🇰🇷 South Korea

Who needs a visa for South Korea?

Of 198 nationalities, 62 enter South Korea with no paperwork at all. The rest: 136 must be approved before they travel.

• Visa free 62
• eTA 48
• eVisa 88

What do you need?

I hold a passport from Choose a country 🇩🇿 Algeria🇦🇴 Angola🇧🇯 Benin🇧🇼 Botswana🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇲 Cameroon🇨🇻 Cape Verde🇨🇫 Central African Republic🇹🇩 Chad🇰🇲 Comoros🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire🇩🇯 Djibouti🇨🇩 DR Congo🇪🇬 Egypt🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇪🇷 Eritrea🇸🇿 Eswatini🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇬🇦 Gabon🇬🇲 Gambia🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇳 Guinea🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇰🇪 Kenya🇱🇸 Lesotho🇱🇷 Liberia🇱🇾 Libya🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇼 Malawi🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇺 Mauritius🇲🇦 Morocco🇲🇿 Mozambique🇳🇦 Namibia🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇬 Nigeria🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo🇷🇼 Rwanda🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe🇸🇳 Senegal🇸🇨 Seychelles🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇸🇴 Somalia🇿🇦 South Africa🇸🇸 South Sudan🇸🇩 Sudan🇹🇿 Tanzania🇹🇬 Togo🇹🇳 Tunisia🇺🇬 Uganda🇿🇲 Zambia🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 🇦🇱 Albania🇦🇩 Andorra🇦🇹 Austria🇧🇾 Belarus🇧🇪 Belgium🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇿 Czechia🇩🇰 Denmark🇪🇪 Estonia🇫🇮 Finland🇫🇷 France🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇷 Greece🇭🇺 Hungary🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇪 Ireland🇮🇹 Italy🇽🇰 Kosovo🇱🇻 Latvia🇱🇮 Liechtenstein🇱🇹 Lithuania🇱🇺 Luxembourg🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇨 Monaco🇲🇪 Montenegro🇳🇱 Netherlands🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇳🇴 Norway🇵🇱 Poland🇵🇹 Portugal🇷🇴 Romania🇷🇺 Russia🇸🇲 San Marino🇷🇸 Serbia🇸🇰 Slovakia🇸🇮 Slovenia🇪🇸 Spain🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 Switzerland🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇻🇦 Vatican City 🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇦🇲 Armenia🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇭 Bahrain🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇳 Brunei🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇳 China🇨🇾 Cyprus🇬🇪 Georgia🇭🇰 Hong Kong🇮🇳 India🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇷 Iran🇮🇶 Iraq🇮🇱 Israel🇯🇵 Japan🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇰🇼 Kuwait🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan🇱🇦 Laos🇱🇧 Lebanon🇲🇴 Macao🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇻 Maldives🇲🇳 Mongolia🇲🇲 Myanmar🇳🇵 Nepal🇰🇵 North Korea🇴🇲 Oman🇵🇰 Pakistan🇵🇸 Palestine🇵🇭 Philippines🇶🇦 Qatar🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇬 Singapore🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇸🇾 Syria🇹🇼 Taiwan🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇹🇷 Türkiye🇹🇲 Turkmenistan🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇳 Vietnam🇾🇪 Yemen 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda🇦🇷 Argentina🇧🇸 Bahamas🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇴 Bolivia🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 Chile🇨🇴 Colombia🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇨🇺 Cuba🇩🇲 Dominica🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇪🇨 Ecuador🇸🇻 El Salvador🇬🇩 Grenada🇬🇹 Guatemala🇬🇾 Guyana🇭🇹 Haiti🇭🇳 Honduras🇯🇲 Jamaica🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 Nicaragua🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇾 Paraguay🇵🇪 Peru🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis🇱🇨 Saint Lucia🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago🇺🇸 United States🇺🇾 Uruguay🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 Fiji🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇭 Marshall Islands🇫🇲 Micronesia🇳🇷 Nauru🇳🇿 New Zealand🇵🇼 Palau🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇼🇸 Samoa🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇹🇴 Tonga🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇻🇺 Vanuatu

Who needs what

Find your nationality

Visa free 62

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

• 🇦🇺 Australia 90d
• 🇦🇹 Austria 90d
• 🇧🇭 Bahrain 30d
• 🇧🇪 Belgium 90d
• 🇧🇳 Brunei 30d
• 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 90d
• 🇨🇦 Canada 180d
• 🇨🇴 Colombia 90d
• 🇭🇷 Croatia 90d
• 🇨🇾 Cyprus 30d
• 🇨🇿 Czechia 90d
• 🇩🇰 Denmark 90d
• 🇪🇪 Estonia 90d
• 🇫🇯 Fiji 30d
• 🇫🇮 Finland 90d
• 🇫🇷 France 90d
• 🇩🇪 Germany 90d
• 🇬🇷 Greece 90d
• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 90d
• 🇭🇺 Hungary 90d
• 🇮🇸 Iceland 90d
• 🇮🇪 Ireland 90d
• 🇮🇱 Israel 90d
• 🇮🇹 Italy 90d
• 🇯🇵 Japan 90d
• 🇰🇮 Kiribati 30d
• 🇰🇼 Kuwait 30d
• 🇱🇻 Latvia 90d
• 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 90d
• 🇱🇹 Lithuania 90d
• 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 90d
• 🇲🇴 Macao 90d
• 🇲🇹 Malta 90d
• 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 30d
• 🇫🇲 Micronesia 30d
• 🇲🇨 Monaco 30d
• 🇳🇷 Nauru 30d
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands 90d
• 🇳🇿 New Zealand 90d
• 🇳🇴 Norway 90d
• 🇴🇲 Oman 30d
• 🇵🇼 Palau 30d
• 🇵🇱 Poland 90d
• 🇵🇹 Portugal 90d
• 🇶🇦 Qatar 90d
• 🇷🇴 Romania 90d
• 🇼🇸 Samoa 30d
• 🇸🇲 San Marino 30d
• 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 30d
• 🇸🇬 Singapore 90d
• 🇸🇰 Slovakia 90d
• 🇸🇮 Slovenia 90d
• 🇪🇸 Spain 90d
• 🇸🇪 Sweden 90d
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland 90d
• 🇹🇼 Taiwan 90d
• 🇹🇴 Tonga 30d
• 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 30d
• 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 90d
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 90d
• 🇺🇸 United States 90d
• 🇻🇦 Vatican City 30d

