South Korea has taken a step further to welcome Indian travellers. All international travellers to Korea are not required to quarantine regardless of their vaccination status.
COVID-19 testing will still be in effect, making it necessary for travellers to submit a negative COVID-19 test result. Travellers must do a PCR or Rapid Antigen Test before departing to Korea. After arrival in Korea, another PCR test must be done within three days and a negative PCR test result must be submitted. If travellers do not have a negative test result or lack proper information, they will be unable to board their flight. Also, if travellers get a positive test result upon arrival, they must directly get quarantined.
Central Disease Control Headquarters in South Korea recommend using the Q-code system before getting on the flight to make the arrival process quicker by scanning the QR code upon arrival.
As per the earlier announcement, Indian travellers can now apply for a short-term (C-3) visa which allows foreigners to stay up to 90 days for marketing research, travel, visiting relatives, meetings or similar reasons. The visa can be applied physically at the VFS Global centers.
The VFS Global South Korea Visa Application Center, New Delhi and Kolkata have been accepting all the visa categories Including express visa applications. Applicants would need to take prior appointment to submit the application in New Delhi, however, Kolkata applicants can walk in without an appointment to submit the application. The online appointment link will be available soon on the website.
Korea Tourism Organization has launched multiple campaigns on global and regional levels to encourage leisure travel to Korea. The Global campaign is called “Travel to Korea Begins Again”. KTO New Delhi has also launched a regional campaign called “Let’s Go Korea Plan”.
“Travel to Korea Begins Again”, the global campaign, targets world over travellers with a showcase of new recommended attractions like K-Drama filming sites, food, culture and unexplored regions to visit in Korea, discount offers on flights, discount coupons for local transportation, shopping and tourist attraction, etc.
“Let’s Go Korea Plan”, the Indian campaign targets PAN India outbound travellers, with a customer-centric approach. The plan was launched by KTO, New Delhi Office in April 2022, in collaboration with Shinhan Bank and Utazzo Travel. The customers have the ease to invest in monthly installments ranging from INR 2,000 to INR 100,000 with
Shinhan Bank for a duration of up to 1 year. The Shinhan bank offers an attractive rate of interest of 5.75 per cent* per annum that can be availed at the end of the deposit period. The buyers of this monthly saving cum recurring deposit plan are entitled for exclusive discounts and money-back offers provided by Utazzo travel.
Currently, there are three direct flights available for travel to South Korea – Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and Air India. The schedule for the three Airlines is as follows.
Delhi – Incheon
Korean Air – Monday, Thursday
Asiana Airlines – Thursday
Air India – Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Incheon – Delhi
Korean Air – Monday, Thursday
Asiana Airlines – Thursday
Air India – Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
