Korean Embassy in Japan prohibits automated visa booking and unofficial slot sales
한국 비자·출입국 공지What was announced
The Korean Embassy in Japan prohibits automated visa booking tools and the transfer or purchase of appointments through unauthorized channels. Fraudulent booking or buying such slots may adversely affect a visa application.
What you should know
Published in Japanese, Chinese and English on October 30, 2026, the notice gives no separate effective or end date. It applies to applicants using the Korean Embassy in Japan’s visa appointment system, not only Japanese nationals. The embassy identified slots secured fraudulently by automated tools and resold through social media. It prohibits those tools and unauthorized transfers or purchases of appointment slots. Follow the embassy’s official booking instructions and do not buy slots from unofficial sellers. The warning is that confirmed misuse or unauthorized purchases may harm the application or review outcome; it does not announce automatic refusal or an entry ban in every case.