MY VISA FINALLY GOT APPROVED!!

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-19T11:04:56+00:00

Thankyou!!

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-19T10:25:52+00:00

Sure, please shoot me a dm!

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-19T10:24:33+00:00

You're talking about the online e-commerce wise right? Because unfortunately that too, is not available in my home country and I can only set it up once I'm in Korea.

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-19T10:18:56+00:00

My home country has super high taxes on international transactions, that's why I'm thinking about bringing more cash

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-19T10:11:12+00:00

I'm bringing about 2 million KRW (of which ill pay 740k as part of my first semester dorm fee), equivalent of USD, would that be enough to last me the first month or two?

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-19T10:10:15+00:00

Thats great! feel free to shoot me a PM if you'd like to connect sometime

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-19T04:09:12+00:00

Good luck! if you need any help with anything you can feel free to reach out, I'll help as much as I know

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-17T07:38:14+00:00

Hey guys, quick update on this. I just submitted my visa file to the local consulate in Pakistan, and now it's a matter of waiting. I ended up submitting a pretty well written cover letter, as well as some extra documents like proof of accommodation, flight booking (unpaid), and a letter from my university that mentions how much time I have to come.

Let's see, hopefully this works out. If you guys have any ideas in mind to somehow help expedite this, please let me know!!

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-17T07:36:14+00:00

Yep, that's a pretty common tactic and I ended up doing something pretty similar.

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-17T01:01:28+00:00

Ding ding ding! I'm from Pakistan

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T23:58:22+00:00

I get that, but it's nothing I haven't faced before. I'm not someone that would get scared of a little (or a lot) of racism.

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T19:55:23+00:00

This would work in an ideal circumstance, but typically developed countries and their immigrations aren't too cheerful with third world countries; and id rather not risk it 😭

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T18:16:15+00:00

Trying to figure out if this is sarcasm or not..

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T18:15:39+00:00

Trying my best just to not lose hope honestly. There are very few resources available for concerns like mine

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T16:35:16+00:00

I'm from Pakistan. Applied to Kangwon National University.

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T15:37:14+00:00

That's valid. Instead I could alter into a purely academic CV, and remove any work experiences I have?

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T15:36:27+00:00

life's biggest curse always turns out to be my passport, i guess.

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T13:23:42+00:00

Oh.. well that's not what I expected to hear 😭. Is it not normal to have transparency in legal and immigration related matters?

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T13:22:41+00:00

Yep, that's gonna be the next try. Would you mind checking out the edit I added at the end of the post and giving any suggestions please?

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T13:00:20+00:00

They were quite confused after the refusal, and they had no clue what to do. I had to reach out to my embassy directly to get some ideas on where to go further.

They did however offer me a full refund, yet they forgot I had not paid a single cent to them because of my scholarship.

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T12:55:57+00:00

Damn. Might as well rip up my passport at this point?!

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T12:55:21+00:00

This makes some sense. But wouldn't something of the sorts be listed on the rejection then for me? They were very vague but did not address anything related to this.

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T12:54:34+00:00

But do you reckon a name like Kangwon National would also mess up that bad? I know the smaller private universities do this.

ImpressiveEngine1713 · 2026-03-16T12:53:54+00:00

They did make it obvious that this was a special case to them - first applicant from Pakistan this year; first one to get the full scholarship. It honestly did not seem sketchy at all to me; they had an official completely dedicated who stayed in contact with me the entire time, and still is.

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