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Korea Electronic Travel Authorization. Apply only on k-eta.go.kr or the official app. Lookalike sites often charge more than the government.
Official site
…and their subdomains only. Many nationalities are temporarily exempt from K-ETA until 31 Dec 2026. Check the official notice before paying anyone.
Official app: K-ETA app (Ministry of Justice)
Open the official K-ETA site (k-eta.go.kr)Official fee
₩10,000 per person (about US$7–8), non-refundable. The official site says an online payment processing fee (generally about 3%) may be added by the payment provider.
Checked by hand on against:
Governments change fees, so always confirm on the official site before paying.
Free checker
Paste the link from the ad, email or search result before you pay.
How to spot a copycat
Examples use the reserved .example names. They show patterns, not real sites, and each one is run through the checker above.
Not official: k-eta-application-online.example
Anyone can register a name that contains “K-ETA”. Only addresses that end in k-eta.go.kr or go.kr are official for K-ETA.
Not official: official-k-eta-gov.example
A word that sounds official is not a government ending. Read the end of the address, not the start.
Not official: https://k-eta.go.kr.example.com/apply
Putting k-eta.go.kr in front of another domain doesn't make it official. The part right before the first single slash decides who owns the site: here, example.com.
Not official: https://k-eta.go.kr@example.com/apply
Everything before an @ in an address is a username, not the site. The browser opens the domain after it: here, example.com.
Official: https://www.k-eta.go.kr/
Paying much more than the official fee above, beyond official levies, payment fees and card conversion, usually means a third-party site added its own service fee. Search ads can sit above the official result, so check the address, not the position.
“K-ETA application is available only at ‘www.k-eta.go.kr’ or the mobile app (K-ETA)… Please be careful of similar agencies/phishing sites that charge high fees.”
Check with the government that your K-ETA really exists, then decide on a refund or chargeback.
FAQ
The official K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization) for South Korea is at https://www.k-eta.go.kr/. Official addresses end in k-eta.go.kr, go.kr (or a subdomain of them). Many nationalities are temporarily exempt from K-ETA until 31 Dec 2026. Check the official notice before paying anyone.
₩10,000 per person (about US$7–8), non-refundable. The official site says an online payment processing fee (generally about 3%) may be added by the payment provider. Checked on 23 Oct 2026 against k-eta.go.kr. Governments change fees, so confirm on the official site before paying.
Look at the end of the address, right before the first single slash. For K-ETA it must be k-eta.go.kr, go.kr or a subdomain of them, such as k-eta.go.kr. A name that only contains “K-ETA”, “gov” or “official”, or has k-eta.go.kr at the start followed by another domain, is not official. You can paste the link into the free checker on this page.
K-ETA app (Ministry of Justice).
Ask the government, not the site: Check your K-ETA result on k-eta.go.kr (https://www.k-eta.go.kr/portal/newapply/viewapplyinfosearch.do). Use the application-result search on the official K-ETA site (or the official K-ETA app). If you applied before 14 March 2025, the site says to use Check Individual Applicant.
General information, not legal advice. OfficialOrNot is independent and not a government website.