Myanmar Travel - The preparing Part 2, Passport and VISA

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4. 2016.11.13 Myanmar Travel - The preparing Part 3, Roaming
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Myanmar Travel - The preparing Part 2, Passport and VISA

 : Even buying a flight ticket was not that simple... Just simply purchase and go... It was more complicated... I guess this is why people prefer to use a travel agency to buy that... because it's more simple.

 Yes, right poor people should do anything from the start.

1	Making a passport - in Busan

: Making a passport is a kind of easy and fast process here in Korea. The problem is that the phone with special requirements and the application.

 The requirements for the passport are:

 ① Passport(re) Issuance application(This is to be given to an agency.)

 ② Rights authorization(In case other person apply for you)

 ③ Your ID card 
 ④ A photo for passport

 Taking a photo for passport is not that easy work in Korea if you want to save some time and energy. Here is the easiest way I think. You can take the photo if you visit any Gu-office nearest you. 

 Procedures: Preparing documents -> Visiting the City Hall of Busan -> Visiting the City Hall store on the 1st floor of the City Hall -> Waiting for about 20 minutes -> Visit Passport booth at the Civil Service Department on the 2nd floor and submit prepared document -> Just wait for a short duration.

This is the City Hall store

: It costs about 10,000 won for the passport photos as of March 17, 2016. It's not 6,000 won. You are going to get 6 photos and a CD containing your digital image.

 And there is a professional photo studio near the City Hall. It costs about 15,000 won. The number of the photos is 12. If you care about the results... I recommend to go to a professional studio...

Documents required for issuing your passport

① Simplified Application for passport(For domestic passport agency)

※ Need to print out in color

② Application for passport(For government office located outside of Korea) 
※ Need to print out in color

③ Rights authorization agreement

④ ID guarantee agreement

⑤ Rights authorization

⑥ Application for English Name of Passport Modification

⑦ Modification of the contents in your passport(For electronic passport)
※ Need to print out in color

⑧ Passport Loss Report
⑨ Passport Obtain Report
⑩ Report of obtaining lost passport
⑪ Application for Passport validity check
⑫ VISA note application(For Foreign affair officer, Official Passport applicants)

2	Issuing a VISA

: There are several ways of issuing a VISA, but the fee is about 25,000 won. Therefore if you live in Seoul area, you'd better visit and apply by yourself. 

 If you live in other cities far from Seoul, you'd better use an travel agency. Nowadays it costs about 50,000 to 100,000 won for commuting between Busan and Seoul. Thinking of the time and money you are going to spend just for the VISA.... Wow.... Just sending your passport including 2 photos... and giving them basic information, and making a payment... that's all what you have to do... 

 I used the agency called '에어비자'. I paid 43,000 won for this. Of course, some agency takes about 40,000 won.... It's up to you. As long as I checked from the agency, the photo for application are not necessary to following the strict requirements for the passport.... I sent some photos... not in the criteria for the passport... but it was OK.

 Summary

 Documents: Passport(without the protective cover), 2 photos(for passport), Air flight ticket copy

 Method: Send the above mentioned documents to the AirVISA by registered mail, your phone number also should be included(If you visit the post office, you can find a envelop for this. It costs about 40 won). -> Waiting for contact -> they call you -> Contact after application -> Making payment.

Here is the price for passport

Some agency asks about 40,000 won.

If you want to apply by yourself, click below to see information

: What about On Arrival VISA? You can apply on the official homepage... and send and make payment... That's all but it costs about 50 dollars... which means more than 50,000 won in Korea.... Not that different from using an Agency in Korea....

1. 2016.11.16 Myanmar Travel - The preparing Part 5, Making photos for passport by myself
2. 2016.11.15 Myanmar Travel - The preparing Part 2 again, Passport and VISA, the VISA arrived
3. 2016.11.13 Myanmar Travel - The preparing Part 4, Currency Exchange
4. 2016.11.13 Myanmar Travel - The preparing Part 3, Roaming
5. 2016.11.10 Myanmar Travel - The preparing Part 2, Passport and VISA
6. 2016.11.05 Myanmar Travel - The preparing Part 1, Flight ticket and seat number