Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica

◇ All travelers entering the Republic of Korea are required to submit pre-departure negative COVID-19 PCR test results upon arrival. Travelers without a valid test result will be prohibited from boarding the flight.

Category

Requirement

①

TEST TYPE

(METHOD)

‣ It needs to be based on nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs).

* PCR tests based on DNA amplification (RT-PCR, LAMP, TMA, SDA, NEAR, etc.) are valid; antigen/antibody detection tests (RAT, ELISA, etc.) are not valid.

* All forms of self-administered tests are NOT valid regardless of test type.

②

ISSUED DATE

‣ From JAN 20. 2022, The testing must have been performed, and the PCR negative certificate must have been issued, within 48 hours (two days) before the departure date.
 * (Example) If you are leaving at 10:00 on January 22, 2022, only a testing which was performed, and a PCR negative certificate which was issued, after 0:00 on January 20, 2022, are accepted.

③

REQUIRED ITEMS

‣ Name*, date of birth**, test method, test date, test result, date of issuance, and name of testing center should be included in the test result.

* The name on the test result needs to match the name on the passport (middle name can be omitted as long as the other names are identical)

** Passport number or national ID number is acceptable in lieu of date of birth

④

TEST RESULT

‣ The test result must be NEGATIVE.

* If the test result is “INDETERMINATE”, “UNCLEAR”, or “POSITIVE”, the relevant result is invalid.

⑤

LANGUAGE

‣ The test method must be written in Korean or English.

* If the test method is written in a language other than Korean or English, a translated copy of the test result in Korean or English needs to be submitted together with a certificate of translation. (If the test result was translated by individual translators, the translated document needs to be certified by a notary office or Korean embassy.)

⑥

TESTING CENTER

‣ For sea and air travelers departing from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan as well as sailors departing from Russia and entering through a seaport, the negative PCR test result needs to be issued by one of the government-designated testing centers.

* The list of countries with the designated testing center requirement are subject to change and will be updated on the websites of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and Korean embassies.

* As for other countries, negative PCR test results issued by any testing center in the country is valid.