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ETA South Korea eVisa

The K-ETA, or online South Korea visa waiver, is a digital travel authorisation.

It allows those who qualify to go to South Korea for short visits for leisure, to see family and friends, or for professional purposes like attending meetings and seminars.

The multiple-entry online visa waiver for South Korea (K-ETA) is valid for two years after approval. Depending on your country, it grants you a stay of between 30 and 180 days each entry.

Using a straightforward online application process, the ETA for South Korea is made to make it quicker and simpler for you to authorize your travel.

The K-ETA increases security checks in addition to accelerating the application procedure and streamlining border control inspections. This increases the safety of visiting South Korea.

Now, eligible citizens can quickly and easily apply online for a visa waiver to South Korea using the South Korean ETA form.

It saves you the inconvenience of waiting in line at the border to fill out an arrival card, even if the K-ETA is temporarily not required for the about 20 citizens who are visa-exempt.

You should get in touch with the closest South Korean consulate or embassy for details on alternative South Korea travel visa types if you intend to travel there for a reason not covered by the South Korea ETA, for longer than allowed stays, or if your country is not eligible for the South Korea ETA.

Requirements for the South Korean ETA

It is quite easy to submit a South Korea K-ETA application online. 

 

To get a South Korea visa, you must first fulfill a few prerequisites.

 

The following documents must be submitted with an online application for a South Korean ETA:

 

  • A valid passport from a nation that accepts eVisas

  • The Korea ETA charge must be paid using a legitimate debit or credit card.

  • A current email address where you can get a copy of the South Korea-approved ETA.

  • A colored passport-style photograph. 

 

Once accepted, you can enter South Korea at a border entry point by presenting a printed copy of the approved K-ETA and your passport.

 

You must submit your ETA application using the same passport that you will use to enter South Korea. Dual citizens who possess numerous passports should be aware of this.

Countries Eligible for South Korea

  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kiribati
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Lesotho
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Nauru
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Republic of Cyprus
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Suriname
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Tuvalu
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Vatican City
  • Venezuela
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e-Visa Information

An electronic travel authorization for South Korea is known as the K-ETA. Simply apply online, and you will have the ETA via email, making it quick and simple to obtain.

From the date of approval, the K-ETA for South Korea is valid for two years.

Please be aware that acceptance into the Republic of Korea does not follow approval of the K-ETA. During a formal immigration inspection, the immigration officer will make the final decision about a traveler’s entry.

You must apply for a new K-ETA if your passport expires after your K-ETA has been authorized.

The listing of eligible nationalities above can be used to determine if you are qualified to apply for the K-ETA for South Korea.

Paying an ETA fee will be necessary starting in September 2021. This amount is less expensive than the cost of a visa from an embassy in South Korea.

Depending on your country of origin. By enrolling online for the K-ETA, citizens of the numerous South Korea visa-free nations can bypass a drawn-out in-person visa application process. For continued entry into South Korea, citizens of other nations must have one of the country’s visa types. For more information on the requirements for your country, use the visa checker at the top of this page.

Application ETA

The South Korea K-ETA exempts Korea from multiple entry visa requirements. Depending on your country, you are permitted to stay in South Korea for 30 days to 3 months with each entry.

Before submitting the online form, you should carefully verify that all the information supplied on the South Korea ETA application is accurate. This is because even little mistakes could cause a delay in getting the K-ETA or even the application’s rejection.

The typical processing period for an online South Korean visa is two business days. You’ll frequently get your K-ETA even sooner. To give the K-ETA form enough time to be processed and approved, we recommend submitting it at least 48 hours before boarding an aircraft.

You’ll receive email updates on the progress of your South Korea visa application. If you submitted your application through this website, you can also check your ETA status using the OnlineVisa Manager.

Depending on your nationality, you can apply online for the K-ETA for South Korea to travel or conduct business there for a brief length of time. This is unquestionably the quickest and simplest approach to obtain entry permission into the nation.

You should get in touch with the closest South Korean diplomatic mission for more details on how to obtain a visa for longer stays or other purposes, such as a work or business visa.

ETA Questions

An ETA cannot be extended in South Korea. If you want to go further into South Korea after the K-ETA expires, you’ll have to apply again from outside the nation.

Is it necessary for me to print a copy of the K-ETA for South Korean tourists?

Yes, you must print a copy of the authorized K-ETA and give it to border officials along with your passport before you can board a flight to South Korea.

In general, if the visitor stays inside the airport transit area, a transit visa for South Korea is not required to pass through the nation to an other location for less than 24 hours.

However, regardless of the length of transit, people of the following nations need a transit visa for South Korea:

  • Egypt
  • Mongolia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Yemen

Small inaccuracies in the data included on the South Korea online visa waiver form could cause the ETA to be denied or the application to be processed more slowly. Before submitting the form, we strongly encourage you to double-check that all the information is accurate and matches the information on your passport in order to achieve K-ETA acceptance.

Yes. To have an approved electronic travel authorization issued via email, simply fill out the short online form for the South Korea ETA.

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