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Good news for BPI, RCBC, and Metrobank credit cardholders! Getting a Korean visa is now easier starting July 22, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Qualified credit cards from these banks will no longer be required to submit bank statements, income tax returns, or bank certificates.
However, visa applicants are still needed to submit all the other regular visa application requirements such as valid passport, visa forms, travel insurance, employment documentation, and travel itineraries.
A. BDO
1. GOLD
- Mastercard Gold Credit Card
- Visa Gold Credit Card
- JCB Gold Credit Card
- UnionPay Gold Credit Card
- Diners Club International
- American Express® Cashback Credit Card
- American Express® Explorer™ Credit Card
2. ELITE
- Mastercard Titanium, Platinum and World Elite Credit Card
- Visa Platinum Credit Card
- JCB Platinum Credit Card
- UnionPay Diamond Credit Card
- Diners Club Premiere Credit Card
- American Express® Platinum Credit Card
- American Express® International Dollar Charge Cards (Platinum, Gold &Green)
B. BPI (new)
1. GOLD
- Gold Rewards
2. ELITE
- Platinum Rewards
- Amore Platinum Cashback
- Signature Card
C. RCBC (new)
1. GOLD
- Mastercard Gold
- Visa Flex Gold
- JCB Gold
2. ELITE
- Black Mastercard
- Diamond Mastercard
- YGC Rewards Plus Platinum
- Hexagon Privilege
- Visa Platinum
- JCB Platinum
- UnionPay Diamond
- Visa Infinite
- World Mastercard and variants (RCBC Hexagon Priority, RCBC Balesin World, RCBC The City Club World)
D. METROBANK (new)
- World Mastercard
- Femme Signature Visa card
- Travel Platinum Visa card
- Platinum Mastercard
- Dollar Mastercard
This privilege is applicable ONLY to credit card holders as listed above and their immediate family members - parents, spouse, minor children (applicable for adult children who can prove to be students through documents), spouse's parents.
Take note that the privilege DOES NOT extend to supplementary card holders.
To aide you with your South Korea visa application, here is a list of basic requirements:
1. Certificate of employment (original), copy of credit card(front only with complete information), and latest 3 months credit card account Monthly Billing Statements(copy)
2. Submission of bank certificates, bank statements, and ITR are exempted for credit card holders and family members. Other documents, such as proof of relationship, are required.
* Exempted documents may still be submitted if preferred.
3. Submission of other documents, such as proof of relationships, may be required.
Download South Korea Visa Application form by clicking here:
For: Tourist
For: Business
For more information, contact our Documentation Team:
Ms. Angel Carias
Email: documentationmkt@rajahtravel.com
Mobile: +639177133945
Ms. Sandy Sese
Email: jpsese@rajahtravel.com
Mobile: +639175296774
/Source: https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ph-en/brd/m_3275/view.do?seq=760971
/date edited: 12 July 2024