Title
With flights grounded, documents for overseas use go contactless As 81 countries restrict or refuse entry from Korea, issuance and legalisation schedules are being disrupted as well.
- Related countries
- 한국, 스위스
Content
Apostille Korea said it has built a global contactless platform service that processes documents for overseas submission from an online application alone. At present 81 countries restrict or refuse entry from Korea. With more flights suspended, schedules for issuance, translation, notarisation and legalisation are being disrupted.
- At present 81 countries restrict or refuse entry from Korea.
- Some countries require a 14-day stay in a quarantine facility after entry and bar the use of hotels and ordinary lodgings.
- As flight suspensions increase, schedules for issuance, translation, notarisation, apostille and embassy legalisation are being disrupted.
- Universities in Korea are asking students moving into dormitories for an immigration record certificate.
Tighter entry rules unsettle document schedules
As COVID-19 spread, many countries tightened their entry rules, and at present 81 restrict or refuse entry from Korea. Some require a 14-day stay in a quarantine facility after arrival and bar the use of hotels and other ordinary lodgings. Companies are cancelling the establishment of overseas branches and corporate events, and documents are sometimes demanded from Korean business travellers already abroad. With more and more flights suspended, difficulties are mounting for travellers, newlyweds, business travellers and students abroad. Questions about cancellations, refunds and penalty charges have been the most common, while the issuance, translation, notarisation, apostille and embassy legalisation of documents required by each country have also been disrupted. Inside Korea, more universities are advising self-isolation or a leave of absence for students with travel history in China and Southeast Asia, and students moving into dormitories are asked for an immigration record certificate.
When a Korean document is urgently needed abroad
In early February an office worker on a business trip in Canada was scheduled to travel on to the United States four days later. Amid the spread of COVID-19, the US authorities asked for a Korean immigration record certificate. It was not a document to prepare in advance, and being in Canada made obtaining a Korean document within the deadline difficult. For situations like this, Apostille Korea built a global contactless platform that handles translation, proxy notarisation requests, apostille, embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalisation and delivery from a single online application. Applications can be filed from anywhere in the world, and because there is no need to travel abroad in person, the time and travel burden is reduced. The company added that the procedures are handled by specialist staff.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries currently restrict entry from Korea?
81 countries restrict or refuse entry. Some require a 14-day stay in a quarantine facility after arrival and bar the use of ordinary lodgings.
What document is needed to move into a dormitory?
Universities in Korea are asking students moving into dormitories for an immigration record certificate.
What if a Korean document is urgently needed while abroad?
An online application covers translation, proxy notarisation requests, apostille, embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalisation and delivery in one flow. There is no need to travel in person.
Source: 디지틀조선일보 · 2020-03-03