The Office of the Foreign Investment Ombudsman would like to share the following information.

Businesspeople who need to visit overseas countries due to urgent business matters or public interests can be vaccinated for COVID-19 before taking a travel.

 
For this case, a businessperson shall apply for vaccination*, make an appointment within one of the provided available dates, and get a vaccine in the National Medical Center.

   * at least 60 days before departure when the travel is for importance business activity, or

      at least 30 days before departure for urgent matters

When a person working in a public or private company will be dispatched to another country for more than one year, they can apply for vaccine as well, and if the person’s family member is going out together with him/her, they can be vaccinated too.

Please be mindful that guidelines from the government is continuously updating upon developments with regard to COVID-19, so contact Business Travel Support Center Korea (email: btscvc@kita.net / Tel. 02-6000-7192~6) for more details and any questions.