ENTRY REQUIREMENTS IN SOUTH KOREA (As of 15 July 2023)

 

General Information

- From 1 June 2023, indoor mask-wearing in clinics and pharmacies has changed to a recommendation.

But high-level medical facilities with crowded patients and high-risk facilities for infection remain to enforce mask-wearing

as mandatory.

- As COVID-19 is classified as a grade-4 infectious disease in South Korea, all regulations, such as PCR and Vaccine Certificates,

have been removed.

(Quarantine for people who test positive for COVID-19 has been changed from 7 days mandatory to 5 days recommendation)

 

Quarantine Regulation

Crew & Passengers

- All crew and passengers from the quarantine inspection area (73, including transit) within the monitoring period are required to

 input Q-Code or fill out Health Declaration Form.

 

- Monitoring periods may differ depending on the areas and disease.

In the case of quarantine inspection areas for 2 or more diseases, the longer monitoring period should be followed.

(Please refer to the attached index)

 

*The List of Quarantine Inspection Areas (73)

Asia & the Middle East (22)	Nepal, Lebanon, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Yemen, Oman, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, India, Indonesia, China (Guangdong, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Anhui, Jiangxi), Qatar, Cambodia, Kuwait, Pakistan, Philippines
Africa (37)	Ghana, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, South Sudan, Niger, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Angola, Algeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Chad, Cameroon, Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Togo
America (14)	Guyana, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Republic of Suriname, Argentina, Haiti, Ecuador, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, French Guiana

 

1. South Korea recommends that the crew and passengers from the quarantine inspection-required area register "Q-Code”.

Q-Code is a system to shorten the time for entry to South Korea.

Crew and Passengers with Q-Code can get fast and convenient quarantine inspections upon arrival.

They can register and get the Q-Code below website.

(Website: https://cov19ent.kdca.go.kr/cpassportal/biz/beffatstmnt/main.do?lang=en)

 

2. Registering the Q-Code is not mandatory. If they have the Q-Code, UBjet can prepare the Health Declaration Form.

 

Entry Regulations

Crew

- Crew on General Declarations can stay up to 30 days without visas.

 

Passenger: K-ETA

1. K-ETA is a travel authorisation that foreign nationals eligible to travel to South Korea for VISA-FREE COUNTRIES need to

obtain by providing personal and travel-related information through the K-ETA website in advance. Passengers should

apply the K-ETA on the website 72 hours before departure. (Website: www.k-eta.go.kr)

 

2. Validity:

   - Applied before 03 July 2023: 2 years

   - Applied after 03 July 2023 00:00(KST): 3 years

 

3. Passengers who are not from Visa-Free Countries do not need to get K-ETA.

※ Visa-required passengers must get a valid visa before departing from the origin.

   No visa can apply for upon arrival.

 

4. Exceptions:

- Only UN passport holders, ABTC holders, USFK service members, transfer passengers, and Jeju Island

travellers using a direct flight to Jeju Island (RKPC, CJU) are not required to apply for K-ETA.

- Diplomatic or official passport holders, from 9th January 2023, are not required to apply for K-ETA.

 

 

5. Exemptions (as of 03 July 2023)

- Ages 17 years old and under & 66 years old and above are exempted from the K-ETA requirement.

- Passengers may apply for K-ETA to receive benefits from K-ETA (e.g., not having to submit an arrival card).

  In this case, the application fee will be charged.

※ K-ETA approval received before July 3, 2023, will remain valid until its expiration date.

 

*Temporary Exemption of K-ETA [as of April 1, 2023, Updated on 01 July 2023]

K-ETA will be temporarily exempted to 27 countries/regions listed below starting from April 1, 2023, to

December 31, 2024, as part of a plan to support the revitalisation of the tourism industry in relation to

commemorating 「Visit Korea Year (2023~2024)」

Please note that if passengers are eligible for K-ETA temporary exemption but want to apply for K-ETA to receive benefits,

such as not having to submit an arrival card upon entry, he/she may apply for K-ETA from the website.

※ Previously approved K-ETA will remain valid until its expiry date.

 

◎ Countries/Regions Eligible for K-ETA Temporary Exemption (01 April 2023 – 31 December 2024

Asia (8)	Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Singapore, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Americas (2)	Canada, the United States of America (including Guam)
Europe (15)	Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Norway, Czech Republic, Romania
Oceania (2)	Australia, New Zealand

 

◎ K-ETA required Countries/Regions (as of 12 June 2023)

Asia (9)	Malaysia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Turkey, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Oman, Kuwait
Americas (30)	Guatemala, Grenada, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Mexico, Barbados, Bahamas, Venezuela, Brazil, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Suriname, Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, Uruguay, Jamaica, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Peru, Guyana, Argentina, Honduras, Paraguay, Ecuador
Europe (26)	Greece, Latvia, Russia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Malta, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Iceland, Ireland, Estonia, Portugal, Hungary, Monaco, Montenegro, Holy See, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino, Andorra, Albania, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
Oceania (11)	Nauru, New Caledonia, Marshall Island, Micronesia, Samoa, Solomon Island, Kiribati, Palau, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu
Africa (8)	Lesotho, Morocco, Tunisia, Republic of South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Eswatini, Botswana