How to Enter Your Address in Korea for K-ETA: Hotel, Airbnb and Multiple Stays
The address section is one of the most confusing parts of a K-ETA application. A hotel name may not appear in the search results, an Airbnb host may not provide the full address until later, or the form may reject an address copied from a booking site.
This guide explains how to prepare a Korean road-name address, find the five-digit postal code and enter the information without guessing.
Important: Check Whether You Need K-ETA First
K-ETA requirements depend on your nationality, passport and travel date. Some travelers may be temporarily exempt, while others may need a visa or a different arrival procedure. Check the official Korean government website before starting an application.
Official K-ETA website:
https://www.k-eta.go.kr/
Be careful with websites that use K-ETA in their name but charge an additional service fee. A private application service is not the same as the official Korean government website. Always check that the address ends in k-eta.go.kr before entering passport or payment information.
Quick Answer: Which Address Should You Enter?
Enter the address of the place where you will stay in Korea. For a hotel, use the hotel's official Korean road-name address. For several accommodations, use the first or main place requested by the current official form and keep the rest of your itinerary available. If your accommodation changes after approval, check the official K-ETA service for the current information-update procedure.
Never enter a random hotel that you do not plan to use simply because its address is easier to find. Your application information should be truthful and consistent with your travel plans.
- Prepare These Details Before Starting
Ask your hotel, guesthouse or host for:
• Korean road-name address
• Five-digit postal code
• Accommodation name
• Telephone number in Korea
• Building name or unit information, when applicable
Save both the Korean and English versions. The Korean version is usually more reliable when searching an official Korean address database.
- Korean Road-Name Address vs Lot-Number Address
Korea has two address styles that travelers may encounter.
Road-name address — 도로명주소 (Doromyeong juso)
This uses a street name and building number. Government forms and modern address-search systems generally work best with this format.
Lot-number address — 지번주소 (Jibeon juso)
This uses a neighborhood name and land-lot number. It can still appear on older listings, maps or property information.
If a booking site shows both, start with the road-name address.
- Use Korea's Official Address Search
You can find the standardized Korean address, English address and postal code with the official Road Name Address service.
Official Korean Road Name Address search:
https://www.juso.go.kr/openEngPage.do
Korea Post English postal-code search:
https://www.epost.go.kr/roadAreaCdEng.retrieveRdEngAreaCdList.comm
These links help you prepare the correct information. They do not automatically transfer the address into the K-ETA form. After finding the address, return to the official K-ETA application and use its own postal-code or address-search function.
- How to Find Your Hotel Address
Step 1: Open the hotel's official website or booking confirmation.
Step 2: Find the Korean address. If only English is shown, ask the hotel for its 도로명주소 and 우편번호.
Step 3: Open the official Road Name Address search.
Step 4: Search with the Korean road name and building number. Searching the hotel name alone may not work because the database is based on addresses rather than commercial names.
Step 5: Compare the city, district, road and building number with the hotel's information.
The address section is one of the most confusing parts
- Prepare These Details Before Starting
Ask your hotel, guesthouse or host for:
- Use Korea's Official Address Search
- How to Find Your Hotel Address
- Prepare These Details Before Starting
Ask your hotel, guesthouse or host for:
- Use Korea's Official Address Search
- How to Find Your Hotel Address
- Prepare These Details Before Starting
Ask your hotel, guesthouse or host for:
- Use Korea's Official Address Search
- How to Find Your Hotel Address
Step 6: Copy the five-digit postal code and standardized address.
Step 7: Return to the K-ETA form, choose Find Postal Code or the available address-search button and select the matching result.
Step 8: Enter the hotel name in the detailed-address field if requested.
- Example of Breaking Down an Address
Example Korean road-name address:
서울특별시 중구 세종대로 110
Example English form:
110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
Example postal code:
04524
This example is only for demonstrating the address structure. Do not use it unless it is actually the address of your accommodation or destination.
The main address contains the city, district, road name and building number. A hotel name, floor, room or unit normally belongs in the separate detailed-address field when the form provides one.
- What If the Hotel Name Is Not Found?
Do not keep searching only by the hotel name. Try the following:
• Search the five-digit postal code.
• Search the Korean road name without the hotel name.
• Enter the road name and building number only.
• Remove punctuation and unnecessary words such as Hotel, Seoul or Republic of Korea.
• Check whether the booking site shows a lot-number address instead of a road-name address.
• Confirm the address directly with the hotel.
A hotel may have changed its commercial name while the building address remains the same. The official database may therefore show the correct building without displaying the current hotel brand.
- What If the English Address Is Rejected?
Search with the Korean version first. Copying a Western-style address can reverse the order or change the spelling of the road name. The K-ETA search system may expect the standardized Korean database result rather than a manually typed translation.
Use the form's address-search result whenever possible instead of manually typing the entire main address. Type only the hotel or unit information in the detailed-address box.
- What Should Airbnb Guests Do?
Ask the host for the information needed for an official entry form:
• Full Korean road-name address
• Five-digit postal code
• Building name and unit, if required
• Host or accommodation contact number
Some hosts hide the precise unit information until shortly before check-in for security reasons. Explain that you need the address for Korean entry documentation. Do not invent an address or use an unrelated hotel. If the host cannot provide sufficient information, check the official K-ETA guidance or contact the official help service before submitting.
- What If You Stay at Several Hotels?
Use the accommodation information requested by the current official form—normally the first or main address relevant to your arrival—and keep your full itinerary available. Do not combine several hotel addresses in one field unless the form specifically instructs you to do so.
If your first accommodation changes, use the official K-ETA inquiry or information-update service to confirm whether the address must be updated. Requirements and screen labels can change, so follow the instructions shown in your current application rather than an old screenshot.
- What If You Are Staying with a Friend or Family Member?
Enter the actual residential address where you will stay. Ask your host for the Korean road-name address, five-digit postal code and Korean contact number. Apartment-building and unit information should be placed in the detailed-address field when requested.
Korean apartment address words:
동 — dong — building number within an apartment complex
층 — cheung — floor
호 — ho — unit or room number
Do not confuse 동 used for an apartment building with 동 appearing as part of a neighborhood name.
- What If You Are Only Transiting?
If you remain inside the international transit area, entry authorization may not be required in the same way as entering Korea. If you plan to pass immigration and leave the airport, your nationality and travel situation determine the required procedure.
Because a no-hotel transit case may not fit an ordinary accommodation example, check the official K-ETA guidance instead of entering a fictional address. Keep your onward flight details and planned destination available.
- What Phone Number Should You Enter?
Use the contact information requested by the official form. For hotel accommodation, the hotel's Korean telephone number is often the most practical contact. For a private stay, use the host information that the form permits. Include the correct Korean area or mobile prefix and check the number with the accommodation.
Do not copy an old phone number from an unofficial travel page without confirming it.
- If Your Accommodation Changes After Approval
Do not immediately submit and pay for a completely new application unless the official service instructs you to do so. Open the official K-ETA website and look for the current result, inquiry or information-update menu. Follow the instructions tied to your existing authorization.
Keep your application number, passport and updated accommodation details ready. Never send passport information through an unofficial support email or social-media account.
- Common Address Errors
• Searching by hotel brand instead of road name
• Using the old lot-number address when a road-name address is available
• Entering a six-digit or outdated postal code instead of the current five-digit code
• Reversing the building number and road name
• Typing the hotel name into the main address-search field
• Adding the room number to the road name
• Choosing a similarly named road in a different district
• Copying an address from Google Maps without checking the Korean version
• Using a random hotel or false address
• Submitting through a paid third-party site by mistake
- How to Confirm You Selected the Correct Result
Compare all of the following before continuing:
• Five-digit postal code
• City or province
• District — 구 (gu), 시 (si) or 군 (gun)
• Road name
• Building number
• Accommodation name or nearby landmark
A matching postal code alone is not always enough. Several buildings can share part of an address area, so confirm the complete result.
Useful Korean for Asking Your Accommodation
도로명주소를 알려 주세요.
Doromyeong jusoreul allyeo juseyo.
Please tell me the road-name address.
우편번호가 어떻게 되나요?
Upyeonbeonhoga eotteoke doenayo?
What is the postal code?
K-ETA 신청에 필요한 주소예요.
K-ETA sincheong-e piryohan jusoyeyo.
I need the address for my K-ETA application.
영문 주소도 보내 주세요.
Yeongmun jusodo bonae juseyo.
Please send me the English address too.
Quick Troubleshooting Checklist
- Confirm that you currently need K-ETA.
- Use only the official k-eta.go.kr website for the application.
- Obtain the accommodation's Korean road-name address.
- Find the five-digit postal code using an official address service.
- Search the K-ETA form by postal code or road name.
- Select the exact matching address.
- Put the hotel or unit information in the detailed-address field.
- Confirm the Korean phone number.
- Save a screenshot of the completed information.
- Update changed information through the official service when required.
Final Advice
The safest method is not to translate or guess the address yourself. Obtain the Korean road-name address from the accommodation, verify it with an official Korean address search, and then select the matching result inside the official K-ETA application.
Application requirements, exemption rules and website menus can change. Recheck the official K-ETA instructions shortly before travel.
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