K-eta is no longer needed for going to korea from the US: The government of the Republic of Korea announced that from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, the Korean Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) is no longer required for U.S. citizens visiting Korea for 90 days or less for business or tourism.
@@jenniferkuan6654 no keta visa requirement anymore for staying less than 30 days I believe. But I’d still recommend doing the q code online not more than 3 days before your actual arrival in Korea in order to save time
Thanks. I'm just transferring through Korea with a 2 hour layover, but their official websites and documentation were not very clear on the Q-code and K-eta in those cases. Thanks for specifying that I don't need either for a transfer.
Thank you for this detailed information. I will be visiting Korea for the first time this Spring and your video explains everything perfectly and concisely, very important information in the post COVID guidelines era.
Grandson and I will be there in June. I'm not tech savvy at all, so hopefully when it is time to fill out these applications, we don't have any problems. Thanks for this. I'll save it for future reference.
Thank you for your detailed explanations of the requirements to enter SK. My friends and I will be visiting in May and your videos have been a great help. Keep up the wonderful vlogs!
me and my wife will be in Seoul once again this April 9 to 15. We were there with my daughters too last Christmas and it was extremely cold but nonetheless, we had a great and memorable time together! ❤Korea!
Oh my gosh, I am SO lucky that TH-cam recommended your video. In my research, I didn't see anything about the K-ETA or the Q code. I would have ended up stranded somewhere and lost a couple thousand dollars. THANK YOU SO MUCH for this informative video!!!
Thank you so much. Just organising my trip now for later this year and had seen mentioned the K-ETA so I understand it a bit more now. So glad I have stumbled across your channel. I feel it is going to be my go to place now when I have questions.
Thank you - I definitely fell into the trap of using a 3rd party KETA because the logo looked almost the same as the government one and paid 4X the cost... seriously guys be careful
Thanks for this information! I haven't been to Korea since 2018 and was wondering what had changed as a result of the pandemic. This video is very helpful.
Hello there! Thank you so much for all the info! I'm going to visit South Korea in April and your video helps a lot, can I ask how much ahead of time can I apply the K-ETA? I have read it takes some time and I want to make sure if I can apply like 1-2 months ahead?
I am from US and planning to fly to Japan and then to Korea from Japan. How soon can I apply for my K-ETA? Can I apply before Japan? I would like to get it done before I am in Japan because I may forget to apply when I am in Japan.
My friend was denied boarding because he doesn't have the K-ETA and he's Canadian Citizen. He was just transferring and not going out of ICN. He was bound for Manila. Sad story
from 1st april 2023 to 31st Dec 2024, many countries are exempted from K-ETA. please check if your countries are exempted, therefore saves you the money and troubles of applying for one 🤩
Hi, i am from Cambodia. Can you recommend 5 best places for touring? Does Cambodian citizens require to get PCR test and Q code before departure and after arrival? What kind of transportation service would be good and safe for foreigners? Thanks!
Thx so much for the very clear information !! I'm coming to Korea in April/May. Do you or someone else know where we can get this Q-code you talk about ?
Thank you so much this is really helpful! We are visiting Korea in some weeks and we have rented a EV car. We are wondering how EV charging is done in Korea, would you mind doing a video about it? Thank you!
How does it work for people who haven't got any of the covid vaccine? I really appreciate your answer. Haven't found any information on how to do. Thank you in advance
Thank you so much! This is so helpful. Just a question as it's been 3 weeks since this video was uploaded, do we still have to do an on-arrival PCR Test if we are fully vaccinated (i.e. 3 or more jabs)?
Hello Korea Friend. Thank you for your vlogs, very helpful. My question is, do I need to get a new Q code or is Q code need to be applied every visit to Korea? I was there in November and going again in June. I know my K-ETA is still valid but not sure about Q code. Thanks.
