
The Embassy is following recent news and recommendations provided by the competent authorities in the Republic of Korea and in Switzerland.
The Embassy is following recent news and recommendations provided by the competent authorities in the Republic of Korea and in Switzerland.
Effective 17.02.2022, all entry restrictions are lifted.
The Embassy strongly recommends passengers to check with the airline and the Embassy of the transit country for further information on transit.
If you travel abroad, please register the dates of your trip on Travel Admin.
Visa-free travelers who intend to enter the Republic of Korea are required to obtain a K-ETA entry authorization in advance by providing personal and travel-related information online through the website
PCR test must be done within 48 hours of departure date. From 23.05.2022, a Rapid Antigen Test is also accepted, but RAT must be done within 24hours of the departure date.
The test result must include the following information:
Name on your passport
Date of birth and/or passport number or ID card number
Type of test(PCR or RAT) and test results
Date of test and date of issuance
Name of the examination facility
* Not accepted as PDF file or email. It must be a physical document.
Flow chart on entry: see the attachment in this link.
At the immigration,
3a) Travelers with symptoms will be tested.
If positive, isolation and treatment at a hospital or treatment center
If negative, self-quarantine for 7 days at home or facility for short-term travelers
3b) Travelers without symptoms
Long term residents (living in Korea):
Short term travelers (not living in Korea):
Covid Test center in Incheon Airport on arrival : reservation required
People, who have been fully vaccinated either in Korea or abroad are exempted from quarantine.
People vaccinated in Korea
For those whose vaccinations information is registered in COOV app, vaccination information will be automatically linked to quarantine information input system(Q-CODE).
People vaccinated outside of Korea
Upload vaccination certificates, PCR test done within 48hrs of departure (or RAT, from 23.05.2022, done within 24hrs of departure) in quarantine information input system(Q-CODE).
Fully vaccinated means
※ People who had the second vaccination and it is over 180days, are not regarded as fully vaccinated.
Long term residents who had and recovered from Covid in Korea are exempt from submitting a negative pre-departure PCR test result to re-enter Korea.
This exemption only applies to those were infected within 10 to 40 days of having tested positive and departed from Korea.
Registered foreign residents departing after April 1, 2022, will be allowed to re-enter Korea within 1year (2 years for permanent residents) from the date of departure, without obtaining a Re-entry Permit in advance.
Registered foreign residents intending to re-enter Korea after spending more than a year abroad must apply for a multiple Re-Entry Permit (granted for up to 2 years).
For more information, please refer to Hikorea.go.kr