- Article No.
- 67442617
- Date
- 23.01.10
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- ELC
- Notice on important matters related to COVID-19 for inbound travelers from China for 2023 spring semester.
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All international students entering from China* are asked to follow the guideline below regarding COVID-19.
* For those who stayed in or visited China within 7 days before arrive in Korea
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Before Departure
1. Obligation of Overseas Entrants to submit COVID-19 Negative Test result certificate
(Those without proof will not be allowed to board flight)Category
Requirement
① Test type (Method)
‣ The test needs to be based on nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs).
* A supervised Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) taken at a hospital or clinic, or DNA amplification-based PCR test (RT-PCR, LAMP, TMA, SDA or NEAR, etc) is valid.
* All forms of self-administered tests are NOT valid regardless of test type.
② Time of testing and issuance
‣ PCR Test: should be taken within 48 hours (two days) before the departure date.
- Supervised RAT: must be taken within 24 hours prior to the departure date.
* e.g. If you are departing on May 23, 2022 at 10:00, you must submit your negative PCR test result taken after 00:00 on May 21, 2022 or a supervised negative RAT result taken after 00:00 on May 22, 2022.
③ Required items
‣ Name*, date of birth**, test method, test date, test result, date of issuance, and name of testing center should be included in the test result.
* The name on the test result needs to be identical to the name on the passport (middle name can be omitted as long as the other names are identical)
** Passport number or national ID number is also acceptable in lieu of date of birth
④ Test result
‣ The test result must be NEGATIVE.
* If the test result is “INDETERMINATE”, “UNCLEAR”, or “POSITIVE”, the result is invalid.
⑤ Language
‣ The test method must be written in Korean or English.
* If the test method is written in a language other than Korean or English, a translated version with a certificate of translation needs to be submitted.
(If the test result was translated by an individual translator, the document needs to be certified by a notary office or Korean embassy.)
2. Quarantine Information Registration on Q-CODE(https://cov19ent.kdca.go.kr) (before departure)
Students are required to fill in their passport information, email address, contact information, etc. and upload their negative COVID-19 test result at https://cov19ent.kdca.go.kr to get a QR code.
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Upon Arrival
Students will be asked to present their QR code (printed on a paper or a screen capture) to the quarantine officer at the airport.
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After Entry
1. PCR Test Requirement within 1 Day after arrival
(test taken on the day or the next day of arrival can be accepted)All students are required to take a PCR test on the day of arrival or on the next day of arrival at a nearby public health center. Below is information of the closest PCR testing site from Ewha campus.
[Sinchon Train Station Temporary Screening Site] - 2 minutes on foot from the main gate of Ewha campus
∙ Operating Hours: 13:00~19:00 on weekday/Sunday, closed on Saturday/public holidays
∙ Address: 121-7, Daehyeon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (in front of Sinchon Train Station)
∙ Map: https://bit.ly/3vApyt1
* Please stay home until you receive your result
2. Test Result Registration on Q-CODE(https://cov19ent.kdca.go.kr)
Students must upload their Day 1 PCR test result on Q-CODE.