Regarding the #2 Q-Code or Health Condition Report Form, please give me the website that I need to apply 3 days before departure? OR where can I get it, in order to get a Q R Code? Please reply. Thank you
Your vlog video is very informative. Have not gone back to Korea for almost a decade. Was not sure if the procedure has changed. The rules which u have implied is for people coming from North America ( ie: USA & Canada) ? 😊
Always bring your card because some airlines will check your vaccination status - however you are no longer required to be vaccinated in South Korea to enter/visit~ ☺️
I'm living in Australia and going to visit Japan then South Korea. So i don't need to do a PCR test to entry in South Korea? Anyway i have a vaccine certication with 3 doses Do i need to upload this certificate? if yes, where? THANKSS
Hi, thank you for your useful VDO. I will go to korea next week. My flight from Thailand and transit at Hongkong Airport for 6 hrs. So I need to do a PCR/ RAT test before departure? ..and do a PCR test again in Korea within 1 day arrive? .. could you please recommend to place for PCR test and how much for it
Good information, thanks Tried looking online about tests or quarantine but always find different answers. Is it all back to normal now (unless symptomatic/positive) or do we still need to isolate for a while?
No quarantine requirements anymore (at this time) for *most* countries (check the government website but I believe China has different regulations at this time and most countries there are no requirements) and the mask mandate in Korea was also recently lifted (though many Koreans still wear a mask here) ☺️👍🏼
Thank you for these informations. My sisters, nieces & I (6 of us, 1 from US, 4 from Australia & 1 from Philippines), will be having a 8-day private tour in South Korea in May, 2023, visiting Seoul, Chungju, Mt Seorak, Sokcho, Samcheok, Daegu & Andong. Can you please advice if we need other vaccinations to enter South Korea, aside from our Covid-19 vaccinations?
Thank you so much for this information. We love Korea because of K-drama so we wanted to tour around and use our 17 hours layover there. Can you please recommend some good places to go to that are not expensive.
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Hello what did you filled in the address and phone fields in the KETA form and as well in the Q code form, I asume that your are not sleeping in korea, I have a 7 hour layover and I wanted to go out of the airport and I don't know what to put on those
Aloha I’ll be returning to Korea next month. Previously there last October. I edited my K-ETA and changed information to next month’s trip. However, I was told to input my daughters address in Korea as that will be the place I will be staying at the most. I saw you said to input first hotel I K-ETA. Just wanted to find out if it’s first hotel (we will stay for 2 nights in Seoul upon arrival then going to her apt in Jeonju) or her should I put Jeonju apt. address. Please advise. Thank you.
Hi Korea Friend! I just submitted K-ETA an hour ago and added my mom and her 2 friends in my one application. I found the exact hotel address on Google, but when I tried to search it in the K-ETA application pop up window (tried various inputs of the address) it doesn’t show the address I want, so I put the “closest” address to the hotel instead. The online website application is not very user friendly as when I tried searching for the accommodation address, I wasn’t able to scroll beyond and below what was on the screen, hence limiting whatever possible accurate address I could select. I have already booked our flight tickets for last week of March 2023. So I am worried the application will not go through. Please help or share any information to ease my worry regarding this as I tried various ways online and even emailing the K-ETA official without avail.
Hello! Yes, the address search is difficult to use :( Have you received any response from the K-ETA office? Have you checked the result on the website? Let me know which hotel you are staying. I will try to search it for you :)
TRANSIT TOUR -- When filling out KETA visa for transit tour what do we put in as address and contact number in Korea?? We're not staying hotel. It's just a day tour. Simple question but nobody seems to know the answer!
Hi, thank you for sharing information. I am going to South Korea at the end of February, I saw on Arrival Card you need to fill out the purpose of going to Southe Korea, which confused me a little about “Visit Relative” and “Tour”. My K-ETA is already approved and I wrote “Visit” there, what should I fill out on arrival card? Because when thinking about “TOUR” I was thinking about a big group of tourists (which we are not..),that why I wrote VISIT instead of TOUR on KETA 😅
Hey I had the same issue, thought the same thing! But I went back on the K-ETA website and where you enter your details to check your application you can actually edit it and change it, you change it to tour and then it comes up under individual tour or group (I’m pretty sure that was the options) and you can fix it like that! Free of charge Hope that made sense and helps you!
Hey do you need an onward flight ticket as I plan to go to Japan from South Korea at some point, maybe on a boat? And do you need vaccine still like booster or nothing? Thanks!
