06/08/2026
๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ: ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ (๐ข๐๐ช๐)
Applicants applying under the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) category are required to submit the following employment documents prescribed by the Korean Embassy:
โOverseas Employment Certificate (OEC) issued by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
โEmployment Contract.
Together with the documents mentioned above, applicants must also prepare and submit the following basic requirements prescribed by the Korean Embassy:
โ Visa Application Form
โ One (1) passport-size colored photograph
โ Original passport
โ Photocopy of the passport bio-page
โ Original Bank Certificate
โ Copy of valid OECD visa(s) and arrival stamps for the past five (5) years (if applicable)
โ Copy of PRC Card / IBP Card (if applicable)
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ / ๐๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
A Cover Letter / Explanation Letter is recommended in the following circumstances:
1. If any of the required documents listed above cannot be submitted, explain the reason for their absence and provide any available supporting documents, if applicable, such as COE, Work Visa, Alien ID etc.
2. If your Bank Certificate is issued by a foreign bank and you do not have a locally issued Bank Certificate, explain this in your Cover Letter and indicate that your funds are maintained with a foreign banking institution.
๐๐๐๐: Please note that the Korean Embassy's guideline for the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) category does not include an Income Tax Return (ITR) among the required documents. Therefore, applicants are not required to submit an ITR or provide an Explanation Letter for its absence.
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ (๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ/๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐)
Applicants who qualify under the Simplified Visa Application Program using qualified credit cards and/or PRC eligibility remain exempt from submitting the Bank Certificate.
The documentary requirements under the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) category otherwise remain the same. Applicants should still submit their Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and Employment Contract as proof of overseas employment.