VISA

• Any foreign visitors wishing to enter the Republic of Korea must have a valid passport and obtain a Korean visa before coming. However, people of 99 countries who want to visit Korea temporarily are permitted to enter without a visa according to visa-exemption agreements (Table 1), or in accordance with principles reciprocity of national interest (Table 2).

  
  
  

Ministry of Foreign Affairs	http://www.mofa.go.kr
Immigration Service	http://www.immigration.go.kr




• [Table 1] Countries under Visa Exemption Agreements
  
  

  Country/Period (days)	Country/Period (days)	Country/Period (days)
  Europe
  Australia / 90	Belgium / 90	Bulgaria / 90
  Czech Republic / 90	Denmark / 90	Estonia / 90
  Finland / 90	France / 90	Greece / 90
  Germany / 90	Hungary / 90	Iceland / 90
  Ireland / 90	Italy / 90	Liechtenstein / 90
  Luxemburg / 90	Malta / 90	Netherlands / 90
  Norway / 90	Portugal / 90	Poland / 90
  Romania / 90	Spain / 90	Slovak Republic / 90
  Sweden / 90	Switzerland / 90	United Kingdom / 90
  Asia and Oceania
  Bangladesh / 90	Israel / 90	Malaysia / 90
  New Zealand / 90	Pakistan / 90	Singapore / 90
  Thailand / 90	Turkey / 90
  Americas
  Antigua and Barbuda / 90	Bahamas / 90	Barbados / 90
  Brazil / 90	Colombia / 90	Costa Rica / 90
  Common wealth of Dominica / 90	Dominican Republic / 90	El Salvador / 90
  Grenada / 90	Haiti / 90	Jamaica / 90
  Mexico / 90	Nicaragua / 90	Panama / 90
  Peru / 90	St. Lucia / 90	St. Kitts and Nevis / 90
  St. Vincent & the Grenadines / 90	Surinam / 90	Trinidad and Tobago / 90
  Africa
  Lesotho / 60	Liberia / 90	Morocco / 90
  Tunisia / 30

 

• [Table 2] Countries of Regions under principles of reciprocity and national interest

  
  
  

  Country/Period (days)	Country/Period (days)	Country/Period (days)
  Asia
  Brunel / 30	Hong Kong / 90	Japan / 90
  Kuwait / 30	Macao / 90	Oman / 30
  Qatar / 30	Saudi Arabia / 30	Taiwan / 30
  United Arab emirates / 30	Yemen / 30
  North America
  Canada / 180	Unites States / 90
  South America
  Argentina / 30	Chile / 90	Guatemala / 90
  Honduras / 30	Paraguay / 30	Uruguay / 30
  Venezuela / 30
  Europe
  Albania / 30	Croatia / 30	Cyprus / 30
  Latvia / 90	Lithuania / 90	Monaco / 30
  Slovenia / 90	Vatican / 30
  Oceania
  Australia / 90	Fiji / 30	Guam / 30
  Kiribati / 30	Marshall Islands / 30	Palau / 30
  Nauru / 30	New Caledonia / 30
  Africa
  Republic of South Africa / 30	Swaziland / 30