From January 1, 2025, South Korea will re-impose the Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) requirement for travelers from 67 currently exempt countries and territories. This temporary exemption, introduced on April 1, 2023 as part of the "Visit Korea Year 2023-2024" program, was aimed at boosting tourism ... Read the article
The Korean government has announced a series of measures aimed at facilitating the entry of foreign tourists into the country and boosting the tourism sector. One of the main initiatives concerns the extension of the K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization) system to a wider range of travelers and languages.
The South Korean government is keen to attract teleworkers and Korean culture enthusiasts. In 2024, 2 new types of visa will be offered: the workation visa and the Korean culture training visa.
South Korea has launched an innovative application called Trip.PASS, which considerably simplifies the lives of tourists by enabling them to travel without having to carry their passports or credit cards when moving around the country. We take a closer look at this revolutionary solution, which is proving a runaway success with travelers.
Electronic Travel Authorization for South Korea, also known as K-ETA, is required for travelers of various nationalities wishing to visit this Asian country. However, according to an update provided by Korean Air citing Timatic, the exemption from this process no longer concerns only 22 nationalities as ... Read the article
The South Korea working vacation visa, also known as the Working Holiday Program (WHP), allows young nationals from several countries to travel and work in South Korea for up to one year.
In a press release from the South Korean Immigration Service on June 29, 2023, a major announcement was made concerning K-ETA, the electronic travel authorization for South Korea. From July 3, 2023, the validity of the K-ETA travel authorization will be extended from 2 to 3 years.
In an effort to boost tourism, South Korea has begun accepting applications for electronic group visas, also known as e-Group Visas. This new initiative was introduced on June 27, and has opened up a more convenient and efficient avenue for group travel ... Read the article
"As part of "Visit Korea Year (2023-2024)", the K-Eta will be temporarily exempted for 22 countries/regions benefiting from visa exemption, from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024. France is one of the countries concerned". This is what the twitter account @encoredusud noted following the official announcement by the authorities ... Read the article
South Korea is a destination that attracts travelers from all over the world, with its blend of modernity and ancestral culture. With its natural landscapes and cultural riches, it is also known for its Buddhist temples, cherry orchards and fishing villages.
As 2022 draws to a close, sales of travel and holidays abroad are on the up. The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the tourism industry. Many countries have imposed strict sanitary measures on their populations and international travelers, and some have even been forced to close ... Read the article
Tourists wishing to visit Jeju, Korea's northernmost territory, must apply for a K-ETA permit from September 1.
From June 8, non-vaccinated travelers will be exempt from quarantine. In his press release of Friday June 3, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo declared that the mandatory 7-day quarantine for travelers would be lifted as of June 8. The lifting of pandemic-related restrictions ... Read the article
Like many other countries around the world, South Korea has also begun to relax its preventive measures against covid-19. After a long period of restricting entry to the country, the Korean government has now authorized tourists to enter its territory. This is now possible without ... Read the article
Since the beginning of April 2022, South Korea has once again allowed fully vaccinated international travelers to enter the country without quarantine, as the destination has relaxed its coronavirus restrictions. However, a negative screening test is still required for entry. At the same time, Incheon International Airport ... Read the article
As of today, March 21, 2022, vaccinated travelers can register on the "Q-CODE" system to qualify for a 7-day quarantine exemption on arrival in South Korea. For information, if the traveler's vaccination history has not yet been registered in Korea, then he or she will not be exempted from quarantine ... Read the article
South Korea prepares its "post-Covid". The South Korean Embassy in Turkmenistan has announced that they will no longer issue visas in the passport from July 1, 2020, in favor of e-Visa. You will then have to go to https://www.visa.go.kr and fill out an application (the form is currently blocked), or directly on ... Read the article
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