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Visa Requirement

The Organizing Committee of Angioplasty Summit 2008- TCT Asia Pacific, Sponsored by the CardioVascular Research Foundation (CVRF), believe that international participations from all over the world are highly valued features to the success of this significant annual conference in the field of interventional vascular.

We are also committed to assisting our international participants on the application process for a travel visa. If you require a visa to visit Korea, please check with your local Korea embassy or consulate to obtain the necessary documents. In addition, please allow enough time to process your visa and visit this website
http://www.immigration.go.kr/indeximmeng.html for further information on the visa
process.

Such an invitation is not a commitment on the part of the CardioVascular Research Foundation to provide any financial support, nor is it a guarantee of the acceptance of an abstract, nor a guarantee that the consulate will issue the visa.

Visa Type - Tourist & Business Visas
Visitors from countries not under Visa Exemption Agreements must apply for a visa extension if planning to stay for more than 30 days. Depending on the situation of the consulate, the visa extension will be issued 1 to 3 days from the day of application. Applicants require a completed application form, a recent passport-size colour photo and application fee. Visitors do not require the outbound flight ticket. Visa extensions are usually for 90 days.

All visas including long-term visas are for a single visit. Therefore anyone who wishes to leave the country and re-enter later on during the allowed period of stay should obtain the Re-entry Permit from the Ministry of Justice prior to departure. For business visas, the intention of activities must be clearly stated on the visa application form.

Application for Visas
- Visa application should be made at Korean Embassies or consulates abroad.
- It is required for the visa applicants to submit passport, application forms, a recent passport-style color photograph, and such other documents as determined by the status of stay.
- Visa fees are as follows:
a. Single entry visa for a stay of no more than 90 days: USD30
b. Single entry visa for a stay of more than 90 days: USD50
c. Multiple entry visas: USD80
d. Prolongation of Re-entry Permit: USD20
  * For Citizens of United States of America, multiple entry visa fee is USD45 on the basis of reciprocity since the mutual agreement in 1994.

Any foreign visitors wishing to enter the Republic of Korea must have a valid passport and obtain a Korean visa before coming. But people of 99 countries who want to visit Korea temporarily are permitted to enter without a visa according to visa-exemption agreements (Table 1), or in accordance with principles reciprocity or national interest (Table 2).

[Table1] Countries under Visa Exemption Agreements

Country/Period(days)
Country/Period(days)
Country/Period(days)
Europe
Austria / 90 Belgium / 90 Bulgaria / 90
Czech Republic / 90 Denmark / 90 Estonia / 90
Finland / 90 France / 90 Greece / 90
Germany / 90 Hungary / 90 Iceland / 90
Ireland / 90 Italy / 60 Liechtenstein / 90
Luxembourg / 90 Malta / 90 Netherlands / 90
Norway / 90 Portugal / 60 Poland / 90
Romania / 90 Spain / 90 Slovak Republic / 90
Sweden / 90 Switzerland / 90 United Kingdom / 90
Asia and Oceania
Bangladesh / 90 Israel / 90 Malaysia / 90
New Zealand / 90 Pakistan / 90 Singapore / 90
Thailand / 90 Turkey / 90  
Americas
Antigua and Barbuda / 90 Bahamas / 90 Barbados / 90
Brazil / 90 Colombia / 90 Costa Rica / 90
Common wealth of Dominica / 90 Dominican Republic / 90 El Salvador / 90
Grenada / 90 Haiti / 90 Jamaica / 90
Mexico / 90 Nicaragua / 90 Panama / 90
Peru / 90 St. Lucia / 90 St. Kitts and Nevis / 90
St. Vincent & the Grenadines / 90 Surinam / 90 Trinidad and Tobago / 90
Africa
Lesotho / 60 Liberia / 90 Morocco / 90
Tunisia / 30    


[Table2] Countries or Regions under principles of reciprocity and national interest

Country/Period(days)
Country/Period(days)
Country/Period(days)
Asia and Oceania
Brunei / 30 Hong Kong / 90 Japan / 90
Kuwait / 30 Macao / 30 Oman / 30
Qatar / 30 Saudi Arabia / 30 Taiwan / 30
United Arab emirates / 30 Yemen / 30  
North America
Canada / 180 United States / 30  
South America
Argentina / 90 Chile / 90 Guatemala / 30
Honduras / 30 Paraguay / 30 Uruguay / 30
Venezuela / 30    
Europe
Albania / 30 Croatia / 90 Cyprus / 30
Latvia / 90 Lithuania / 90 Monaco / 30
Slovenia / 90 Vatican / 30  
Oceania
Australia / 90 Fiji / 30 Guam / 30
Kiribati / 30 Marshall Islands/ 30 Palau / 30
Nauru / 30 New Caledonia / 30  
Africa
Republic of South Africa / 30 Swaziland / 30  

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
http://www.mofat.go.kr

Immigration Bureau
http://www.immigration.go.kr

Letter of Invitation
On request, the CVRF is pleased to send an invitation for participation in Angioplasty Summit 2008-TCT Asia Pacific.

While we are pleased to provide documentation of your registration to attend our meeting, visa issuance is at the sole discretion of the consular officer. Letters of invitation are sent to only those individuals who are registered to attend Angioplasty Summit 2008-TCT Asia Pacific and whose payments have been verified.
To request an invitation letter, please don't hesitate to contact cvrf@summitmd.com .
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