Fake sites impersonating 'visa, entry permit, or booking agents' look so convincing that if you don't check the URL you'll hardly catch them — and you could hand over your entire passport and card details. Take 10 seconds to check the URL before entering anything.
Three checks before paying or entering passport info
- Check the very end of the domain: is it .go.kr or .gov, or could it be fake
- Stop immediately if even one letter looks off (typosquatting)
- Look it up with Google Safe Browsing
Common danger signs
- The real domain comes at the end: it may look like k-eta.go.kr but if it's actually k-eta.go.kr.some-site.com it's fake
- One-letter differences: k-eta to k-etaa, gov to g0v, booking to bo0king (using a zero)
- Overusing hyphens and subdomains to look official, like official-keta-apply.com
- Shortened URLs from unknown sources
Safe habits
The official sites are k-eta.go.kr for K-ETA and hikorea.go.kr for immigration. Don't tap links in texts or emails; type the official domain directly instead.
A 10-second URL checklist to filter out fake visa sites