We are from the Netherlands and visiting South Korea this April. My question is do we still need to do a PCR Test at the Incheon Airport after arrival? Thank you!!
Thanks for the information! I do have a question! I am a US permanent resident (green card), Philippine passport holder. I read that I do not qualify for K-ETA because I have a Ph passport. However I also read that I don't need to apply for visa because I am flying from US to a third country with a US permanent residency card. What should I do?
Hello. I see but US permanent residency card does not apply in Korea. So if you can't apply for K-ETA, then you need a visa to visit Korea. Hope this helps! :)
I rarely leave a comment but this is the most precise and detailed explanation/guide. Keep up the good work. Subscribed and alarm set!
Hello John! Thank you for leaving a comment and subscribing our channel 😆
@@yourkoreafriendCheers!
K-eta is no longer needed for going to korea from the US: The government of the Republic of Korea announced that from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, the Korean Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) is no longer required for U.S. citizens visiting Korea for 90 days or less for business or tourism.
Thank you for that information. Do I still need to apply for a Visa for entering Korea from US?
@@jenniferkuan6654 no keta visa requirement anymore for staying less than 30 days I believe. But I’d still recommend doing the q code online not more than 3 days before your actual arrival in Korea in order to save time
But only for travelling from US to Korea
How about the layover for 3 hrs? Just stay in the airport, do I need that document?
Does this also apply to US non-citizens but with valid US Visa?
Thanks. I'm just transferring through Korea with a 2 hour layover, but their official websites and documentation were not very clear on the Q-code and K-eta in those cases. Thanks for specifying that I don't need either for a transfer.
Thank you for this detailed information. I will be visiting Korea for the first time this Spring and your video explains everything perfectly and concisely, very important information in the post COVID guidelines era.
Grandson and I will be there in June. I'm not tech savvy at all, so hopefully when it is time to fill out these applications, we don't have any problems. Thanks for this. I'll save it for future reference.
Thank you for watching! The address part of the application might be confusing at first but I am pretty sure it will be aright. 😆
Thank you for your detailed explanations of the requirements to enter SK. My friends and I will be visiting in May and your videos have been a great help. Keep up the wonderful vlogs!
Thank you! Very concise and clear, and thus very helpful!👍
Thank you for your comment 😉
Thank u! Going to Seoul in October can’t wait
Thank you so much for the informative video. excited to travel to Seoul this month. Again, thank you so much.
me and my wife will be in Seoul once again this April 9 to 15. We were there with my daughters too last Christmas and it was extremely cold but nonetheless, we had a great and memorable time together! ❤Korea!
Pinoy! I'm glad to hear you had a great time. Yes it was sooo cold last Christmas. I'm sure it will be warm in April 😉
Visit korea 2023 exempts 22 countries from getting Keta until end of 2024
Thank you for this. This demystifies the process. Have now done the K-ETA and so excited to visit!!
Thank you so much!! We've been needing this information for our short trip to Korea on September. This video is very clear, detailed and helpful.
Thanks! Excited to visit Korea this June!
Thank you so much, very informative and helpful. I will be visiting in March. Hope things stay the same.
Thank you for watching! I think it will be same hopefully 🙏😊
We’re traveling next year, thank you for the information!!!!
Thank you for these very clear explanations. I look forward to visit South Korea soon.
Oh my gosh, I am SO lucky that TH-cam recommended your video. In my research, I didn't see anything about the K-ETA or the Q code. I would have ended up stranded somewhere and lost a couple thousand dollars. THANK YOU SO MUCH for this informative video!!!
Thanks for this, I am visiting Korea in March, I already have the K ETA but I didn't know about the Q Code.
Thanks For The Info! Going Back To Korea From Honolulu On The First Week Of March. Excitedd !
Be prepared! It's almost here! 😆😆
Btw, I want to visit HONOLULU!
Thank you so much! I never comment but your video was on point and so useful and up to date! Thank you so much!🙏
thanks for the detailed requirement to enter South Korea, me & some friends planning to visits SK may this year or in the coming future 🙂!
