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Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) Required for Entering Jeju Island

DATE: 2022-08-31

Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) Required for Entering Jeju Island

Starting September 1, 2022

Starting from September 1, 2022, K-ETA will be required for travelers entering Jeju Island via international flights. Previously Jeju Island had been excluded from the K-ETA policy.
Travelers to Korea, including Jeju, 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 72 hours before their flight.

K-ETA requirement is applied to international flights, therefore K-ETA will not be required for travelers using domestic flights to Jeju.

Please read the following information carefully to avoid inconvenience when travelling to Korea.

Subject	Current Policy for Jeju (until August 31, 2022)	New Policy (from September 1, 2022)
Countries Eligible for K-ETA	Not applicable	104 countries designated as visa-waiver countries (B-1) or visa-free entry countries (B-2) (excluding 8 countries that are subject to COVID-19-related temporary suspension of visa-waiver and visa-free entry program from the total of 112 visa-free/visa-waiver countries)
Boarding Flight	No additional procedure required. Traveler can board the flight after check-in.	Traveler must apply for K-ETA at least 72 hours before boarding the flight. Website: www.k-eta.go.kr Mobile app: K-ETA Fee is 10,000KRW and validity is 2 years (multiple entry)
Entering Korea	Travelers need to fill out and submit the Arrival Card.	Travelers with K-ETA are exempt from submitting the Arrival Card.

1. Main Contents of K-ETA

1. Main Contents

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	②	③	④
K-ETA Application	Application Assessment	Notify Results (Ok, Not Ok, Selectee)	Entry (Ok, Selectee)

Foreign National	K-ETA Center	K-ETA Center	Foreign National

(Application) Foreign national should apply for the K-ETA on the K-ETA website* at least 72 hours before departure

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

(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 72 hours.
Selectees will be sent to secondary inspection upon entry and in-depth interviews will be carried out.

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

(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 Required Countries: 104 countries designated as visa-waiver or visa-free entry countries

(Excluding 8 countries that are subject to COVID-19-related temporary suspension of visa-waiver and visa-free entry program from the total of 112 countries that are permitted visa-free entry to Korea)

K-ETA Fee: 10,000KRW

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

2. List of 104 K-ETA Countries (Regions)

□ 50 Eligible Countries (Regions) for K-ETA

Albania, Andorra, Barbados, Dominica, Guam, Guyana, Holy See, Ireland,

Malta, Mexico, Monaco, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Palau, Saint Kitts-Nevis,

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Slovenia, United Kingdom,

United States of America, Venezuela, Greece, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany,

Latvia, Romania, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Sweden,

Spain, Slovakia, Estonia, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Croatia, Portugal, Poland, France, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Singapore

□ 46 Countries (Regions) added as of April 1, 2022

Malaysia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Israel, Kazakhstan, Qatar,

Thailand, Turkey, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Brazil, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, Uruguay, Jamaica, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Argentina, Honduras, Paraguay, Ecuador, Russia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Fiji, Tuvalu, Australia, Republic of South Africa, Lesotho, Morocco, Mauritius, Botswana, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tunisia

□ 6 Countries (Regions) added as of May 1, 2022

Brunei Darussalam, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Panama, Peru, New Zealand,

□ 1 Country (Region) added as of June 1, 2022

Grenada

□ 1 Country (Region) added as of July 1, 2022

Hong Kong

3. List of 8 Countries (Regions) Currently Suspended from K-ETA
Application

□ 8 Countries (Regions)

Japan, Taiwan, Macau, Micronesia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tonga

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