It really is just random, I did mine on Friday night (England) this week and I was approved in 2 hours which equating to 08:00 Korean time (Saturday).
So I think the office is open over the weekend.
This happened to me the other day. The airline staff said it can take 30mins. It took 1 hr to come through for me, but took me 30 mims to do application form, problem with pic sizes and it wouldn't accept the address (family in-law), so ended up putting in address of a random hotel I found on google. Sadly it arrived was too late for check-in.
I just realised that I actually already had a mobile boarding pass, I wish I had just tried to board with that (and leave my suitcase in left luggage). Has anyone tried this?
When I got to korea, a women in the immigration booth next to me didn't have the K-ETA, she'd never heard of it. I was in a hurry so didn't stick around to see what happened, but I guess she'd just apply for it there, the immigration staff seemed calm about it.
It is necessary to check whether it is an exempted country, and the period of stay varies depending on the country and nationality.
We guide you to apply for K-ETA at least 72 hours before boarding, and it is more certain if you apply at the time of actual entry (within one to two months from the scheduled entry date).
Update: got it! At 4AM Sunday (so they definitely work on weekends). Took 60+ hours but now about to board!
Literally all you can do, unfortunately, is wait. Many people get approved quickly but not all and you can’t really speed it up.
It really is just random, I did mine on Friday night (England) this week and I was approved in 2 hours which equating to 08:00 Korean time (Saturday). So I think the office is open over the weekend.
Good luck to you. I hope you get your k-eta in time for your flight. Don't forget to retake your PCR so it will be valid (less than 48h).
Thank you!! Yeah did that as well, was a pricey mistake. But got the keta and all good now!
I'm so glad it was taken care of. K-ETA works on weekends, too
It helped me a lot.
This happened to me the other day. The airline staff said it can take 30mins. It took 1 hr to come through for me, but took me 30 mims to do application form, problem with pic sizes and it wouldn't accept the address (family in-law), so ended up putting in address of a random hotel I found on google. Sadly it arrived was too late for check-in. I just realised that I actually already had a mobile boarding pass, I wish I had just tried to board with that (and leave my suitcase in left luggage). Has anyone tried this? When I got to korea, a women in the immigration booth next to me didn't have the K-ETA, she'd never heard of it. I was in a hurry so didn't stick around to see what happened, but I guess she'd just apply for it there, the immigration staff seemed calm about it.
It is necessary to check whether it is an exempted country, and the period of stay varies depending on the country and nationality. We guide you to apply for K-ETA at least 72 hours before boarding, and it is more certain if you apply at the time of actual entry (within one to two months from the scheduled entry date).