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K-ETA Notice: Gmail Users May Face Email Delays

Korea Immigration Service warns that Gmail addresses used for K-ETA applications may experience reception delays, with similar issues possible for other U.S.-based email services.

Seo Ha-eun · published Sun 9 Aug 2026, 07:44 KST · version 1

What this means for travelers

Gmail users applying for K-ETA may experience delays in receiving emails, and similar delays may affect users of other U.S.-based email services such as outlook.com and hotmail.com. The recommended action is to use an alternative email address for your application.

The Issue

K-ETA applications submitted via Gmail may face difficulties.
There are delays in receiving emails from Gmail users.
U.S.-based email services such as outlook.com and hotmail.com may also experience the same reception delays.

Recommended Action

Use an alternative email address for your application.

Sources

Korea Immigration Service (K-ETA) — Notification of a Delay in "Gmail" Email Reception. (official notice from the publishing body, collected Tue 4 Aug 2026 (KST))

One source. Everything above rests on Korea Immigration Service (K-ETA) alone. We have not found a second, independent account of it, so treat the detail as that organisation states it and check the original before you rely on it.

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