February 20, 2026, the submission of &quot;three months of bank statements&quot; would be waived.</p><p>Student applicants will soon have a choice to submit either their original school certificate or a copy of their student ID instead of submitting both documents as proof of their student status, the visa center said.</p><p>Common documents, such as an invitation letter, family relationship documents, and company-related documents, can also be submitted in one copy only and attached to the representative applicant&#x27;s file ﻿﻿in cases of multiple applications, KVAC said.</p><p>It added that the submission of an explanation letter ﻿﻿for employment-related documents will also be waived in cases wherein there is no indicated landline number or when it is issued with an electronic signature</p><p>The document will be accepted as long as other contact information, such as email address or mobile phone number, is reachable, according to KVAC.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>OTHER STORIES:</strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2026/1/22/south-korean-law-to-regulate-ai-takes-effect-2053">South Korean law to regulate AI takes effect</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/1/31/south-korea-s-fake-news-law-tests-press-autonomy-0921">South Korea&#x27;s &#x27;fake news&#x27; law tests press autonomy</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>WATCH</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kPbXAOJUQf0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>South Korea has revised the list of documents for Filipino visa applicants to enhance convenience and promote its tourism.</p>

South Korea has revised the list of documents for Filipino visa applicants to enhance convenience and promote its tourism.

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South Korea eases visa requirements for Filipinos

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Published February 19, 2026 03:18 PM PHT

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