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Visa requirements for South Korea

Holders of 110 of 198 passports can enter without applying for a visa in advance.

153 of 198 rules checked in the last 90 days · the rest not recently checked (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

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Government travel advice for South Korea

United States
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
United Kingdom
No advice against travel
Canada
Exercise normal security precautions

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to South Korea as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

Who needs a visa for South Korea

World map of what each country's passport holders need to enter South Korea. The full list is in the table below.

  • Visa-free
  • Electronic travel authorization
  • eVisa
  • Visa required
  • South Korea
  • No data

Each country is coloured by what its passport holders need to enter South Korea. Select a country to see the rule for its passport.

Entry requirements by passport

What holders of each passport need for a short visit to South Korea — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

Visa-free62 passports

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free to enter South Korea
PassportStayStatusSource
AustraliaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
AustriaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
BahrainUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
BelgiumUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
BruneiUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
BulgariaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
CanadaUp to 180 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
ColombiaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
CroatiaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
CyprusUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
CzechiaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
DenmarkUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
EstoniaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
FijiUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
FinlandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
FranceUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
GermanyUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
GreeceUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hong KongUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
HungaryUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
IcelandUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
IrelandUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
IsraelUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
ItalyUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
JapanUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
KiribatiUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
KuwaitUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LatviaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LiechtensteinUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LithuaniaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LuxembourgUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MacaoUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
MaltaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Marshall IslandsUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MicronesiaUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MonacoUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
NauruUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
NetherlandsUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
New ZealandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
NorwayUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
OmanUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
PalauUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
PolandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
PortugalUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
QatarUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
RomaniaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SamoaUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
San MarinoUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saudi ArabiaUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SingaporeUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
SlovakiaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SloveniaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SpainUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
SwedenUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
SwitzerlandUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
TaiwanUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
TongaUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
TuvaluUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Arab EmiratesUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United KingdomUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
United StatesUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
Vatican CityUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eTA48 passports

Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.

Electronic travel authorization to enter South Korea
PassportStayStatusSource
AlbaniaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
AndorraUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
Antigua and BarbudaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
ArgentinaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
BahamasUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
BarbadosUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
Bosnia and HerzegovinaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
BotswanaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
BrazilUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
ChileUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Costa RicaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
DominicaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
Dominican RepublicUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
EcuadorUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
El SalvadorUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
EswatiniUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
GrenadaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
GuatemalaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
GuyanaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
HaitiUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
HondurasUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
JamaicaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
KazakhstanUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
LesothoUp to 60 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
MalaysiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
MauritiusUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
MexicoUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MontenegroUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
MoroccoUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
NicaraguaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
PanamaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
ParaguayUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
PeruUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
RussiaUp to 60 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
Saint Kitts and NevisUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
Saint LuciaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
SerbiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
SeychellesUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
Solomon IslandsUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South AfricaUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SurinameUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
ThailandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
Trinidad and TobagoUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
TunisiaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
TürkiyeUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
UruguayUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center
VenezuelaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, K-ETA Center

eVisa1 passport

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa to enter South Korea
PassportStayStatusSource
North Korea—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026

Visa required87 passports

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required to enter South Korea
PassportStayStatusSource
Afghanistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Algeria—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Angola—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Armenia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Azerbaijan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Bangladesh—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Belarus—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Belize—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Benin—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Bhutan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Bolivia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Burkina Faso—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Burundi—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Cambodia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Cameroon—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Cape Verde—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Central African Republic—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Chad—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
China—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Comoros—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Côte d'Ivoire—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Cuba—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Djibouti—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Egypt—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Equatorial Guinea—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Eritrea—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Ethiopia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Gabon—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Gambia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Georgia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Ghana—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Guinea—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Guinea-Bissau—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
India—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Indonesia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Iran—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Iraq—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Jordan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Kenya—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Kosovo—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Kyrgyzstan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Laos—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Lebanon—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Liberia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Libya—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Madagascar—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Malawi—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Maldives—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Mali—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Mauritania—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Moldova—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Mongolia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Mozambique—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Myanmar—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Namibia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Nepal—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Niger—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Nigeria—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
North Macedonia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Pakistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Palestine—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Papua New Guinea—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Philippines—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Republic of the Congo—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Rwanda—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
São Tomé and Príncipe—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Senegal—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Sierra Leone—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Somalia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
South Sudan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Sri Lanka—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Sudan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Syria—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Tajikistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Tanzania—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Timor-Leste—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Togo—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Turkmenistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Uganda—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Ukraine—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Uzbekistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Vanuatu—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Vietnam—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Yemen—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Zambia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Zimbabwe—Verified 31 Oct 2026Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal