[IMPORTANT] All you need to know before travelling to Korea

[IMPORTANT] All you need to know before travelling to Korea

 

Quarantine-Free Travel to Korea for All Travellers Regardless of Vaccination Status

 

IMPORTANT UPDATE (31 August 2022)   With effect from 03 September 2022, all inbound travellers are exempted from presenting a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test result during entry into Korea.   All travellers are still subjected to an on-arrival PCR test within 1 day of arrival and required to upload the test result on Q-code website (click).

 

(1) Apply for K-ETA OR Visa (Skip this if you are Korean national, APEC card holder or ARC holder)

      ※ APEC card holders may enter Korea without K-ETA or Visa.

K-ETA	OR	Visa
○ Please apply for K-ETA (click)  if your nationality is eligible for K-ETA  AND if you are going to Korea for tourism, business meetings, discussions, conferences, short-term study with stay below 90 days, family visit...etc. (Refer to K-ETA User Manual for details)  ○ Apply for K-ETA at least one week prior to your departure  as the Embassy would not be able to assist you with checking or expediting the progress of your application.  ○ Please apply for K-ETA through the official K-ETA website (www.k-eta.go.kr). The Government of the Republic of Korea did notdesignate any 3rd party agency or website for K-ETA application.  ○ If you have K-ETA, you do not need a visa and vice versa. ○ If you require assistance with your K-ETA application, please call K-ETA Centre at +82-2-2666-0463  or submit an online enquiry form (click).  Please note that K-ETA applications are not assessed or approved by the Embassy.		○ Please apply for a visa if your nationality is not eligible for K-ETA, your purpose of visit is not covered under K-ETA or your K-ETA application has been denied.  ○ Please click here for the list of visa types.  ○ If you have a multiple entry visa (C-3 type) that has not expired, you may use it to enter Korea.  Transfer of visa (click) is required if the valid multiple entry visa is in your old passport.

 

(2) Register for Q-Code ​

○ ALL travellers regardless of age are required to register for Q-Code (click) prior to departure.

A QR code will be issued to the traveller's email after registration. (Refer to Q-Code User Manual for details)

○ If you have questions on Q-Code or assistance with any technical difficulties, please contact Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) at +82-2-2633-1339. The Embassy would not be able to assist you with Q-Code.

 

(3) Take an On-Arrival PCR Test within 1 day of arrival (applicable to ALL travellers)​

○ Korean nationals or foreigners who hold valid ARC: PCR test to be taken at public health centre near your accommodation.

○ Short-term visitors (foreigners): PCR test (self-paying) to be taken at Incheon Airport (pre-book here) / Gimhae Airport (pre-book here) / Jeju International Airport (pre-book here) or at a medical institution near your accommodation (refer to attachment). 

○ Travellers are recommended to remain in their accommodations until they receive a negative PCR test result.

○ No additional testing required for domestic travel.

○ Travellers are required to register their on-arrival PCR test result on Q-code website (click)

○ If the on-arrival test result is positive, 7-day quarantine is required. Korean nationals and ARC holders may self-quarantine at home while short-term visitors will serve the quarantine at an allocated quarantine facility.

○ If you have questions relating to quarantine, please contact Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) at +82-2-2633-1339.