Awesome details. Thank you! Travelling there solo in August.
Thank you for watching! 😆
Thank you so much. Just organising my trip now for later this year and had seen mentioned the K-ETA so I understand it a bit more now. So glad I have stumbled across your channel. I feel it is going to be my go to place now when I have questions.
It is my first time to comment in youtube. This is the clearest explanation everrrr i can find. Thank you!!!! Liked and SubD!
Thank you - I definitely fell into the trap of using a 3rd party KETA because the logo looked almost the same as the government one and paid 4X the cost... seriously guys be careful
This is very helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for this information! I haven't been to Korea since 2018 and was wondering what had changed as a result of the pandemic. This video is very helpful.
Every informative. Thank you.
Informative and helpful. Thanks
Thanks very much for posting. I found this video very helpful as I am arriving in Seoul on the 9th of Feb to visit my daughter.
Oh, you must be excited to visit your daughter! Hope you have a wonderful time here 😆
@@yourkoreafriend I am indeed. And thank you very much.
Right timing of your video.will.visit korea for the first time in April this year
Ohhh April is such a great time to visit Korea! 😉
Hello there! Thank you so much for all the info! I'm going to visit South Korea in April and your video helps a lot, can I ask how much ahead of time can I apply the K-ETA? I have read it takes some time and I want to make sure if I can apply like 1-2 months ahead?
Yes, you can apply 1-2 months ahead. K-ETA lasts for 2 years so once you have your flight ticket, then you can start applying for it. ;)
@@yourkoreafriend ohh okay perfect thank you so much!
It only takes like 1-3 days for K-eta to be approved.
I am from US and planning to fly to Japan and then to Korea from Japan. How soon can I apply for my K-ETA? Can I apply before Japan? I would like to get it done before I am in Japan because I may forget to apply when I am in Japan.
Thank u for ur detail explanation. Im planning to go there on this april. Keep up the good work . Im subscribing ur channel. 😊
Thank you for this info, you answered my questions.
Very helpful, this will save time and money. 👍
My friend was denied boarding because he doesn't have the K-ETA and he's Canadian Citizen. He was just transferring and not going out of ICN. He was bound for Manila. Sad story
Hi. Thanks for this very informative video. Do you think covid boosters shots are required when travelling from Philippines to Korea?
Thankyou. This is really helpful😊
Thank you so much for this Video :) I will be visiting Korea for the first time in May 😊💪🏻 can't wait to go there
me toooo ♥
Thanks! Can you please recommend some budget hotels too? Thanks a lot
from 1st april 2023 to 31st Dec 2024, many countries are exempted from K-ETA. please check if your countries are exempted, therefore saves you the money and troubles of applying for one 🤩
This is great, so detailed and precise! Thank you so much!
Thank you, your video helps much.
Love you! 😅 Thank you so much for all of this.
Very clear explanation before i heading to Korean🤩
. thanks you
Thank you for this informative video! I'll be going to SK for the first time later this month so am figuring out the requirements. 🤘🏼
Great ;) I'm glad this helped!
I really appreciate your information and will follow you. 😊
Thank you! We’re planning in December. 🙏🏼 so as of the moment, they don’t adk for proof of vaccinations? Thanks
Thank you. Best , concise info, to be found anywhere.
Thank you for watching! :)
Hi, i am from Cambodia. Can you recommend 5 best places for touring? Does Cambodian citizens require to get PCR test and Q code before departure and after arrival? What kind of transportation service would be good and safe for foreigners? Thanks!
Thank you Yong for this information, will be going back soon to korea again.
Thank you for watching! Welcome back soon! 😉
Thx so much for the very clear information !! I'm coming to Korea in April/May. Do you or someone else know where we can get this Q-code you talk about ?
Literally doing all this and this video answered more questions than their FAQ pages XD
Same thing with INDONESIA
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CODE AND TICKET,and so on well,korea is not for visit my plan,thanks for the guide
Thank you for this information.
