If you are preparing for a trip to South Korea, a convincing fake e-Arrival Card website could put your personal or payment information at risk before you even depart. The official service uses just one address, and it will not ask for payment information. This guide shows you how to identify the correct page, avoid look-alike websites, and respond if you have already entered details elsewhere.
Use only the official Korea e-Arrival Card website: https://www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr.
The Korea Immigration Service issued a warning on March 9, 2026, after fake websites impersonating the e-Arrival Card service were discovered. Its clearest instruction is this: any e-Arrival Card website requesting payment information is not the official service.
How to open the correct Korea e-Arrival Card website
The safest approach is to type the official address directly into your browser rather than choosing a page based on its logo, design, or wording:
Official URL
www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr
Look at the full domain before entering any personal information. Fake pages can imitate government colors, forms, and logos, but they cannot use the exact official address shown above.
This is easy to miss when you are handling flights, accommodation, and other entry preparations at the same time. Save the official URL with your travel documents now, so you do not need to search for it again when you are in a hurry.
The three details that tell you whether to continue
You do not need to judge whether a website “looks professional.” Compare what you see with these three points instead:
| What appears on the page | What it means | Your next step |
|---|---|---|
| The domain is exactly www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr | It matches the only official website identified by the Korea Immigration Service | Recheck the address before completing the form |
| The website asks for payment information | It is not the official e-Arrival Card service | Do not enter the information; close the page |
| The address is different, even if the page has a government logo | It does not match the official domain named in the warning | Open a new tab and type the official URL yourself |
The payment request is the strongest warning sign. If a page asks for card or other payment details as part of an e-Arrival Card form, stop immediately rather than trying to finish the process.
Use this 30-second checklist before submitting anything
- Open a new browser tab.
- Type https://www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr directly.
- Make sure the domain ends in e-arrivalcard.go.kr.
- Do not enter payment information on an e-Arrival Card page.
- If a shared link opens another domain, leave it and return to the official address.
- Save or bookmark the correct website for your trip.
The important part is not how you found the page or who shared it. What matters is whether the destination matches the official government address exactly.
This warning concerns fake websites, not the separate question of which travelers must complete an e-Arrival Card or what current entry rules apply to your situation. Use the official service and Korea Immigration Service website for the latest instructions rather than relying on a third-party form.
What to do if you already used another website
If you entered information on a different e-Arrival Card website, stop using the page and do not submit anything else. Record the website address and note what information you provided.
If you submitted payment details, contact your bank or card issuer through its official customer-service channel and ask what protective action is appropriate. Do not return to the suspicious page to investigate it or provide additional details.
Then open the official e-Arrival Card website in a new tab. Starting again from the correct domain is safer than continuing through an unfamiliar link.
Save the official warning before your Korea trip
This guidance is based on the Korea Immigration Service notice “Beware of Fake e-Arrival Card Websites”, published on March 9, 2026. The official notice identifies www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr as the only official website and states that websites requesting payment information are not official.
The agency notice supports the website and payment warnings in this guide. Current entry requirements for your nationality or travel situation should still be read directly on the responsible government website before departure.
Your next step: bookmark https://www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr now and use that saved address when completing your Korea entry preparations. One saved link can prevent a rushed search from sending you to the wrong page.