KETA Application Assistance – Fast and Easy Korea Travel Approval

Korea Electronic Travel Authorization

As of July 3, 2023, K-ETA is not required for travelers aged 17 and under, and 65 and over. Validity period: up to 3 years (multiple entry allowed).

K-ETA is usually processed within a few hours. You can check the status and download the confirmation at the official website .

You may enter the current date when placing the order.

Documents required at check-out

1. Passport scan — photo page only (full spread is not required). The scan must be of good quality: no tilt, no cropping, no foreign objects (including fingers).
2. Passport-style photo — preferably under 100 KB and under 700 px on each side.

No additional documents are required.

Alternatively, you may enter the answers in the “note” field during checkout or upload a file in pdf or jpg format. All questions below must be answered, preferably in the given order.

Questionnaire

1. Do you have any other citizenship besides the one in your passport? If yes, specify the country.
2. Your mobile phone number.
3. Have you visited Korea before?
4. Purpose of visit:
   1. tourism (individual or group; if group — specify travel company and phone number)
   2. visit
   3. business
   4. medical
   5. meeting (conference, congress, etc.)
   6. event or festival
   7. game or competition
   8. other — specify
5. Address of stay in Korea (preferably with postal code), in English or Korean.
   If the address cannot be identified due to incorrect spelling or missing details, we will need to request the information again, which will result in an additional charge.
6. Contact phone number in Korea (e.g. hotel phone or your own number).
7. Employment category:
   1. unemployed
   2. self-employed
   3. agriculture
   4. office worker
   5. government employee
   6. student
   7. homemaker
   8. other — specify
8. Have you had any of the following diseases: cholera, plague, yellow fever, SARS, animal influenza, new influenza, MERS, Ebola, tuberculosis, Marburg fever, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, smallpox, diphtheria, or other new infections? If yes — provide details.
9. Have you ever been arrested or imprisoned? If yes — provide country, city, period, offense, fine (USD), probation if applicable.
10. Have you committed crimes causing harm to others?
11. Have you committed drug-related offenses?
12. Any other offenses not covered above:
    1. type of offense (e.g. illegal stay, DUI, assault)
    2. country where it occurred
    3. date of judgment (approximate if exact unknown)
    4. sentence details (probation, fine, imprisonment, etc.)
13. Any violations in Korea (including illegal stay or work)?
    Example: Oct 2019 — illegal employment, fine $300; Oct 2018 — voluntary departure.
    Providing false information may result in rejection, cancellation of K-ETA, legal consequences, or entry restrictions.
14. If place/country of birth is not indicated in your passport — specify it.
15. Have you ever changed your name?
    1. If yes — provide previous name(s).
16. Country and city/region of current residence.
17. Planned travel period to Korea (approximate dates are acceptable).
18. Do you have acquaintances in Korea? If yes — provide name (in English), relationship, and phone number.
19. Are you traveling with accompanying persons? If yes, provide:
    1. citizenship
    2. full name (as in passport, in English)
    3. date of birth
    4. relationship (family, friend, business, group member, etc.)
20. Number of international trips (excluding Korea):
    1. 0
    2. 1–2
    3. 3–4
    4. 5 or more
21. Last country visited.
22. Period of stay in that country (entry–exit dates, YYYY-MM-DD).
23. Are you currently employed? If yes, provide:
    1. employer name (preferably in English)
    2. phone number
24. Income in USD.