SINGAPORE: South Korea has prolonged the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) exemption to visa-exempt vacationers from 22 nations, together with Singapore.
In a discover posted on its web site on December 11, South Korea’s Ministry of Justice stated the Okay-ETA non permanent exemption interval will probably be prolonged from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 to “stimulate the tourism”.
The Okay-ETA is a requirement that visa-free overseas guests should receive earlier than getting into South Korea. Each entry charge prices 10,000 gained (S$9) and is legitimate for 3 years.
It should even be obtained at the very least 24 hours earlier than boarding a flight.
“Countries/areas at present exempt from Okay-ETA are topic to this extension,” the discover reads.
It added that those that “want to obtain advantages from Okay-ETA approval, akin to not having to current an arrival card, can apply for the Okay-ETA.”
Singaporean vacationers are exempt from the requirement to acquire a Okay-ETA earlier than flying to South Korea from April 2023.
Changi Airport Group stated in November 2023 that South Korea was the airport’s fastest-growing market, with round 209,000 passengers touring between Singapore and South Korea the month earlier than.
