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What if you realize that your passport is at your home when you arrive at the airport?
March 18 2024
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What if you realize that your passport is at your home when you arrive at the airport?
Passport Service Office / 3F, Terminal 1 / 2F, Terminal 2
When you arrive at the airport with throbbing heart but find yourself forgetting your passport at home, what should you do?
Don’t be panic. / It can be issued at Passport Service Office in the airport. Incheon International Airport has 'Passport Service Office' in both Terminal 1 and 2.
Required Document / Basic Documentations / Statement of Application for Emergency Passport / A Copy of Application Form for Passport Issue / One passport-sized photo (taken within the last 6 months) / ID / Family Relation Certificate / Military Service Documentation (If applicable) / Additional documentation may be required if necessary
* Photos for the passport are available around the center, so don’t be panic.
Service Fee / KRW 53,000 (US$ 53.00) / As of March 2024, in case of using within a year / KRW 20,000 (US$ 20.00) in case where you submit the evidence in association with kin's death or critical condition / KRW 33,000 is refundable when you submit the evidence within 6 months from the application for emergency passport
Justifications for Emergency Passport Issuance
The passport you get at Passport Service Office in the airport is ‘Emergency Passport’, which is different from the e-passport you are normally issued.
Expiry of Passport / Insufficient Passport Validity / Lost or Stolen Passport / No Passport / Damaged Passport
Precautions for Emergency Passport Issuance
1 Year/ As the validity of emergency passport is short with 1 year, it is recommendable getting formal passport if you have any scheduled overseas visit after repatriation.
Emergency Passport / The issuance is not available to those who lost the passport twice within a year or 3 times within 5 years so be careful not to access to this service frequently.
As is limited the number of countries you can enter with the emergency passport, you need to check the emergency passport acceptance and entry restrictions in the country you are visiting.
As the application and issuance of emergency passport is available at a limited number of offices, please check Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ passport information website.
A Pro Tip Plus One / Pre-alarm Service for Expiry of Passport
Apply for the pre-alarm for expiry of passport with “public notification texts” service.
Service to send text message about postal mails public and private organizations send to customers / Six months prior to expiry of validity
It is the service that notify passport holders of the scheduled expiry of passport in advance via the cellphone text message. You can receive the text message 6 months before the expiry of the validity.
For more details, please visit the website of Passport Service Office or Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ passport information website! / Passport Service Office