South Korea

Korea Electronic Travel Authorization — K-ETA · South Korea

Prior authorization for certain travelers admitted to South Korea without a visa, with exemptions to check.

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Apply for your Korea Electronic Travel Authorization — K-ETA · South Korea

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Three steps

  1. Tell us about your trip and travellers
  2. Add the documents listed for your profile
  3. Review your file, then track its status

What you get

  • Guided form, saved as you go
  • Document checklist matched to your profile
  • Itemised price shown before any commitment
  • Status tracking in your account
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The published estimate is not a quote. Official fees and assistance fees are itemised after reviewing each traveller’s profile.

Independent private service. The authority alone decides on issuance and entry. No real payment is taken at this stage.

Electronic travel authorisation

An electronic authorisation can be a pre-travel requirement for specified travellers. It is not interchangeable with a visa.

Understanding this document
Korea Electronic Travel Authorization — K-ETA
Destination
South Korea

Sources and review status

Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.

Dates describe an editorial record, not a live check or legal validity. Review is due after 90 days; rules can change sooner. Open the linked source before relying on this guide.

Recorded review date
  • K-ETA — prolongation de l’exemption temporaire

    Recorded review date:

    Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.

    Check the source's passport, residence, travel purpose and territorial scope; this link alone does not establish that it covers your case.

  • K-ETA — demande officielle

    Recorded review date:

    Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.

    Check the source's passport, residence, travel purpose and territorial scope; this link alone does not establish that it covers your case.

  • K-ETA — interruption programmée des 8 et 9 octobre 2026

    Recorded review date:

    Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.

    Check the source's passport, residence, travel purpose and territorial scope; this link alone does not establish that it covers your case.

Still to establish

  • No passport list is encoded for comparison. Check your passport with the authority; omission does not mean exclusion or exemption.
  • No stay limit is encoded for comparison. Confirm the permitted stay, how days are counted and any cumulative limits.

Travel purposes recorded in this source

The listed purposes do not establish permission to work or undertake other activities.

  • Tourism

Prepare and verify

  1. Check whether your passport, journey and transit arrangements fall within the official authorisation scheme.
  2. Apply through the official channel when required and confirm the decision, passport link and validity before travelling.

Your next checks

  1. Write down the passport you will use and its type, your country of residence and your planned activities. Residence and interface language do not replace passport nationality.
  2. List arrival and departure dates, transit stops and entry points. Check each leg separately, including whether you pass immigration during transit.
  3. Open the official instructions for that profile. Record the required documents, submission window, fees and processing guidance; mark anything the source does not confirm as unresolved.
  4. If a condition is unclear, contact the competent authority with your passport country, residence, purpose and dates. Recheck before departure and after a passport or itinerary change.
What else should I know?

An authorisation does not guarantee boarding or entry. A new passport or changed circumstances may require a new application; check the scheme's rules.

Automatic translation. The official authority's source takes precedence.

Who can apply

Depends on nationality and applicable exemptions. The official announcement extends the temporary exemption for the countries already covered until December 31, 2026, without extending it to all travelers.

Prepare and verify

  1. Check whether the passport requires a K-ETA or qualifies for an exemption.
  2. If necessary, complete the application and wait for the result before departure.
  3. If exempt, check the required arrival declaration separately.
  • A K-ETA exemption does not waive all entry formalities.
  • Recheck the announcement for any travel after December 31, 2026.
  • Scheduled interruption of all K-ETA services from October 8, 2026 at 6 p.m. to October 9 at 2:30 a.m., Korean time (KST), subject to change. Apply in advance; drafts not submitted before the interruption will not be recoverable after services resume.
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Official sources

Advice from a foreign government may be intended for its own nationals. Check the destination authority's requirements for your passport and circumstances; an advisory is not a universal eligibility decision.