Visa
Valid passport and Korean visa are required to enter the Republic of Korea.
For more accurate information, the Secretariat of IFFAS 2024 recommends you to contact Embassy in each country to ask about necessary documents for visa issuance. It is also highly recommended to apply for visa at least one month before your departure for Republic of Korea as your visa process may take time.
Nationals of those countries or regions with which Korea has signed a visa waiver agreement can enter without a visa up to 30 or 90 days. For more information on visa issuance, please visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.
Invitation Letter
The secretariat will send official invitation letters upon request. Such an invitation is intended to help potential attendees raise funds or obtain visas. It is not a commitment on the part of the organizers to provide any financial support.
If you need the invitation letter to participate IFFAS 2024, please mark ‘Request Letter of Invitation’ in the Visa Letter Application and fill in all necessary information.
Notarized Invitation Letter
If you need to receive a notarized invitation letter for visa application, you have to request by email at reg@iffas2024korea.com. Upon your request, the notarized letter will be sent to you by airmail within a month after your request.
The notarized invitation letter will be available to ONLY those who have completed on-line registration with a proper payment. USD 100 will be charged for the notary and air courier (EMS), and you will be required to make the payment by wire transfer.
If you are not sure whether you need a notarized letter of invitation for visa issuance, please check with the Korean Embassy in your country.
Important Notes to all participants
Entry requirements change monthly and IFFAS 2024 Secretariat will update on the status monthly on the official website.
K-ETA is an electronic travel authorization that visa-free foreign visitors need to obtain before entering the Republic of Korea, by submitting relevant information online such as their travel information.
Purpose of travel should be tourism, visiting a family member, participating in events or meetings, or commercial business (excluding pursuit of profit). Starting May 2021, you can travel to Korea more conveniently and safely by getting your K-ETA.
Following the implementation of K-ETA since September 1st 2021, nationals of 112 countries/regions who were eligible for visa-free entry now should apply for K-ETA for the issuance of the boarding pass. However, due to COVID-19, currently, ONLY
① nationals of 107 countries/regions visa-free entry is available and
② ‘Priority Entry(Business) Persons’ of the 5 visa-free entry suspended countries/regions as an exception can apply for K-ETA.
Please regularly check the official
K-ETA website or mobile app to find which countries/regions are visa-free entry and eligible for requiring K-ETA.

K-ETA authorization is generally valid for multiple trips over a period of two years or until your passport expires, whichever comes first. (Application fee – 10,000KRW/person)
Those who have obtained K-ETA permission are exempted from filling out the entry form when entering the country, so they can conveniently undergo immigration.
Please note that the information entered cannot be modified once the application is submitted. In case of submitting incorrect application, you need to re-apply for K-ETA. Make sure all information is filled in correctly before making a payment.
Please keep in mind that the assessment can take more than 72 hours depending of the situation (ex, an increased number of K-ETA applications, applicants’ circumstances, etc.).
K-ETA is NOT a visa. K-ETA approval does not guarantee admission to the Republic of Korea. A Korea Immigration Service officer at a port of entry will have the final determination.
K-ETA Center is providing foreign language consultation in English, Russian, and Thai. Please leave your inquiries through the official
K-ETA website. (Weekdays from 09:00~12:00, 13:00~18:00 KST)