Via KOREA?

[rheanick 42]

I flew to the US before via Korea.. if she only stays within the airport, she wont have a problem. No need for korean visa. I flew business class before and Korean airlines is just so-so. Nothing special. Maybe i'm a little bias since i have the tendency to compare airlines with JAL and Singapore airlines.

Edit: the so-so airline is asiana, not korean airlines. my bad.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Well let me explain how this just recently worked for me..... Jezzieca has family in South Korea that we were interested in visiting on our way back here to the USA. I had all the same concerns that have been brought up here so I had Jezzieca go speak with someone at the South Korean embassy in Manila. They informed her that since she had a US VISA and a onward confirmed flight ticket to the USA that she would be permitted to enter South Korea for a stay of up to 30 days. I was skeptical of this simply based on some things I had read, but figured we would give it a try. I arrived in Manila on December 16th via Asiana Airlines ( for whatever that is worth) On December 19th we both boarded a Korean Air flight from Manila to Seoul. We landed that afternoon and when asked by immigration about her Korean visa she explained what the embassy had told her and about 3 minutes later they stamped her entry and we proceeded on for a 3 day stay. We just arrived here in the USA this morning via a nonstop flight on Korean Air from Seoul to Dallas, Texas. POE process in Dallas lasted maybe a total of 15 minutes (due to line) with no problems and we are both here now at the house. So I dont know if any of this relates to what is being discussed here , but just wanted to share my experience in regards to transiting through S. Korea.

Oh, thank you for sharing that! That makes sense!

Hopefully chinese mutt will read this. This should be a pinned topic!

[rheanick 42]

Well let me explain how this just recently worked for me..... Jezzieca has family in South Korea that we were interested in visiting on our way back here to the USA. I had all the same concerns that have been brought up here so I had Jezzieca go speak with someone at the South Korean embassy in Manila. They informed her that since she had a US VISA and a onward confirmed flight ticket to the USA that she would be permitted to enter South Korea for a stay of up to 30 days. I was skeptical of this simply based on some things I had read, but figured we would give it a try. I arrived in Manila on December 16th via Asiana Airlines ( for whatever that is worth) On December 19th we both boarded a Korean Air flight from Manila to Seoul. We landed that afternoon and when asked by immigration about her Korean visa she explained what the embassy had told her and about 3 minutes later they stamped her entry and we proceeded on for a 3 day stay. We just arrived here in the USA this morning via a nonstop flight on Korean Air from Seoul to Dallas, Texas. POE process in Dallas lasted maybe a total of 15 minutes (due to line) with no problems and we are both here now at the house. So I dont know if any of this relates to what is being discussed here , but just wanted to share my experience in regards to transiting through S. Korea.

This is a good info.

[GuardianAngel 1]

This topic is a bit old but I just want to give an update on our progress, I have already booked a flight on the 3rd of February via Korean Air. I inquired the travel agency that issued my ticket and they said, I am allowed to enter Korea without a visa provided that I just stay within the airport's vicinity during the lay over time.

Thank you guys for posting!

Edited January 21, 2010 by GuardianAngel

[fox fox 5]

If there is no visa requirement for Filipino citizens to visit Korea, then there shouldn't be a problem. Personally, for a 10 hour layover...is it really worth it to leave the airport just for sleep? Airplanes are for sleeping, getting the oportunity for a 10 hour layover in a country that has no visa requirement for 10 hours outside of the airport and free to walk thier country is a mini vacationer's blessing for sightseeing, not for sleeping.

Forget the sleep. I'd be out looking for a small place to get some chamchi kimbop, some duk-po-kee, and an OB beer house.

Ya! na-nun yo-gi han-guk!!! O-B maek-ju how-suh O-di-se-yo?

I lived in Uijongbu, S.Korea for a year and I had an awesome time immersing myself in anything I could in that country, starting with learning how to read the actual Korean Hangul.

Edited January 21, 2010 by Charmaine+James