Thank You! Muchas Gracias!😉
Thanks for the video
Really clear. Thx u so much
Very helpful.. thanks for the update..☺️
Thank you so much this is really helpful! We are visiting Korea in some weeks and we have rented a EV car. We are wondering how EV charging is done in Korea, would you mind doing a video about it? Thank you!
You are awesome. Thank you so much for this.
Gr8 Info. good job and tq so much.
Thank you for the informative video. Can you also share the entry requirements for long-term visa for korea?
Thank u sooo much for your info ❤️
THANK YOU FOR THE INFO.
How does it work for people who haven't got any of the covid vaccine? I really appreciate your answer. Haven't found any information on how to do. Thank you in advance
Thanks for your video, I plan to visit Korea in November. I am an Australian citizen so can entry Korea from Busan?
Thank you so much! This is so helpful. Just a question as it's been 3 weeks since this video was uploaded, do we still have to do an on-arrival PCR Test if we are fully vaccinated (i.e. 3 or more jabs)?
I check online and does not require pcr test before n after arrival unless from china hongkong n macau
@@ngeepeiquek4148 Thank you!
@@ngeepeiquek4148 can you tell me in which site you found this informartion
If there is any updates, I will let you all know ;))
Hello Korea Friend. Thank you for your vlogs, very helpful. My question is, do I need to get a new Q code or is Q code need to be applied every visit to Korea? I was there in November and going again in June. I know my K-ETA is still valid but not sure about Q code. Thanks.
Very good information
Regarding the #2 Q-Code or Health Condition Report Form, please give me the website that I need to apply 3 days before departure? OR where can I get it, in order to get a Q R Code? Please reply. Thank you
Niceee info. Thanks
Your vlog video is very informative. Have not gone back to Korea for almost a decade. Was not sure if the procedure has changed. The rules which u have implied is for people coming from North America ( ie: USA & Canada) ? 😊
thanks for sharing
Hello hi!! Do they check your temperature upon arrival?
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Thank you for information.
Hi Chingu! would like to ask if there's no need for a travel insurance? Kamsamnida!
Thank you. This is so much clearer. Just a question though. Do I still need to bring a vaccination certificate / card?
Always bring your card because some airlines will check your vaccination status - however you are no longer required to be vaccinated in South Korea to enter/visit~ ☺️
I'm living in Australia and going to visit Japan then South Korea. So i don't need to do a PCR test to entry in South Korea? Anyway i have a vaccine certication with 3 doses
Do i need to upload this certificate? if yes, where? THANKSS
Hi, thank you for your useful VDO. I will go to korea next week. My flight from Thailand and transit at Hongkong Airport for 6 hrs. So I need to do a PCR/ RAT test before departure? ..and do a PCR test again in Korea within 1 day arrive? .. could you please recommend to place for PCR test and how much for it
Good information, thanks
Tried looking online about tests or quarantine but always find different answers. Is it all back to normal now (unless symptomatic/positive) or do we still need to isolate for a while?
No quarantine requirements anymore (at this time) for *most* countries (check the government website but I believe China has different regulations at this time and most countries there are no requirements) and the mask mandate in Korea was also recently lifted (though many Koreans still wear a mask here) ☺️👍🏼
Thank you for these informations. My sisters, nieces & I (6 of us, 1 from US, 4 from Australia & 1 from Philippines), will be having a 8-day private tour in South Korea in May, 2023, visiting Seoul, Chungju, Mt Seorak, Sokcho, Samcheok, Daegu & Andong. Can you please advice if we need other vaccinations to enter South Korea, aside from our Covid-19 vaccinations?
hello, how did you all apply all together? i live in the US too but i’ll go in the phillipines and then go together with them.
I have a layover in HK before going to SK from the USA. Do I still require a PCR test?
Thank you so much for this information. We love Korea because of K-drama so we wanted to tour around and use our 17 hours layover there. Can you please recommend some good places to go to that are not expensive.
Hello what did you filled in the address and phone fields in the KETA form and as well in the Q code form, I asume that your are not sleeping in korea, I have a 7 hour layover and I wanted to go out of the airport and I don't know what to put on those
Aloha
I’ll be returning to Korea next month. Previously there last October. I edited my K-ETA and changed information to next month’s trip. However, I was told to input my daughters address in Korea as that will be the place I will be staying at the most. I saw you said to input first hotel I K-ETA. Just wanted to find out if it’s first hotel (we will stay for 2 nights in Seoul upon arrival then going to her apt in Jeonju) or her should I put Jeonju apt. address.
