Who can enter South Korea visa-free?
🇰🇷 62 nationalities enter South Korea visa-free, 0 more with a visa on arrival and 48 with an eTA — 110 passports arrive without pre-arranged paperwork. Find yours below, or see your whole world on the globe →
Capital Seoul · Currency South Korean won (₩) · Dialling +82
Proof of onward travel: yes — checked case-by-case (airline check-in (K-ETA)) — what to have ready →
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Visa-free (62)
🇦🇺 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🇲🇴 Macau 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
eTA (travel authorization) (48)
🇦🇱 Albania🇦🇩 Andorra🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda🇦🇷 Argentina🇧🇸 Bahamas🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇼 Botswana🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 Chile🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇩🇲 Dominica🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇪🇨 Ecuador🇸🇻 El Salvador🇸🇿 Eswatini🇬🇩 Grenada🇬🇹 Guatemala🇬🇾 Guyana🇭🇹 Haiti🇭🇳 Honduras🇯🇲 Jamaica🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇱🇸 Lesotho🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇺 Mauritius🇲🇽 Mexico🇲🇪 Montenegro🇲🇦 Morocco🇳🇮 Nicaragua🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇾 Paraguay🇵🇪 Peru🇷🇺 Russia🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis🇱🇨 Saint Lucia🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines🇷🇸 Serbia🇸🇨 Seychelles🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇿🇦 South Africa🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇳 Tunisia🇹🇷 Türkiye🇺🇾 Uruguay🇻🇪 Venezuela
e-Visa (apply online) (88)
🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇩🇿 Algeria🇦🇴 Angola🇦🇲 Armenia🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇾 Belarus🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇯 Benin🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇴 Bolivia🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇧🇮 Burundi🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇲 Cameroon🇨🇻 Cape Verde🇨🇫 Central African Republic🇹🇩 Chad🇨🇳 China🇰🇲 Comoros🇨🇬 Congo🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇩 DR Congo🇩🇯 Djibouti🇪🇬 Egypt🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇪🇷 Eritrea🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇬🇦 Gabon🇬🇲 Gambia🇬🇪 Georgia🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇳 Guinea🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇮🇳 India🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇷 Iran🇮🇶 Iraq🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇯🇴 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🇷🇼 Rwanda🇸🇳 Senegal🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇸🇴 Somalia🇸🇸 South Sudan🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇸🇩 Sudan🇸🇾 Syria🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇹🇿 Tanzania🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇹🇬 Togo🇹🇲 Turkmenistan🇺🇬 Uganda🇺🇦 Ukraine🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇺 Vanuatu🇻🇳 Vietnam🇾🇪 Yemen🇿🇲 Zambia🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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