Starting from 1 September, 2021, travelers from countries that are required 

a K-ETA must hold a K-ETA by applying on the K-ETA website (or mobile app) 

at least 24 hours before their flight. 

Only K-ETA approved travelers will be able to board a flight 

bound to the Republic of Korea.

※Please read the following information carefully to avoid inconvenience 

when travelling to Korea.※

▶ Main info

 ● K- ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization) is a travel authorization that foreign nationals, 

    who are eligible to travel to the Republic of Korea without a visa, need to obtain by providing

    personal and travel related information through the K-ETA website (or mobile app) in advance

 ● Application and Approval Procedure

1. (Application) Foreign national should apply for the K-ETA on the K-ETA website* at least 24 hours before departure

                            PC:  www.k-eta.go.kr, Mobile App: K-ETA (App Store, Google Play Store)

2 (Assessment) The K- ETA system will automatically analyze the application information
                           (bio data (facial image), watch list, passenger reliability, etc.) 

☞ If there are no issues, generally the application will be automatically approved within 30 minutes. 

☞ If any issues arise, the K-ETA official will check and determine the traveler as ‘Selectee*’ or ‘Not OK’ within 24 hours. 

■  Selectees will be sent to secondary inspection upon entry and in-depth interviews will be carried out.

3. (Notification) Results will be sent to the e-mail address submitted by foreign national applicant

4. (Entry) Those who received ‘OK’ will be exempt from submitting the arrival card, and those who. received ‘Selectee’

   will be sent to secondary inspection for in-depth interview before final determination of admission. K-ETA approved

  (including ‘Selectees’) persons will receive convenience such as being exempt from submitting arrival cards upon entry.

● K-ETA Required Countries: 112 Countries that can enter Korea without a visa

  - Nationals of 166 visa-waiver (B-1) countries and 2 46 designated visa-free entry (B-2) countries 

  - However, due to the current COVID-19 situation, the K-ETA will only be available for 1 visa-free entry

    eligible nationals of 49 countries (attachment 2) as of 1 September and 2 priority entry (business) persons 

    (attachment 4) from the 63 countries (attachment 3) that are temporarily suspended visa-free entry.

●  K-ETA Fee: 10,000KRW

●  K-ETA Validity: 2 years from the date of approval, regardless of number of entries within the validity period

●  For priority entry persons such as business persons, K-ETA is valid for single entry. 

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