Travelers from the Philippines need to submit a Q-Code or health declaration form upon their entry in South Korea.
This was announced by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The notice covered many countries including the Philippines.
According to the Philippine Embassy in South Korea, “individuals who have visited, stayed in, or transited through the Philippines—designated as a ‘Quarantine Inspection Required Area’—and exhibit symptoms of Cholera, Dengue Fever, Chikungunya Fever, Measles, must submit a Q-CODE or a Health Declaration Form to a quarantine officer upon entry in the Republic of Korea.”
It said, "Registration for the Q-CODE may be done online through the KDCA website, while Health Declaration forms are usually distributed on incoming flights to Korea or may be obtained at the airport upon arrival."
A welcome message for arriving passengers from the Philippines at Incheon International Airport in South Korea (Jonathan Hicap)
“Quarantine inspection required areas are those where quarantinable infectious diseases are prevalent or are likely to become prevalent, posing a risk of being introduced into the country,” according to the KDCA notice.
Failure to comply may result in a fine of up to 10 million won (about P408,000).
It explained that a Q-Code “is a method of quarantine where the health condition is entered via a mobile phone, PC, or tablet, and a QR code is issued, which is then presented during quarantine procedures.”
It added, “Those who have visited (including stay or transit through) a quarantine inspection required area or a strict quarantine inspection required area and are entering the Republic of Korea can expedite their entry process by obtaining a Q-CODE before arrival.”
The KDCA posted on its website that “when obtaining the QR code from the Q-code website, there is no need to fill out the health declaration form. Please present the QR code issued when undergoing quarantine inspection counter.”
Registration for Q-Code can be done at https://qcode.kdca.go.kr within seven days before arrival in South Korea.
Quarantine Inspection Required Areas
Asia & Middle East (37) | Nepal, Taiwan, East Timor, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Yemen, Oman, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, India, Indonesia, China, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Cambodia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Türkiye, Pakistan, Philippines |
Africa (53) | Ghana, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, Nigeria, South Sudan, South Africa, Niger, Liberia, Rwanda, Libya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Algeria, Angola, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Uganda, Egypt, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Zimbabwe, Chad, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Kenya, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia |
Americas & Oceania (54) | Guyana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Grenada, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbados, Bahamas, Bermuda, Venezuela, Belize, Bonaire, Bolivia, Brazil, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, Aruba, Argentina, Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Ecuador, El Salvador, British Virgin Islands, Honduras, Uruguay, Jamaica, Chile, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Colombia, Cubam Curaçao, Turks and Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, French Guiana, Australia |
Europe (15) | Germany, Russia, Romania, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Spain, Albania, Ukraine, Italy, Georgia, Poland, France |
The notice issued by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)
