Entry Regulations
▶ Passengers allowed to enter
- Holders of diplomat visa (A-1), government official visa (A-2), agreement visa (A-3), ABTC, APEC CARD, Long-term visa of more than 90 days, overseas Korean visa (F-4), refugee travel document, and travelers re-entering Korea following the departure on or before May 31 [For E-9 visa holders, self-quarantine confirmation is required (Published by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea EPS Center), If no self-quarantine confirmation, not allowed to enter]
- Foreigners staying for a long period of time can re-enter the country after obtaining a re-entry permit when leaving the country after June 1, 2020. (Deletion of alien registration card when leaving the country without obtaining permission) ※ Exception: Foreigners re-entering Korea after leaving Korea before May 31, 2020, diplomatic (A-1), public service (A-2), agreement (A-3), overseas Koreans (F-4) qualifications and refugees travel document holder
- Suspension of all short-term visas issued before April 5, 2020
▶ COVID-19 negative certificate required
▶ Implementation of K-ETA (As of Sep 1, 2021)
Required documents for COVID-19
▶ All Passengers (Including Re-entry foreign nationals) entering Korea must submit a Print PCR test result (Inspection method must be written in Korean or English. If written in other languages, a certified translation must be submitted together) within 72 hours of the departure date.
- In case of departure at 10:00 on March 10, 2021, only documents issued after 0:00 on March 7, 2021 will be accepted
- Electronic certificates such as on mobile devices are not accepted.
- Exception: Children under 6 years of age, Transit Passenger, persons subject to exemption from quarantine for humanitarian reasons and purpose of overseas business trips for official duties, Korean nationals of shift seafarers departing from Singapore (with Korean passport and Korean seafarer's book)
- Valid PCR test scope : Tests based on gene amplification detection (NAATs, PCR, LAMP, TMA, SDA, NEAR, etc.)
- If you are issued a PCR quarantine document online, be sure to print it out and submit it
- All Passengers departing from the Philippines, Indonesia and Uzbekistan it is necessary to submit a PCR test result issued by an inspection agency designated by an overseas mission
▶ Penalties for passengers who are confirmed positive without submitting a PCR negative confirmation(As of May 10, 2021).
- Penalty : 2,000,000 KRW
- Subject to : Passengers who have been confirmed positive as a result of the COVID 19 test at the quarantine station among Koreans who have not submitted a PCR negative confirmation or submitted a substandard PCR negative confirmation
- Exception : Under the age of 14, etc.
Quarantine Regulations
▶ Quarantine for Korean nationals/Long-Term Foreigners : 14 -day quarantine at residence
▶ Short-term foreign residents: 14-day quarantine (expenses to be paid by passengers) - Self-quarantine is possible if a family relationship with a long-term foreign residents/Korean is confirmed (within third cousin, direct descendant)
▶ Long-term foreigners/Korean nationals entering from Brazil, Africa, India, self-quarantine after PCR diagnostic test at a temporary living facility upon arrival
▶ 14-days Quarantine at a government-designated facilities for long term stay foreign nationals /Korean nationals from Tanzania, South Africa (As of Apr22, 2021)
▶ Family members (lineal ascendants, blood relatives, etc.) of Korean nationals or long-term foreign residents registered in Korea are eligible for self-isolation
▶ Long-term foreigners/Korean nationals departing from Myanmar have a inspection and confirmation of results at temporary living facilities (takes 7 days), Self-isolation 7 days thereafter as of Aug 6, 2021.
▶ For Koreans/long-term foreigners who departed from Chile/Peru, self-quarantine for 7 days after PCR diagnostic test and confirmation of results (7 days) at temporary living facilities(As of Sep 1)
▶ Koreans/foreigners staying for a long time from other countries, self-quarantine (14 days) after PCR diagnostic test at Public health center where you live
▶ Quarantine/isolation procedures when a Korean national who has been vaccinated in Korea enters Korea (if asymptomatic)
- Arrival in Korea → Submit vaccination certificate/PCR negative certificate to the quarantine officer → Pass the examination by the Ministry of Justice → Pick up baggage → Move to residence (no restrictions on using public transportation) → Standby after a *diagnostic test at the local public health center within 1 day (takes 1 day)→ Exemption from quarantine → Visit a public health center on the 6th or 7th day after entering the country and conduct additional diagnostic tests *Starting from August 30th, additional diagnostic tests will be added within 1 day after entry
- Change of conditions for those who have completed vaccination(As of Aug 30) In case of leaving Korea after 2 weeks have elapsed after completion of vaccination In case of entering Korea after 2 weeks have elapsed after completion of vaccination Example: If the second inoculation date (inoculation completion date) is September 1, Quarantine exemption is possible if the date of entry into Korea is after 00:00 on September 16
▶ Quarantine exemption - Passengers have completed vaccinations in Korea and re-entered after leaving the country (As of May 5, 2021) - Passengers have completed vaccination abroad and have entered the country for the following purposes(Quarantine exemption form must be issued in advance/As of Jul1,2021) [Visiting the immediate family/Important business/Academic public interest/Humanitarian purpose] Applicable only to those who enter the country two weeks after receiving all the recommended doses for each vaccine in the same country
*Only WHO-approved vaccines are allowed: Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Moderna, Covishield, Sinopharm/Sinovac
*If you are entering from a country with a mutated virus, such as Philippines, Uzbekistan, Indonesia etc, you cannot be exempt from quarantine even if you have been vaccinated.(as of Oct 1, 2021)
*For the issuance of the quarantine exemption letter, the quarantine exemption application documents, pledge, and vaccination certificate must be submitted to the screening agency (embassy/consulate and relevant ministries)
Transit Regulations
▶ Holders of confirmed connecting flight ticket and passengers transferring within 24 hours - Thai nationals: Document issued by the Thai Embassy (Consulate-General) required upon return to Thailand
Others
▶ For those arriving from overseas, domestic flight can not be on board - Exemptions : Jeju-Island residents board a flight to Jeju-Island, Holders of Quarantine Waiver
For more information, please contact the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Call Center(1339) or Incheon Airport Quarantine Station(032-740-2700)