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The single most-searched question for the e-Arrival Card

Is iVisa the official Korea e-Arrival Card site?

No.

iVisa is a commercial visa and travel document service. It is not affiliated with the Korea Immigration Service. iVisa charges a fee to file the e-Arrival Card on your behalf. The e-Arrival Card itself is free.

The actual official URL

www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr/portal/main/index.do

§ If you already paid iVisa

One of three things happened.

Case 1 Most common

A middleman filed a free arrival card and charged you.

The official e-Arrival Card is free at e-arrivalcard.go.kr. If your record exists, you overpaid for data entry.

Case 2 Watch for

You paid for K-ETA or visa help instead.

K-ETA, visa status, Q-Code, and e-Arrival Card are separate systems. Confirm which one you actually received.

Case 3 Rare

Nothing was submitted.

File directly on the official .go.kr portal and keep the confirmation.

§ Recognize any imitator

Five questions that beat any list.

Pattern recognition beats memorizing domains. Bad sites change names; their tells don't.

Does the domain end in .go.kr?

If no, it is not the South Korea government. Period. .go.kr is restricted by registry.

Does it ask for payment?

The e-Arrival Card is free. Any fee means a middleman.

Does it ask for a photo of your passport?

The official e-Arrival Card does not. It accepts typed text only — no upload field exists.

Does the URL contain "apply", "official", or "gov" but not .go.kr?

Those words are bait. The real domain is boring: www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr/portal/main/index.do.

Does the page have trust badges, testimonials, or countdown timers?

Government forms have none of these. They are ugly and functional. That is the tell.

§ Full context

Country-specific details, FAQs, and refund steps.

Verified

Official URL

www.e-arrivalcard.go.kr/portal/main/index.do

Run by Korea Immigration Service. Last verified June 11, 2026. · Archived snapshot

Short answer

iVisa is not Korea Immigration Service. The official e-Arrival Card portal is under .go.kr, and the arrival card is free.

If you paid for Korea entry help, check which system the service handled: K-ETA, visa, Q-Code, or e-Arrival Card.

How to check

The e-Arrival Card URL must end in .go.kr.
e-Arrival Card is free.
K-ETA and visas can have separate rules and fees.
Q-Code is not the e-Arrival Card.

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