Countries which can accept this medical certificate (as of Sep. 17. 2020)

※ For other countries, medical certificate or documents, which includes examination times, departure and arrival standards and other things, may be different. Please ask the relevant embassy or travel agent in advance, and visit the hospital on the applicable date.

Country	Target person	Issuance requirements
Vietnam	Businessmen entering Vietnam using Vietnam special immigration process	Test and issuance within 72 hours of flight
China	Passenger entering China Businessmen entering China using China special immigration process	Businessmen entering China using China special immigration process Test 2 times and 2 pieces of Certificate within 48 hours of flight First test and certificate within 27 hours and 2nd test and cerfiticate within 36 hours of flight  * Ask to Embassy for more details
Japan	Passenger entering Japan using special immigration process,  Korea to Japan	Test and issuance within 72 hours of flight
Singapore	Businessmen entering Singapore using special immigration process,  Korea to Singapore	Test and issuance within 72 hours of flight
UAE	Passengeer using Fast Track process, Korea to UAE	Issuance within 72 hours of flight(Test can be accepted within 96 hours)
Indonesia	Businessmen entering Indonesia	Test and issuance within 72 hours of flight

※ Because Issuance requirements can be changed according to embassy's immigration policy, please ask embassy before visiting and visit the hospital within acceptable requirements.

※ Please check the web link below for the revised boarding condition (As of Nov 8) at the Embassy homepage.

http://kr.china-embassy.org/kor/lsfw/t1830337.htm 

FAQ

Q. When is COVID-19 test available?

A. You can not make an appointment for COVID-19 test. However, when you visit the hospital in available time above, you can take the test as a walk-in patient.

 

Q. When can I receive test result?

If you visit in available time above, test result will come out around 9AM next day.(When retesting, the result will come out around 1PM.)

Q. What is the process for COVID-19 test?

A. First of all, please register at cashier to International Healthcare Center and go to the 2nd floor. There is a desk for COVID-19 test and medical certificate. Please wait after withdraw the waiting number at a machine. (Registration at any cashier → Desk for COVID-19 test and medical certificate on F2 → Withdraw a waiting number → Registration for test → test)

 

Q. How is the process for issuing the medical certificate?

A. Please visit the desk for COVID-19 test and medical certificate with passport on result date and withdraw the waiting number. Only patient oneself can receive it.

 

Q. Can someone receive the documents by proxy?

A. It’s impossible. Depending on Korean Medical law at Article 17, ONLY patient oneself can receive documents. Under 14 ages, please bring copy of legal guardian’s ID card and patient’s ID card. Even though you bring these copies, patient needs to visit.

 

Q. What kind of documents I bring to abroad?

A. We recommend it’s better to bring medical certificate and copy of test result. However, please ask to embassy for exact answer.

 

Q. What is difference from medical certificate and copy of test result?

A. Medical certificate is official letter which can be accepted in departure countries on the list above. It includes English name in passport, passport number, date of birth, type of COVID-19 test(RT-PCR), date of test, date of result and date of issue. Copy of test result is the hospital-owned form which shows date and time for test name and its result.