① Nationals of Republic of Korea and dual nationality holders who have a valid Korean passport
② Active service members of the United States Armed Forces according to the US-ROK Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
③ Flight attendants and Seafarers
④ ABTC (APEC) holders
⑤ Transfer passengers
※ Transfer passengers are required to obtain K-ETA approval on the following conditions:
1) If the transfer passenger needs to enter the Republic of Korea because of itinerary change (or change of destination)
2) If the transfer passenger needs to enter the Republic of Korea to reclaim their baggage
⑥ Registered foreigners and VISA holders
⑦ UN passport holders
⑧ Diplomatic ∙ Official passport holders
➈ Those who are 17 years old and younger or 65 years old and older (on the date of entry)
➉ Cruise Travelers

Those who meet the above conditions are exempt from applying for K-ETA

On some countries' passports such as Malaysia, surname and given name are not separated. In this case, when the passport bio page is uploaded, the full name will be automatically entered in the surname field and the given name field will be grayed out.

If the full name is entered correctly as written on the MRZ at the bottom of the page, you do not need to edit it.

You may upload the photo wearing religious clothing for religious purposes. However, the face of the applicant (from the forehead to the chin) should be shown clearly.

No. You need to choose the one that best describes your employment status at the time of applying. Even though your occupation has changed after you got K-ETA approval, you do not need to re-apply.

Please contact the card company if a 3DS (payer authentication) error message appears when you are making the payment.

If you renewed your passport due to modifying the name, passport loss/renewal, etc, you need to re-apply for K-ETA even if you had approval for the previous passport.

The passport used on the boarding pass, the one you will be using to enter Korea, and the one used in the K-ETA approval must all be the same. Therefore, please use the same passport in the circumstances mentioned as above.

K-ETA is no longer required for visa-free travelers who are 17 years old or younger, and 65 years old or older when they are entering the Republic of Korea.

If you are a non-member, you need to access the official K-ETA website and select [Continue to Application] or [Continue to Application] under the [Apply for K-ETA] tab and re-authenticate the e-mail address you entered when applying. When a pop-up “Would you like to continue with a temporary saved information?” comes up, click [Confirm] to retrieve your application. You can check, add members or make a payment for your application.

If you are a member, after logging in, you need to and select [Continue to Application] or [Continue to Application] under the [Apply for K-ETA] tab at the official K-ETA website. You can check, add members or make a payment for your application.

Please be informed that if the saved form is not retrieved within 7 days, it will be deleted automatically.

K-ETA is no longer required for visa-free travelers who are 17 years old or younger, and 65 years old or older. However, if they turn 18 years old on the day of arrival, they are required to have K-ETA approval to enter the country.

For more information, please refer to [Expansion of K-ETA validity period & K-ETA requirement exemption for certain ages] added to the Notice board of the K-ETA official website.