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Notice Visa-Free Entry to Jeju Island

DATE: 2024-12-12

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Visa-free entry to Jeju Island

①︎ Who is eligible?

- Foreigners from visa-required countries who will be taking a direct flight from overseas to Jeju Island without stopping over at any other parts of Korea.

Note: If you are a national of a K-ETA eligible country, you must apply for K-ETA to enter Jeju Island unless your nationality is exempted from K-ETA. Refer to the table below for details.

②︎ What is considered as direct flight from overseas to Jeju Island?

- Direct flights include Singapore →︎ Jeju Island →︎ Singapore (✔︎)

Singapore →︎ Shanghai →︎ Jeju Island→︎ Singapore (✔︎)

Singapore →︎ Philippines →︎ Jeju Island→︎ Singapore (✔︎)

Singapore →︎ Hong Kong →︎ Jeju Island→︎ Singapore (✔︎)

- Non-direct flights include Singapore→︎ Seoul / Busan → Jeju Island (not allowed to use this scheme)

③︎ Who is NOT eligible?

- This policy is not applicable to the nationals from 23 countries* designated by Ministry of Justice listed in the box below.

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cuba, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Kyrgyz, Myanmar, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Yemen

Direct flight to Jeju Island without stopping over at other parts of Korea
Nationals from K-ETA eligible countries ※︎ Please visit https://www.k-eta.go.kr/portal/apply/viewstep1.do and select your country in the dropbox. If you are able to locate your country, it means you are from a K-ETA eligible country. If you are NOT able to locate your country, it means you are NOT eligible to apply for K-ETA.	Apply for K-ETA to enter Jeju Island
Nationals exempted from K-ETA till 31 December 2025 (i.e Singapore) ※︎ Those who are subjected to exemption will get a pop-up message when they select their nationality during the application (link).	Enter Jeju Island without visa or K-ETA
Nationals from 23 countries* designated by Ministry of Justice Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cuba, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Kyrgyz, Myanmar, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Yemen	Apply for visa to enter Jeju Island
All other nationalities	Enter Jeju Island without visa or K-ETA

Related questions

1. What happens if I am a national of a visa-free and K-ETA eligible country?

▷︎You are required to apply for K-ETA at www.k-eta.go.kr to enter Jeju Island unless you are from a country that is exempted from K-ETA (see the box above).

2. How do I check if I am from a K-ETA eligible country?

▷︎Please visit https://www.k-eta.go.kr/portal/apply/viewstep1.do and select your country in the dropbox. If you are able to locate your country, it means you are from a K-ETA eligible country. If you are NOT able to locate your country, it means you are not eligible to apply for K-ETA.

3. I am a Singapore citizen taking a non-direct flight to Jeju Island (i.e Singapore →︎ Seoul →︎ Jeju Island). Will I need a visa or K-ETA to enter?

▷︎ No, you may enter without visa or K-ETA as Singaporeans are exempted from K-ETA till 31 December 2025.

4. I am from a visa-required country and will transit through Incheon / Busan before arriving in Jeju Island. Am I eligible to use this visa-free entry scheme for Jeju Island?

▷︎ No, the visa-free entry scheme is applicable only to direct flights to Jeju Island. If you need to transit through other parts of Korea, you will need to apply for visa.

▷︎ For questions relating to visa-free entry scheme to Jeju Island, please contact Korean Immigration Call Center directly at +82-2-6908-1345 (English consultation available).

▷︎ For questions relating to K-ETA eligibility/application, please contact K-ETA Center directly at +82-2-2666-0463 or via the online enquiry form (click). The Embassy does not handle matters relating to K-ETA.

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