According to the decision of the Korean authorities:

! from January 8, 2021, all foreign nationals, except infants and children under the age of 6, arriving in the Republic of Korea via flight are required to submit a certificate verifying negative PCR test results for coronavirus COVID-19 either in Korean or English (or a translated version into either Korean or English as well as a notarial certificate for the translation);

! from January 15, 2021, the same rule will apply to those arriving to the Republic of Korea by sea;

! the test result certificate must be issued within 72 hours before the departure date to the Republic of Korea;

! passengers transiting in the Republic of Korea without entry are not required to show their test result certificate.