Visa guidance for South Korea on a Thai passport: the entry regime, where you file, the documents that are actually scrutinised, refusal patterns and realistic lead time.
K-ETA is filed only on the official website or app. Visa cases — study, work or long stay — go through the Korean visa application centre in Bangkok, with the Korean embassy deciding.
K-ETA (travel authorisation)
Not a visa but an authorisation to travel under the exemption, valid for multiple trips within its validity and filed ahead of departure within the system's stated window.
C-3 Short-term visit visa
For travellers outside the exemption or with a prior refusal; holding a visa means the case is assessed before departure rather than at the border.
D-2 / D-4 Study visa
For degree study or language courses, requiring an institutional acceptance letter and funds at the prescribed level.
K-ETA decisions usually arrive within 72 hours, but file one to two weeks ahead in case more information is requested. Study and work visas take roughly two to four weeks or more.
Entry rules change. Before buying tickets or booking accommodation, reconfirm with the destination authority's official website.
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Yes. K-ETA only permits you to travel to the border; admission is decided by immigration officers on arrival. What helps is a clear plan, accommodation matching the registration, a return ticket and answers consistent with the facts.
Yes, but switch from K-ETA to a short-term visa: the case is then assessed before departure, reducing the risk of flying out and being returned. Prepare a clear account of the earlier refusal with evidence that answers it.
Thai civil documents (house registration, birth and marriage certificates) are translated into English and legalised by the Legalisation Division of the Department of Consular Affairs. Some destinations then require their own embassy stamp. From 28 February 2027 Thailand joins the Apostille Convention, after which an apostilled document is accepted by member states without the extra embassy step. Until then the current legalisation route applies.
No. VFS Global, TLScontact and BLS receive applications, enrol biometrics and forward the file to the destination's embassy or immigration authority. The decision belongs solely to that government. No service provider can fast-track or guarantee an outcome.
We check eligibility, build the file to the destination's standard, translate and certify documents, complete forms, book appointments, run interview preparation and track the case to decision. We do not create false documents, overstate income, sell shortcuts, or guarantee outcomes — the decision rests with the destination's officers.
Yes — all 77 provinces. Documents move by tracked courier and the file is built remotely. You travel only for biometrics or an interview, and for destinations that accept fully online filing sometimes not at all.
Send us the basics and we will tell you plainly where the file is weak, what to add, and when to submit. If the case is not ready, we say so before you spend the fee.
NYC Visa & Translation is a private service provider — not a government body and not an agent of any embassy or application centre. Visa decisions rest solely with the destination's authorities. We do not guarantee outcomes and offer no shortcuts. This page is general information; rules change, so verify with the destination's official sources before deciding.
One document set often moves through several stages — translation, notarial certification, legalization and finally a visa filing. The links below follow that real sequence.
Authority requirements change. Verify with the receiving authority before filing, or ask our team by phone, LINE or email.