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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: