{"id":441854,"date":"2025-08-05T16:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/?p=441854"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T10:51:39","slug":"departure-checklist-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/departure-checklist-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Departure checklist for a working holiday in South Korea in 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you been granted a Working Holiday Visa to South Korea<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a checklist that focuses on what you\u2019ll need to have in hand on the day of your departure. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs soon as your WHV is approved, make sure you do all the things on this list<\/a>!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

1. Plane ticket<\/h2>\n

This is an obvious one, but make sure you have your flight booking. Usually airlines will allow you to check in online 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. Once you\u2019ve done so, bookmark or screenshot your digital boarding pass on your smartphone for easy access. You\u2019re not required to print it out, but you\u2019re certainly welcome to do so if you prefer.<\/p>\n

If you have problems checking in online, don\u2019t worry \u2013 you can always do so at the airport directly.<\/p>\n

2. Passport<\/h2>\n

You won\u2019t be flying anywhere without your passport, so definitely make sure you don\u2019t leave home without it! Your passport should be signed and valid for the full duration of your planned stay abroad. If there is a page reserved for your home address in case of loss, consider filling that out as well.<\/p>\n

3. Visa grant notice<\/h2>\n

Your Korean WHV is electronically tied to your passport, so there isn\u2019t a physical visa that you need to bring. That said, it is still a good idea to bring your visa grant notice, which you would have received upon approval of your visa application. If asked for it a immigration, you can show it. <\/p>\n

Working Holiday Makers don\u2019t need a K-ETA; that is for visa-exempt tourists only. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHave questions about the WHV application process? Read How to get a Korea WHV \u2013 for all nationalities<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

4. Travel medical insurance<\/h2>\n

You should have already bought private insurance as a part of your Korea WHV application. Make sure you\u2019ve saved the policy card or document and the insurer\u2019s hotline. This is not something that you want to be scrambling to dig up in a moment of urgent need. Once in Korea, you have the option to request exemption from Korean public health insurance<\/a> to avoid paying twice for insurance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve been recommending Globe WHV<\/a> insurance since 2005. They\u2019ve already covered thousands of working holiday makers, in South Korea and elsewhere.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

5. Sufficient savings to support yourself<\/h2>\n

Your savings would have already been verified by Korean authorities as a part of your WHV application. It\u2019s important to have at least the required KRW 3,000,000<\/strong> in savings to make sure you can support yourself during at least the initial part of your stay. <\/p>\n

6. Confirmation of temporary housing<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019ve booked temporary accommodation for your first few nights or weeks of arrival, make sure to have that saved or bookmarked too. That way as soon as you land in Korea, you know the address that you\u2019ll need to go for check in. <\/p>\n

7. Bank cards and cash<\/h2>\n

Remember to bring your bank cards from home because it will take you some time to open an account at a Korean bank<\/a>. Your home bank might charge up to 3% international transaction fee for purchases abroad, so read the policy in detail.<\/p>\n

As for cash, you can bring some KRW and\/or your home currency as a back up, but don\u2019t bring too much because it is relatively easy to withdraw cash from ATMs in Korea, even with an international bank card. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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Have you been granted a Working Holiday Visa to South Korea? Here\u2019s a checklist that focuses on what you\u2019ll need to have in hand on the day of your departure. 1. Plane ticket This is an obvious one, but make sure you have your flight booking. Usually airlines will allow you to check in online […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":314729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,906,896],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-441854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualite","category-prepare-your-trip","category-news","pays-coree-du-sud-en"],"acf":[],"comments_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441854"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":449325,"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441854\/revisions\/449325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}