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Newsletter 10 - July 2023
Newsletter 9 - June 2023
Newsletter 8 - May 2023
Newsletter 7 - April 2023
March Update - March 2023
Newsletter 6 - February 2023
Newsletter 5 - December 2022
Newsletter 4 - November 2022
Newsletter 3 - August 2022
Newsletter 2 - May 2022
Newsletter 1 - February 2022
Contingent Badge
Insurance Certificate & Coverage Summary
Physcial Copy will be provided in Motu Moana
Meet & Greet Presentation
Patrols
Passports & K-ETAs
Vaccine Guidance
Travel Vaccination
South Korea has regular cases of a number of preventable diseases that occur in tropical areas. These diseases include typhoid, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria, and are all preventable via vaccination or preventative medication.
We strongly recommend that all contingent members seek a travel consultation with their GP, or a qualified travel doctor before traveling. These should be completed by the end of May at the latest, if possible. Unfortunately, we cannot recommend specific vaccines. Which vaccinations you may require depends on your medical history, personal risk factors, previous travel history, and previous vaccination history.
Key points to tell your travel doctor
Pro tip: Print this out and give it to your doctor, or send it to them in advance when you book your appointment.Our trip to South Korea is from July through August 2023
We will be in based in Seoul and Ulsan/Busan when not at Jamboree
We will be visiting smaller cities or rural areas
We will be visiting provincial/non-urban areas for a number of day trips, incl mountainous areas and hiking activities, in both the north and the south of the country
Accommodation will be in hostels and hotels (for the pre-tour and post-tour), and tents (at WSJ in Saemangeum)
Bring a copy of your existing vaccinations (from your GP) along, and ask for a ‘yellow book’ during your appointment.
New Zealand Vaccination Schedule
We strongly recommend being up to date with the New Zealand Immunization Schedule. Your GP should have records of what vaccinations you have had, and what you may require.
Covid-19 Vaccinations
We strongly recommend being up to date with all available boosters.
For those who are over 30, there is now an additional vaccination available that protects against the Omicron strain.
For those under the age of 30, you can discuss the option of getting the new booster via prescription with your GP.
Uniforms & Badge Placement
Sorting our your Passport
As someone who has worked in a store where we took passport photos, I would like to offer advice for those needing to renew their passport to make your lives easier.
Do you need to renew your passport? Is it out of date? Will it still be valid in the extremely unlikely situation that we have to stay longer for whatever reason? Yes? No? No idea at all? No worries! Check out this diagram on what to do to make the process with passports much easier!
Ash
Visa: What you need to know
Will you be travelling on a New Zealand passport?
Yes → we are visa-exempt but a Korean Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) is required. This is an individual process that you will all need to complete yourselves. Please complete this process as soon as possible, and once you’ve got a confirmed K-ETA, please forward the email to worldjamboree@scouts.nz.
No → you need to investigate your own visa situation based on the passport you will be travelling with. It is your responsibility to arrange a visa if required or follow the K-ETA process if you are also visa-exempt. You should arrange this as soon as possible and once you’ve got a confirmed visa/K-ETA, please forward the email/details to worldjamboree@scouts.nz.
K-ETA: How to apply
The K-ETA is an official approval from the South Korean Government that you can enter the country - so pretty important that we get it sorted! We’ve tested it out so that we can give you tips to make it easier for you! It is a reasonably straightforward process but there are some things you need to prepare before applying.
Requirements:
A valid passport with an expiry on/later than the 15th February 2024
An image copy of your passport details page (optional but recommended) - this must be in JPEG format
A head and shoulders profile picture - there are lots of requirements for this one and essentially it is very similar to passport photo requirements. It must be a JPEG file, in colour, less than 100KB in size, no larger than 700x700 pixels, and you can’t be wearing any accessories (e.g. hats, scarves, sunglasses). It needs to show your full face looking directly at the camera and taking up most (around 75%)of the photo.
A credit or debit card - there is a small cost (around $13NZD) for the application.
To apply for the K-ETA, head to https://www.k-eta.go.kr/ and select Apply for K-ETA.
When you’re asked for the purpose of your trip, select ‘Event’. You will need to enter the contact address and phone number below in your application too. Entering the address is a bit difficult - it seems that we need to search with just the zip code and Sinjaesaengeneoji’ as the address, then click the magnifying glass to search, and select the address that matches the full address below from the list. Once you’ve confirmed the address, enter the contact name in the box below the address.
Contact phone number: (063) 581-2511
Zip code: 56332
Contact address: 28, Sinjaesaengeneoji-ro, Haseo-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
Contact name: The Organizing Committee for the 25th World Scout Jamboree-2023 SaeManGeum
Once you’ve done that, the section should look like this:
Remember: please apply for this soon, and then forward the email to worldjamboree@scouts.nz once you’ve got confirmed approval for your K-ETA.
Information Evening Resources
Cultural Celebration Day Video
2019 World Scout Jamboree Video
Travel Seoul Video
2023 World Scout Jamboree Video