Visa Information

Visa

Valid passport and Korean visa are required to enter the Republic of Korea.
Please review the guidelines for entering Korea below.

1. Visa Waiver / Visa-free countries

Visitors from the nationals with which Korea has signed a visa waiver agreement may enter the Republic of Korea
without visa up to 30 or 90days.
Nationals of visa waiver or visa-free countries must apply K-ETA before the departure. Please follow the guideline for K-ETA (click).

2. Neither visa-waiver nor visa-free entry countries/regions

Nationals of non-visa waiver countries must hold Korean visa to enter the Republic of Korea.
It is highly recommended to apply for visa at the nearest Korean embassy or consulate prior to entering the Republic of Korea.



Please click the button below to check the visa-free countries list.

Continent Country
Asia (8 Countries) Brunei (30 days), Hong Kong SAR (90 days), Japan (90 days), Macau (90 days), Malaysia (90 days), Singapore (90 days), Taiwan (90 days), Thailand (90 days)
Americas (32 Countries) Antigua and Barbuda (90 days), Argentina (30 days), Bahamas (90 days), Barbados (90 days), Brazil (90 days), Canada (6 Months), Chile (90 days), Colombia (90 days), Commonwealth of Dominica (90 days), Costa Rica (90 days), Dominican Republic (90 days), Ecuador (90 days), El Salvador (90 days), Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days), Grenada (90 days), Guatemala (90 days), Guyana (30 days), Haiti (90 days), Honduras (30 days), Jamaica (90 days), Mexico (90 days), Nicaragua (90 days), Panama (90 days), Paraguay (30 days), Peru (90 days), Saint Lucia (90 days), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90 days), Suriname (90 days), Trinidad and Tobago (90 days), Uruguay (90 days), USA (90 days), Venezuela (90 days)
Europe (43 Countries) Albania (30 days), Andorra (30 days), Austria (90 days), Belgium (90 days), Bosnia and Herzegovina (30 days), Bulgaria (90 days), Croatia (90 days), Cyprus (30 days), Czech (90 days), Denmark (90 days), Estonia (90 days), Finland (90 days), France (90 days), Germany (90 days), Greece (90 days), Holy See (30 days), Hungary (90 days), Iceland (90 days), Ireland (90 days), Italy (90 days), Kazakhstan (30 days), Latvia (90 days), Liechtenstein (90 days), Lithuania (90 days), Luxembourg (90 days), Malta (90 days), Monaco (30 days), Montenegro (30 days), Netherlands (90 days), Norway (90 days), Poland (90 days), Portugal (90 days), Republic of Serbia (90 days), Romania (90 days), Russia (60 days), SanMarino (30 days), Slovakia (90 days), Slovenia (90 days), Spain (90 days), Sweden (90 days), Switzerland (90 days), Turkiye (90 days), U.K. (90 days)
Africa and Middle Eastern (15 Countries) Bahrain (30 days), Botswana (90 days), Eswatini (30 days), Israel (90 days), Kuwait (90 days), Lesotho (60 days), Mauritius (30 days), Morocco (90 days), Oman (30 days), Qatar (90 days), Saudi Arabia (30 days), Seychelles (30 days), South Africa (30 days), Tunisia (30 days), United Arab Emirates(U.A.E) (90 days)
Oceania (13 Countries) Australia (90 days), Fiji (30 days), Kiribati (30 days), Marshall Islands (30 days), Micronesia (30 days), Nauru (30 days), New Caledonia (30 days), New Zealand (3 months), Palau (30 days), Samoa (30 days), Solomon Islands (30 days), Tonga (30 days) , Tuvalu (30 days)
3. For more detailed information

For more detailed information to enter the Republic of Korea, please visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea