South KoreaSouth Korea visa requirements by nationality
Short-stay rules for visitors entering South Korea for tourism, business, or transit. Pick your passport below to see your specific rule. Verified against official sources, last reviewed 2026.
AfghanistanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
AlbaniaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
AlgeriaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
AndorraETA required90 days (K-ETA)
AngolaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Antigua and BarbudaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ArgentinaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ArmeniaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
AustraliaVisa-free90 days
AustriaVisa-free90 days
AzerbaijanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BahamasETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BahrainVisa-free90 days
BangladeshETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BarbadosETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BelarusETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BelgiumVisa-free90 days
BelizeETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BeninETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BhutanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BoliviaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BotswanaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BrazilETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BruneiETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BulgariaVisa-free90 days
Burkina FasoETA required90 days (K-ETA)
BurundiETA required90 days (K-ETA)
CambodiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
CameroonETA required90 days (K-ETA)
CanadaVisa-free90 days
Cape VerdeETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Central African RepublicETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ChadETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ChileETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ChinaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ColombiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ComorosETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Congo (DRC)ETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Congo (Republic)ETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Costa RicaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Côte d'IvoireETA required90 days (K-ETA)
CroatiaVisa-free90 days
CubaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
CyprusVisa-free90 days
Czech RepublicVisa-free90 days
DenmarkVisa-free90 days
DjiboutiETA required90 days (K-ETA)
DominicaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Dominican RepublicETA required90 days (K-ETA)
EcuadorETA required90 days (K-ETA)
EgyptETA required90 days (K-ETA)
El SalvadorETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Equatorial GuineaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
EritreaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
EstoniaVisa-free90 days
EswatiniETA required90 days (K-ETA)
EthiopiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
FijiVisa-free90 days
FinlandVisa-free90 days
FranceVisa-free90 days
GabonETA required90 days (K-ETA)
GambiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
GeorgiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
GermanyVisa-free90 days
GhanaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
GreeceVisa-free90 days
GrenadaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
GuatemalaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
GuineaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Guinea-BissauETA required90 days (K-ETA)
GuyanaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
HaitiETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Holy See (Vatican City)Visa-free90 days
HondurasETA required90 days (K-ETA)
HungaryVisa-free90 days
IcelandVisa-free90 days
IndiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
IndonesiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
IranETA required90 days (K-ETA)
IraqETA required90 days (K-ETA)
IrelandVisa-free90 days
IsraelVisa-free90 days
ItalyVisa-free90 days
JamaicaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
JapanVisa-free90 days
JordanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
KazakhstanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
KenyaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
KiribatiVisa-free90 days
KosovoETA required90 days (K-ETA)
KuwaitVisa-free90 days
KyrgyzstanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
LaosETA required90 days (K-ETA)
LatviaVisa-free90 days
LebanonETA required90 days (K-ETA)
LesothoETA required90 days (K-ETA)
LiberiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
LibyaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
LiechtensteinVisa-free90 days
LithuaniaVisa-free90 days
LuxembourgVisa-free90 days
MadagascarETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MalawiETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MalaysiaVisa-free90 days
MaldivesETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MaliETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MaltaVisa-free90 days
Marshall IslandsVisa-free90 days
MauritaniaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MauritiusETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MexicoETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MicronesiaVisa-free90 days
MoldovaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MonacoVisa-free90 days
MongoliaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MontenegroETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MoroccoETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MozambiqueETA required90 days (K-ETA)
MyanmarETA required90 days (K-ETA)
NamibiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
NauruVisa-free90 days
NepalETA required90 days (K-ETA)
NetherlandsVisa-free90 days
New ZealandVisa-free90 days
NicaraguaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
NigerETA required90 days (K-ETA)
NigeriaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
North KoreaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
North MacedoniaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
NorwayVisa-free90 days
OmanVisa-free90 days
PakistanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
PalauVisa-free90 days
PalestineETA required90 days (K-ETA)
PanamaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Papua New GuineaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ParaguayETA required90 days (K-ETA)
PeruETA required90 days (K-ETA)
PhilippinesETA required90 days (K-ETA)
PolandVisa-free90 days
PortugalVisa-free90 days
QatarVisa-free90 days
RomaniaVisa-free90 days
RussiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
RwandaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Saint Kitts and NevisETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Saint LuciaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesETA required90 days (K-ETA)
SamoaVisa-free90 days
San MarinoVisa-free90 days
São Tomé and PríncipeETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free90 days
SenegalETA required90 days (K-ETA)
SerbiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
SeychellesETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Sierra LeoneETA required90 days (K-ETA)
SingaporeVisa-free90 days
SlovakiaVisa-free90 days
SloveniaVisa-free90 days
Solomon IslandsVisa-free90 days
SomaliaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
South AfricaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
South SudanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
SpainVisa-free90 days
Sri LankaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
SudanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
SurinameETA required90 days (K-ETA)
SwedenVisa-free90 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free90 days
SyriaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
TaiwanVisa-free90 days
TajikistanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
TanzaniaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ThailandETA required90 days (K-ETA)
Timor-LesteETA required90 days (K-ETA)
TogoETA required90 days (K-ETA)
TongaVisa-free90 days
Trinidad and TobagoETA required90 days (K-ETA)
TunisiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
TurkeyETA required90 days (K-ETA)
TurkmenistanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
TuvaluVisa-free90 days
UgandaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
UkraineETA required90 days (K-ETA)
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days
United KingdomVisa-free90 days
United StatesVisa-free90 days
UruguayETA required90 days (K-ETA)
UzbekistanETA required90 days (K-ETA)
VanuatuETA required90 days (K-ETA)
VenezuelaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
VietnamETA required90 days (K-ETA)
YemenETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ZambiaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
ZimbabweETA required90 days (K-ETA)