Please advise. Thank you.
Hi Korea Friend! I just submitted K-ETA an hour ago and added my mom and her 2 friends in my one application. I found the exact hotel address on Google, but when I tried to search it in the K-ETA application pop up window (tried various inputs of the address) it doesn’t show the address I want, so I put the “closest” address to the hotel instead.
The online website application is not very user friendly as when I tried searching for the accommodation address, I wasn’t able to scroll beyond and below what was on the screen, hence limiting whatever possible accurate address I could select.
I have already booked our flight tickets for last week of March 2023. So I am worried the application will not go through.
Please help or share any information to ease my worry regarding this as I tried various ways online and even emailing the K-ETA official without avail.
Hello! Yes, the address search is difficult to use :(
Have you received any response from the K-ETA office? Have you checked the result on the website?
Let me know which hotel you are staying. I will try to search it for you :)
Hi Yong😊. We are planning to go in korea oN May.. Where can we Buy sim with internet??
TRANSIT TOUR -- When filling out KETA visa for transit tour what do we put in as address and contact number in Korea?? We're not staying hotel. It's just a day tour. Simple question but nobody seems to know the answer!
¡Muchas gracias por la valiosa información!
Thank you for watching 😉
Hi, thank you for sharing information. I am going to South Korea at the end of February, I saw on Arrival Card you need to fill out the purpose of going to Southe Korea, which confused me a little about “Visit Relative” and “Tour”. My K-ETA is already approved and I wrote “Visit” there, what should I fill out on arrival card?
Because when thinking about “TOUR” I was thinking about a big group of tourists (which we are not..),that why I wrote VISIT instead of TOUR on KETA 😅
Hey I had the same issue, thought the same thing! But I went back on the K-ETA website and where you enter your details to check your application you can actually edit it and change it, you change it to tour and then it comes up under individual tour or group (I’m pretty sure that was the options) and you can fix it like that! Free of charge
Hope that made sense and helps you!
You can put tour :) they are actually the same so you don’t need to worry about it. ;)
@@ozlemkendoz5036 thank you so much for your explanation! 😆
@@ozlemkendoz5036 Thank you so much! Just did it a couple minutes ago. 😁
Hey do you need an onward flight ticket as I plan to go to Japan from South Korea at some point, maybe on a boat? And do you need vaccine still like booster or nothing? Thanks!
Thank you for the information 、 if I didn't do a pcr test and got on the plane, is there any chance I can get into Korean?
We are from the Netherlands and visiting South Korea this April. My question is do we still need to do a PCR Test at the Incheon Airport after arrival? Thank you!!
Hi Yong. I’ve gotten the K-ETA but is it ok to change the purpose of the trip prior to the trip? Thanks.
Hello..
Sir pls can you make a video on how to apply for e6visa. And how to fill the form
Good day sir, what about the layover or transfer is it required to have k-eta and Q-code,pcr test?
I’m from the philippines.
Thanks for the information! I do have a question! I am a US permanent resident (green card), Philippine passport holder. I read that I do not qualify for K-ETA because I have a Ph passport. However I also read that I don't need to apply for visa because I am flying from US to a third country with a US permanent residency card. What should I do?
Hello. I see but US permanent residency card does not apply in Korea. So if you can't apply for K-ETA, then you need a visa to visit Korea. Hope this helps! :)
Wow! This is very helpful! As in! I’m visiting Korea next month. 😊 I would like to ask, if I already have a visa, do I need to get K-ETA?
If you have a visa, then you don't need to get K-ETA ;)
@@yourkoreafriend Thank you very much for the reply! Appreciate it. 😁
I m from India,it's worth information you provided,I m planning to come to Korea during April 2023. Please help me if I want some other information
Thanks 🙏🏻 that helps a lot ❤️❤️❤️
Glad it helped!