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The city of Seoul confirmed visa-free entry at the 100th meeting of related departments to assess the situation of foreign influx, attended by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention on the 3rd. revealed that he did. The targets are Japan, which ranked second in the number of tourists visiting South Korea in 2019 after China (3.27 million), Taiwan (1.26 million), and Macao (50,000/23rd).
The city of Seoul, which is preparing for the “Seoul Festa 2022,” which will host electric car races and K-POP performances from the 10th to the 14th of this month, will begin visa-free travel to these countries and regions from June this year to attract tourists. I have asked the government to reopen the country.
Recently, demand for travel is gradually recovering, and an increasing number of foreigners are planning to visit South Korea during the summer vacation.
A representative of the city of Seoul said, “With the decision to resume visa-free entry into the country for three countries and regions, it is expected that the inconvenience of visiting South Korea and traveling will be improved."
However, since the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Electronic Travel Permit System (K-ETA) will be implemented from September 2021 for countries and regions that allow visa-free entry. - After applying for an ETA, I was able to visit South Korea after obtaining permission.
The city of Seoul announced that during the Seoul Festa, which is expected to attract a large number of people, thorough preparations will be made, such as disinfecting the venue, measuring body temperature, and deploying safety personnel to ensure that spectators comply with the epidemic prevention.
Choi Kyung-joo, head of the Seoul Tourism and Sports Bureau, said, “Although the month of August is a temporary period, we are working to revitalize tourism in Seoul and promote the tourism industry so that foreign tourists visiting Seoul can experience various aspects of Seoul. We will do our best to restore demand," he said.
In addition, before entering South Korea, the following items are necessary: "Negative certificate of PCR test taken within 48 hours before departure" and "Q-CODE registration" for Korea, which is a quarantine information pre-entry system.
First, for a negative PCR test certificate, name (same as written in passport), date of birth (passport number is also acceptable), test method (gene amplification detection (RT-PCR, LAMP, TMA, SDA, NEAR, etc.) 7 items are required: test based on the standard or antigen test for professionals (RAT, AG, Antigen)), date of test, test result, date of issuance, and name of testing institution.
Also, of course, the test result must be "negative" and the item of the test method must be written in "Korean or English".
Next, if you register with Q-CODE in advance and issue a QR code and present it when you arrive in South Korea, the quarantine procedure after entering Korea will be shortened and the procedure will be simplified.
Registration is a bit time consuming, so be sure to allow enough time before you depart.
1) After selecting the nationality continent (Asia), select the lower nationality (e.g. Japan). Terms & Conditions, Agreement to the Collection & Use of Personal Information, Unique Identification Information Process, Agreement to the Details of Processing Sensitive Information Agree to the information processing details agreement).
2) Enter your passport number and email address to receive the QR code. Only naver.com, hanmail.net, nate.com, gmail.com, and msn.com are available for e-mail addresses after @, so if you don't have one, create an e-mail address such as gmail.
3) Enter your passport information.
4) Input stay information such as final country of departure, scheduled date of departure, estimated date of arrival, address of stay in Korea, mobile phone number.
5) Upload COVID-19 vaccination date, PCR test or RAT negative confirmation file (pdf, jpg, png, gif file less than 5MB).
6) Input health conditions such as fever, chills, headache, sore throat, runny nose, seizure, dyspnea, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, rash, etc. in the last 21 days.
Once you have completed the entry and sent it, a QR code will be sent to your registered email address. When you arrive at the airport, hold this QR code over the reader and proceed to immigration.
Short-term foreigners (= people from countries other than Koreans) will be tested at the Incheon International Airport Coronavirus Test Center or nearby medical institutions within one day after entering the country (own expense).
2022/08/04 13:07 KST
