When a flight or ship crew member is entering the Republic of Korea as a crew member,

that person does not need to get a K-ETA.

No. Residence Card holders (registered foreign residents) do not need to get a K-ETA.

No.  If you have a valid Korean visa, you do not need to get a K-ETA.

Even if you are entering the Republic of Korea again within the validity of your K-ETA,

you must update any changes of your purpose of entry, address in Korea or contact information through our K-ETA website before entering Korea.

You are required to apply for new K-ETA if there is any change to your information

such as nationality, name, sex, date of birth, passport number, passport expiration date,

infectious disease or criminal record even though the approved K-ETA is still valid.

The validity period of a K-ETA is 2 years from the date of approval.

However, if the passport used for the K-ETA application expires in less than 2 years

, that K-ETA approval will be valid until the passport expiration date.

The K-ETA application fee is $39 for general application and $49 for emergency application in Korean currency.

Assessment takes normally 72 hours.

However, it can take more than 72 hours due to an unexpected increase of applications, the circumstances of the applicants etc.

You should apply for the K-ETA prior to boarding the flight or ship bound for the Republic of Korea.

Assessment takes normally 72 hours.

However, it can take more than 72 hours due to an unexpected increase of applications, the circumstances of the applicants etc.

Generally up to 90 days, but the allowed period of stay may differ by the nationality.

Please check the below information.

Allowed Period of Stay by Country. (Nationality)

ALBANIA(30)

ANDORRA(30)

ANTIGUA-BARBUDA(90)

ARGENTINA(30)

AUSTRALIA(90)

AUSTRIA(90)

BAHAMAS(90)

BAHRAIN(30)

BELGIUM(03M)

BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA(30)

BOTSWANA(90)

BRAZIL(90)

BRUNEI(30)

BULGARIA(90)

CANADA(06M)

CHILE(90)

CHINAP.R.(HONGKONG,90)

CHINAP.R.(MACAO,90)

COLOMBIA(90)

COSTA RICA(90)

CROATIA(90)

CYPRUS(30)

CZECH(90

DENMARK(90)

DOMINICA(90)

DOMINICAN REP.(90)

ECUADOR(90)

EL SALVADOR(90)

ESTONIA(90)

ESWATINI(30)

FIJI(30)

FINLAND(90)

FRANCE(90)

GERMANY F.R(90)

GREECE(03M)

GRENADA(90)

GUAM(30)

GUATEMALA(90)

GUYANA(30)

HAITI(90)

HOLY SEE(30)

HONDURAS(30)

HUNGARY(90)

ICELAND(90)

IRELAND(90)

ISRAEL(90)

ITALY(90)

JAMAICA(90)

JAPAN(90)

KAZAKHSTAN(30)

KIRIBATI(30)

KUWAIT(90)

LATVIA(90)

LESOTHO(60)

LIECHTENSTEIN(03M)

LITHUANIA(90)

LUXEMBOURG(03M)

MALAYSIA(03M)

MALTA(90)

MARSHALL ISLANDS(30)

MAURITIUS(30)

MEXICO(03M)

BARBADOS(90)

MICRONESIA(30)

MONACO(30)

MONTENEGRO(30)

MOROCCO(90)

NAURU(30)

NETHERLANDS(03M)

NEW CALEDONIA(30)

NEW ZEALAND(03M)

NICARAGUA(90)

NORWAY(90)

OMAN(30)

PALAU(30)

PARAGUAY(30)

PERU(90)

POLAND(90)

PORTUGAL(90)

QATAR(30)

REPUBLIC OF SERBIA(90)

ROMANIA(90)

RUSSIA(60)

SAMOA(30)

SAN MARINO(30)

SAUDI ARABIA(30)

SEYCHELLES(30)

SINGAPORE(90)

SLOVAK(90)

SLOVENIA(90)

SOLOMON IS.(30)

SOUTH AF(30)

TAIWAN(90)