Even if you enter the country within the validity period of the K-ETA, you must modify the information if the purpose of entry, the place of stay in Korea, and the contact information have changed. We are not responsible for any disadvantages that arise if they do not.

Even if K-ETA is approved, if important information (nationality, name, gender, date of birth, passport number, passport expiration date, infectious disease information, and criminal history) is changed, you must apply for K-ETA again.

The validity period of K-ETA is two years from the date of approval.
However, if the validity of the passport is less than two years away when applying for K-ETA, the K-ETA will be valid until the validity of the passport.

The results of the examination generally take less than 72 hours.
The results can be found on [My Page] - [Application Status].
However, in some cases, it may take more than 72 hours.

The results of the application will also be sent by email.
Please make sure to check the email you entered when applying.

You must apply in advance before boarding aircraft and ships to South Korea.
The K-ETA screening period generally takes about 72 hours, but please note that it may take more than 72 hours depending on the situation (increase in the number of applications by country, situation of applicants, etc.).

With permission from K-ETA, you can usually stay for less than 90 days.
However, the period of stay in Korea varies depending on the applicant's nationality.

※ List of length of stay by country and region

(30 days)

ALBANIA, ANDORRA, BAHRAIN, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, BRUNEI, CYPRUS, ESWATINI, FIJI, GUAM, GUYANA, HOLY SEE, HONDURAS, KIRIBATI, MARSHALL ISLANDS, MAURITIUS, MICRONESIA, MONACO, MONTENEGRO, NAURU, NEW CALEDONIA, OMAN, PALAU, PARAGUAY, SAMOA, SAN MARINO, SAUDI ARABIA, SEYCHELLES, SOLOMON IS, SOUTH AFRICA, TONGA, TUNISIA, TUVALU

(90 days)

ANTIGUA-BARBUDA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CHILE, HONGKONG, MACAO, TAIWAN, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REP, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, DOMINICA, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY F.R, GRENADA, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MALTA, BARBADOS, MOROCCO, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PANAMA, PERU, POLAND, QATAR, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, ROMANIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAK, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, ST. KITTS-NEVIS, ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT, SWEDEN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD-TOBAGO, TURKEY, U.A.E, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA

(60 days)

LESOTHO

(03 months)

BELGIUM, GREECE, LIECHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, SURINAM, SWITZERLAND

(06 months)

CANADA

(etc)

KAZAKHSTAN (30 days in a row, not exceeding 60 days within 180 days)

PORTUGAL (90 days in a row, not exceeding 90 days within 180 days)

RUSSIA (60 days in a row, not exceeding 90 days within 180 days)

Africa (6 countries) : SOUTH AFRICA, LESOTHO, MAURITIUS, BOTSWANA, SEYCHELLES, ESWATINI

America (33 countries) : GUAM, GUYANA, GUATEMALA, GRENADA, NICARAGUA, DOMINICAN REP., DOMINICA, MEXICO, UNITED STATES, BARBADOS, BAHAMAS, VENEZUELA, BRAZIL, SAINT LUCIA, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, SURINAME, ARGENTINA, HAITI, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, URUGUAY, JAMAICA, CHILE, CANADA, COSTA RICA, COLOMBIA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU

Asia-Pacific (22 countries) : NAURU, NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA, TAIWAN, MARSHALL ISLANDS, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, MACAO, MACAO TRAVEL CARD HOLDER, MALAYSIA, BRUNEI, SAMOA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, SINGAPORE, JAPAN, KIRIBATI, THAILAND, TONGA, TUVALU, PALAU, FIJI, AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG

Europe (48 countries) : STATE DELLA CITTA DEL VATICANO, GREECE, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, DENMARK, GERMANY, LATVIA, RUSSIA, ROMANIA, LUXEMBOURG, LITHUANIA, LIECHTENSTEIN, MONACO, MONTENEGRO, MALTA, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, SAN MARINO, SERBIA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SPAIN, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, ICELAND, IRELAND, ANDORRA, ALBANIA, ESTONIA, UNITED KINGDOM, BRITISH PROTECTED PERSON (BPP), BRITISH SUBJECT (BS), BRITISH NATIONAL OVERSEAS (BNO), BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN (BOC), BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CITIZEN (BOTC), AUSTRIA, ITALY, CZECH, KAZAKHSTAN, CROATIA, TURKEY, PORTUGAL, POLAND, FRANCE, FINLAND, HUNGARY

Middle East (9 countries) : MOROCCO, BAHRAIN, SAUDI ARABIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, OMAN, ISRAEL, QATAR, KUWAIT, TUNISIA

Four things are needed to apply for K-ETA.

1. Passport currently valid

2. Email address

3. Credit card to pay K-ETA application fee

4. Photograph of the applicant's face

KOREA Electronic Travel Authorization is a system in which foreigners who wish to enter the Republic of Korea for purposes such as sightseeing, visiting relatives, and participating in various events or conferences (except for commercial purposes) obtain travel authorization online.