Starting on Jan. 26, the Embassy will transition to a fully digital Visa Grant Notice. Applicants can now verify their status and download or print their own visa directly from the official Korea Visa Portal. The Korea Visa Application Center in the Philippines announced plans to make its visa application results more accessible. To know when to claim the passport, KVAC said that applicants will be notified through SMS with the message, "Your visa application has been screened and stored in the visa center... To get the visa grant notice, go to the Korea Visa Portal via this link and click "Check Application Status."

Source: Philippine Star January 24, 2026 02:18 UTC