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Old Jun 15, 2025 | 1:01 pm
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MitzEclipse
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Originally Posted by Wangta
Thank you for sharing your experience with this. Booked a flight with my family and MIL. Just find out my MIL's passport expires 2 weeks short of 6 months (e.g. January 3 - today is June 12. Just missed it!). Anyways, read that Korea actually doesn't require 6 month validity but Korean Air does. Panicked until I read this thread.

Did you bring any printed information with you to the KE check in desk?
I didn't bring any info but they did look up info on their computer which I couldn't see the specifics... just point them to the sources

US Gov website https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...outhKorea.html
Korean Gov website: https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/sg-en/br....do?seq=738963

1) My passport has less than 6 months remainder validity during entry into Korea. Would this be an issue?

▷ You may enter Korea with a passport that has less than 6 months remainder validity as long as your passport remains valid throughout your stay. If you have further questions on this, please contact the Korean Immigration Call Center directly at +82-2-6908-1345 (multiple languages available).
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