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🇰🇷 Seoul · Before you go

Packing list in Seoul

A packing checklist for Seoul, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Degree certificate and criminal record check, apostilled (E-2 and many E-7 applications ask for both)
Passport photos, 3.5 × 4.5 cm on white (for the ARC application)

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type C and F plug adapters (two round pins, 220V)

Apps

Naver Map or KakaoMap installed before you land
KakaoTalk and Papago installed

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes
Thermals, a hat and gloves (January nights regularly fall to −10°C)

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day
A foreign card plus some won in cash (foreign cards work in shops but are often refused by Korean apps and websites until you have a local account)

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline

Packing for Seoul · Autumn0/220% packed.

Documents0/6
Tech0/4
Apps0/2
Health0/2
Clothing0/4
Money0/3
Home0/1

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