Whether or not you’re a Okay-Drama fan or simply need to scratch that journey itch, right here’s some excellent news: South Korea simply reinstated visa-free journey for Filipinos touring to Jeju Island.
Beginning June 1, Filipinos and different choose nationalities could journey to Jeju Island with out a visa as soon as extra after the South Korean authorities suspended visa-free short-term visits as a precautionary measure throughout the pandemic.
Philippine passport holders could go to Jeju Island with out a visa for 30 days.
Except for Jeju Island, vacationers from the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia in teams of 5 or extra can also journey with out a visa to Yangyang, a province recognized for its seashores.
vacationers might want to put together roundtrip tickets, a Philippine passport, proof of vaccination (those that acquired their second dose greater than 180 days in the past are required to have gotten a booster dose), a detrimental RT-PCR take a look at taken 48 hours earlier than departure or a speedy antigen take a look at taken 24 hours prior, in addition to an on-site RT-PCR take a look at inside three days of arriving in Jeju Island or Yangyang.
The visa-free rule doesn’t apply to residents of 24 international locations and 10 different international locations which have mutually suspended their visa-free waiver applications with South Korea akin to Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. (Extra info on that right here.)