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Visa, authorisation and arrival card: three different documents

Similar application buttons can lead to very different documents. Here is how to tell them apart.

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Electronic visa

An e-Visa is a visa issued electronically. India offers separate e-Visa categories for different travel purposes. Choose the category that fits the trip rather than the most familiar label.

Authorisation for visa-free travel

Korea’s K-ETA is not a visa. It applies within the country’s visa-free travel arrangements, and approval does not guarantee admission at the border.

Arrival information

An arrival card records arrival information. Singapore’s ICA explicitly separates the SG Arrival Card from a visa. China also treats its online arrival card as a separate immigration procedure. Check separately whether your trip requires a visa, travel authorisation and arrival card.

Official sources5Reviewed
  1. Government of India · e-Visa informationindianvisaonline.gov.in
  2. Korea Immigration Service · K-ETA application guidek-eta.go.kr
  3. Singapore ICA · SG Arrival Cardica.gov.sg
  4. China National Immigration Administration · online arrival cardnia.gov.cn
  5. Shanghai Government · online arrival card serviceenglish.shanghai.gov.cn

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