Korean Visas and K-ETA

South Korea offers Visa waiver program to many number of countries. If you’re visiting South Korea for short-term (up to 90 days) and eligible for visa waiver program, Normally you’ll be required to apply for K-ETA. In case you need Visa to visit South Korea, You’ll most likely need C-3-1(Short-Term General) Visa which can be used to participate meetings and conferences.

To check if you need Visa to visit South Korea, Visit Visa Navigator on visa.go.kr.

K-ETA

Travellers who can visit South Korea without Visa are required to have a K-ETA (electronic travel authorization) issued in advance. Visitors in the following categories are not required to apply for K-ETA or are exempted from K-ETA:

If you are required to apply for a K-ETA, go to application form webpage and start preparing your application. You may check your application result here.

Preparing and Applying for C-3-1 Visa

To visit South Korea for DebConf24 with a visa, a C-3 visa (C-3-1 Short-Term General or C-3-9 Ordinary Tourist) should be sufficient. Among C-3 series of visa, we recommend applying for C-3-1 visa to make your purpose of visit clearer.

If you need a C-3-1 visa and therefore an invitation from the conference sponsors, we recommend you register to attend and then let us know as early as possible. This is because visa applications usually take 2 weeks or more, and sometimes we need to send you document printouts physically via the postal service.

What you (the attendee) will need to prepare

To obtain this kind of visa, you will need to prepare the following documents. The required documents vary by residency and passport authority, so these are general guidelines. Check the visa application documentation carefully for your particular circumstances.

What we (organizers) will provide to attendee for visa application and how to request

You will also need to receive following documents below either via email or via postal service from us:

We can provide the documents above once your registration is confirmed. To request, please complete registration first, then contact visa@debconf.org with the details below.

Note: In case you are under the age of 18 (not an adult yet) and will be accompanied by a parent, Visa team will also need the same information for the accompanying person.

As we are requesting you to send personally identifying (and potentially sensitive) information, you can use the 36CC 0658 7B29 9651 A63A F2FF C97D 198E B3C2 BC0E OpenPGP key to communicate with the visa team. We inline here the public key for your convenience:

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Applying for Visa at South Korea Diplomatic Missions nearby

Find South Korean Diplomatic mission nearby and check required documents

The first thing to do is to find which South Korean diplomatic mission you will need to visit to apply for the visa. This can be done on this webpage. Since required documents vary by diplomatic mission, it’s important to know where you should visit based on your residency and place of issue on your passport. In case there are no South Korean diplomatic missions in the country you live in, You will need to check other nearby countries instead.

Once you find it, Visit the website of the corresponding South Korean diplomatic mission then find Visa information. Information for Visa application can be usually found under the Consular / Visa section (or a section with a similar name). In some regions, the Visa issuance service is delegated to the Visa application center. In that case, You’ll find information that guides you to visit the application center website.

After you get to the page that gives you detailed information on what documents are required to apply for a C-3-1 visa (or Short-team general visa). Please check if you can prepare all the required documents. Some diplomatic missions require notarized documents or your flight and accommodation booking confirmation in advance.

Preparing your Visa application form

While you will be fill out other section of Visa application form by yourself based on information about yourself, Please follow the guidance below for following sections. - 2. 신청 사증 정보/ DETAILS OF VISA APPLICATION - 8. 방문정보 / DETAILS OF VISIT: From 8.1 to 8.5 - 9. 초청 정보 / DETAILS OF INVITATION - 10. 방문경비 / FUNDING DETAILS

2. 신청 사증 정보/ DETAILS OF VISA APPLICATION

8. 방문정보 / DETAILS OF VISIT

9. 초청 정보 / DETAILS OF INVITATION

10. 방문경비 / FUNDING DETAILS

Submitting your Visa application on-site

NOTE: This is still being written. Come and check-back later.

Unless there is no South Korean diplomatic mission (or Visa application center) in your country, you will have to visit the mission or center in person along with your documents to proceed. For places like Kosovo and Slovenia (which do not have a South Korean mission yet) there are special procedures in place for sending documents via DHL or FedEx couriers.