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eTA (electronic travel authorisation) 48

Not a visa. A short online form for travellers who are already visa-exempt, usually approved automatically in minutes to hours. No appointment, no interview, no documents.

• 🇦🇱 Albania 30d
• 🇦🇩 Andorra 30d
• 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 90d
• 🇦🇷 Argentina 90d
• 🇧🇸 Bahamas 90d
• 🇧🇧 Barbados 90d
• 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30d
• 🇧🇼 Botswana 90d
• 🇧🇷 Brazil 90d
• 🇨🇱 Chile 90d
• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 90d
• 🇩🇲 Dominica 90d
• 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 90d
• 🇪🇨 Ecuador 90d
• 🇸🇻 El Salvador 90d
• 🇸🇿 Eswatini 30d
• 🇬🇩 Grenada 90d
• 🇬🇹 Guatemala 90d
• 🇬🇾 Guyana 30d
• 🇭🇹 Haiti 90d
• 🇭🇳 Honduras 30d
• 🇯🇲 Jamaica 90d
• 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 30d
• 🇱🇸 Lesotho 60d
• 🇲🇾 Malaysia 90d
• 🇲🇺 Mauritius 30d
• 🇲🇽 Mexico 90d
• 🇲🇪 Montenegro 30d
• 🇲🇦 Morocco 90d
• 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 90d
• 🇵🇦 Panama 90d
• 🇵🇾 Paraguay 30d
• 🇵🇪 Peru 90d
• 🇷🇺 Russia 60d
• 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 90d
• 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 90d
• 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90d
• 🇷🇸 Serbia 90d
• 🇸🇨 Seychelles 30d
• 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 30d
• 🇿🇦 South Africa 30d
• 🇸🇷 Suriname 90d
• 🇹🇭 Thailand 90d
• 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 90d
• 🇹🇳 Tunisia 30d
• 🇹🇷 Türkiye 90d
• 🇺🇾 Uruguay 90d
• 🇻🇪 Venezuela 90d

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eVisa (electronic visa) 88

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

• 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
• 🇩🇿 Algeria
• 🇦🇴 Angola
• 🇦🇲 Armenia
• 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
• 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
• 🇧🇾 Belarus
• 🇧🇿 Belize
• 🇧🇯 Benin
• 🇧🇹 Bhutan
• 🇧🇴 Bolivia
• 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
• 🇧🇮 Burundi
• 🇰🇭 Cambodia
• 🇨🇲 Cameroon
• 🇨🇻 Cape Verde
• 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
• 🇹🇩 Chad
• 🇨🇳 China
• 🇰🇲 Comoros
• 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire
• 🇨🇺 Cuba
• 🇩🇯 Djibouti
• 🇨🇩 DR Congo
• 🇪🇬 Egypt
• 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
• 🇪🇷 Eritrea
• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
• 🇬🇦 Gabon
• 🇬🇲 Gambia
• 🇬🇪 Georgia
• 🇬🇭 Ghana
• 🇬🇳 Guinea
• 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
• 🇮🇳 India
• 🇮🇩 Indonesia
• 🇮🇷 Iran
• 🇮🇶 Iraq
• 🇯🇴 Jordan
• 🇰🇪 Kenya
• 🇽🇰 Kosovo
• 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
• 🇱🇦 Laos
• 🇱🇧 Lebanon
• 🇱🇷 Liberia
• 🇱🇾 Libya
• 🇲🇬 Madagascar
• 🇲🇼 Malawi
• 🇲🇻 Maldives
• 🇲🇱 Mali
• 🇲🇷 Mauritania
• 🇲🇩 Moldova
• 🇲🇳 Mongolia
• 🇲🇿 Mozambique
• 🇲🇲 Myanmar
• 🇳🇦 Namibia
• 🇳🇵 Nepal
• 🇳🇪 Niger
• 🇳🇬 Nigeria
• 🇰🇵 North Korea
• 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
• 🇵🇰 Pakistan
• 🇵🇸 Palestine
• 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
• 🇵🇭 Philippines
• 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
• 🇷🇼 Rwanda
• 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe
• 🇸🇳 Senegal
• 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
• 🇸🇴 Somalia
• 🇸🇸 South Sudan
• 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
• 🇸🇩 Sudan
• 🇸🇾 Syria
• 🇹🇯 Tajikistan
• 🇹🇿 Tanzania
• 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste
• 🇹🇬 Togo
• 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
• 🇺🇬 Uganda
• 🇺🇦 Ukraine
• 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
• 🇻🇺 Vanuatu
• 🇻🇳 Vietnam
• 🇾🇪 Yemen
• 🇿🇲 Zambia
• 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

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