From the 7th, Vaccination Procedures Simplified for Business and Economic Travelers with Essential Travel Purposes

No Restrictions on Business Trip Duration or Destination Country

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] Vaccination procedures for travelers departing for essential activities, such as businesspeople, will be simplified.

The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team announced on the 6th that the vaccination procedures for travelers departing for essential activities will be expanded to be operated by local governments.

Accordingly, among travelers departing for essential activities, businesspeople and other economic personnel have applied through the Business Entry and Exit Support Center and received screening from the relevant ministries before proceeding with vaccination. However, starting from the 7th, the procedure will be simplified to apply and be screened by the jurisdictional city or province.

Also, local government essential official business travelers currently undergo city/province screening followed by approval from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), but from the 7th, the KDCA approval process will be omitted. However, essential official business travelers from central government ministries will continue to follow the current procedure of screening by the relevant ministry and vaccination at the National Medical Center.

Furthermore, until now, vaccination was only possible when the business trip period and country were limited and confirmed as important economic activities or essential official business trips. From the 7th onward, the screening criteria for the trip period and country will be relaxed.

Regarding the trip period, it was previously limited to short-term trips under 3 months and long-term trips over 1 year, but there will be no restrictions going forward. As for the destination countries, vaccination was only possible for countries requiring vaccine certificates or those with high epidemiological risk, but after the revision, no particular restrictions will be imposed.

The Promotion Team stated, "This is part of the local government autonomous vaccination planned for July and August," adding, "Through the expansion of vaccination procedures for travelers departing for essential activities to local governments, we will be able to actively respond to the continuously increasing vaccination demand of departing businesspeople."

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