Korea entry checker
Choose the passport you will travel on. We show whether you need a K-ETA, a visa or an e-Arrival card, with the official links.
Official sites
This tool summarises official rules as of October 20, 2026. Airlines and immigration officers make the final decision.
Read the full entry guideOfficial sources (20)
- K-ETA notice: 대한민국 전자여행허가제(K-ETA) 한시 면제 기간 연장 알림 (posted 2025-12-23; exemption 2026-01-01~2026-12-31 KST)accessed October 20, 2026
- Embassy of Korea in Norway: K-ETA temporary exemption extension notice naming the 22 countries/regions (2024-12-11)accessed October 20, 2026
- Consulate General in Atlanta: MOJ K-ETA temporary exemption notice, list incl. US (Guam) (drafted 2023-03-30)accessed October 20, 2026
- K-ETA fee information (KRW 10,000; ~3% online payment fee; non-refundable)accessed October 20, 2026
- K-ETA notice: validity extended from 2 to 3 years from 2023-07-03 (posted 2023-06-28)accessed October 20, 2026
- MOJ press release: K-ETA not applied to 17 and under / 65 and over; validity 3 years (2023-06-29, effective 2023-07-03)accessed October 20, 2026
- K-ETA eligible countries page + live nationality list (per-country max stay per entry) queried 2026-10-20accessed October 20, 2026
- K-ETA FAQ (Q16 Jeju, Q47 age on entry date, Q57/Q58 exemption categories)accessed October 20, 2026
- K-ETA notice: K-ETA exemption categoriesaccessed October 20, 2026
- e-Arrival Card: 신고대상자 안내 (who must / need not submit)accessed October 20, 2026
- e-Arrival Card: 전자입국신고서 안내 (available from 3 days before arrival; 72-hour validity)accessed October 20, 2026
- e-Arrival Card standing notice: 제도 안내 (paper or electronic card may be chosen)accessed October 20, 2026
- MOJ press release: 외국인 입국신고서 온라인(www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr) 제출 (2025-02-24)accessed October 20, 2026
- Consulate General in Los Angeles: e-Arrival card notice (paper usable through Dec 2025) (2025-02-20)accessed October 20, 2026
- VisasNews: Korea paper arrival card status, citing MOJ e-arrival service reply (2026-03-13) - article URL not captured; site homepage givenaccessed October 20, 2026
- HiKorea: 외국인 무사증 입국 (B-2 designated list, Jeju visa-free, visa-free transit, Chinese group schemes) (last modified 2024-12-30)accessed October 20, 2026
- Korea Visa Portal: 입국목적별 비자 종류 - 제주무사증 (B-2-2)accessed October 20, 2026
- Consulate General in Kobe: MOJ notice of Jeju visa-free entry ineligible countries (23), effective 2023-09-18 (posted 2023-09-27)accessed October 20, 2026
- MOJ press release: K-ETA applied to Jeju from 2022-09-01, not applied to Jeju visa-free (B-2-2) nationals (2022-08-26)accessed October 20, 2026
- Korea Visa Portal: Visa Navigator (B-1/B-2 per nationality; some texts outdated)accessed October 20, 2026
Rules can change. Confirm on the official site before you travel.