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  Passport

  • If you lose your passport while traveling abroad, please report the loss to the nearest embassy or consulate and obtain a travel certificate or an emergency passport.
  • Since a damaged passport may lead to complications with immigration or airline ticketing, please have your passport reissued.
  • If you urgently need to replace your lost passport, you can have it issued at the Consular Service Office within the Incheon International Airport Passenger Terminal.

  Regular Passport Official/Diplomatic Passport Official/Diplomatic Passport Official/Diplomatic Passport
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  Visa

  • As visa issuance is a matter of national sovereignty, please directly inquire with the respective embassy in Korea.
  • Countries that have signed a Visa Waiver Agreement with South Korea or permit visa-free entry to South Koreans do not require a visa for entry.
  • You are required to obtain an ESTA for the U.S. and an eTA for Canada. For the UK, you must bring an identification, proof of employment, a return ticket, accommodation details, and a travel itinerary.

  Visa Acquisition Information
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  International Driver’s License

  • Travelers who want to drive in foreign countries can obtain an international driving permit at Terminals 1 and 2 of Incheon International Airport, as well as from local governments throughout the country. For more information, please visit the website of the Road Traffic Authority.

  Driver’s License Issuance Guide Aptitude Test/License Renewal Guide License Deferral Application Guide
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  Military Service

  • When a person liable for military service intends to travel overseas, he must obtain permission for overseas travel from the Commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration at least two days prior to the date of departure.
    [Eligibility for Overseas Travel Permit]

    • A person aged 25 years or older who has not completed military service (i.e., a person who has not been called up for preliminary military service, supplementary service, or alternative service.)
    • A person who is serving as a social service personnel, expert research personnel, industrial technical personnel, or alternative service personnel
  • If permission for overseas travel is required urgently before departure as it has not been obtained in advance, please visit the Military Manpower Civil Affairs Office (open year-round) at the Incheon International Airport passenger terminal.

  Permission Procedures General Permission for Short-term Travel, etc. Permission for Emigration to Foreign Country Location of Military Manpower Civil Affairs Office
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  Safe Travel Information

  • If you travel to a country with a Level 4 travel ban, you may be subject to imprisonment with labor for up to one year or a fine not exceeding 3 million Korean won under Article 26 of the Passport Act.
  • In case of an emergency while traveling abroad, please contact the 24-hour Consular Call Center.
    [Domestic]

    • 02-3210-0404

    [International]

    • Country Code +82-2-3210-0404 (Paid)
      Country Code +82-2-2100-0404 (Free)

  Country Code +82-2-2100-0404 (Free)

International Passenger Airport Fee / Departure Tax / International Disease Eradication Fund

International Passenger Airport Fee / Departure Tax / International Disease Eradication Fund

Category	Description	Remarks
Subject to Payment	International air passengers using flights departing from Incheon Airport
Subject to Payment	International Passenger Airport Fee: KRW 17,000 per departing passenger, KRW 10,000 for transit passengers Departure Tax: KRW 10,000 per departing passenger International Disease Eradication Fund: KRW 1,000 per departing passenger	Collected through the airline ticket
Exemptions	Children under 2 years old Foreign soldiers and civilian workers stationed in Korea Children being adopted overseas and their escorts Persons denied entry or refused admission and are departing Transit passengers leaving the bonded area under the following circumstances: If unable to transit to another flight on the same day or the next day If departure is delayed due to airport closure or weather conditions If an emergency landing took place due to an aircraft malfunction, hijacking, or medical emergency	Exemptions processed in advance during ticket issuance or by the airline and responsible agency
	Diplomatic Passport HoldersView Details Transit passengers leaving the bonded area for sightseeing and departing again within 24 hours	Visit for Refund of Exemptions

Domestic Passenger Airport Fee

Domestic Passenger Airport Fee

Category	Description	Remarks
Subject to Payment	International air passengers using flights departing from Incheon Airport
Collection Amount	KRW 5,000 collected through flight ticket for departing passengers	Collected through the airline ticket
Exemptions	Children under 2 years old
Discounted Rate (50%)	Children aged 2 to under 13 years Persons with disabilities (only those with a disability registration card under Article 32(1) of the Disability Welfare Act) and one accompanying guardian of a person with severe disabilities (those with a disability rating between 1 and 3 on the disability registration card) Persons who have rendered distinguished service to the State as defined under Article 4 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of and Support for Persons of Distinguished Service to the State (only those who have received a disability rating; hereinafter referred to as “persons who have rendered distinguished service to the State with a disability rating”) and one accompanying guardian of such a person with a rating between 1 and 3 Persons of distinguished service to the May 18 Democratization Movement as defined under Article 4 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the May 18 Democratization Movement and Establishment of Related Organization (only those who have received a disability rating; hereinafter referred to as “persons of distinguished service to the May 18 Democratization Movement with a disability rating”) Persons classified as patients suffering from actual or potential aftereffects of defoliants as defined under Article 3 of the Act on Assistance to Patients Suffering from Actual or Potential Aftereffects of Defoliants and Establishment of Related Organizations (limited to those who have been officially assessed and designated with a disability rating, hereinafter referred to as “patients suffering from actual or potential aftereffects of defoliants with a disability rating”). Persons selected as outstanding skilled craftsmen under Article 10 of the Act on Encouragement of Skilled Crafts, master craftsmen of Korea under Article 11 of the same Act, skilled craft masters under Article 13 of the same Act, those who have been awarded in a domestic skills competition under Article 20 of the same Act, and those who have been awarded in a worldskill international competition under Article 21 of the same Act (hereinafter referred to as “outstanding skilled craftsmen, etc.”). Recipients of basic livelihood security as defined under Article 2 of the National Basic Living Security Act (effective from June 1, 2017).