Any foreign visitors wishing to enter the Republic of Korea must have a valid passport and obtain a Korean visa before coming. But 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 or national interest (Table 2).
Country/Period(days) | |||
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Europe | Austria / 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 / 60 Liechtenstein / 90 Luxembourg / 90 Malta / 90 Netherlands / 90 |
Norway / 90 Portugal / 60 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 |
Country/Period(days) | |||
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Asia | Brunei / 30 Hong Kong / 90 Japan / 90 Kuwait / 30 |
Macao / 30 Oman / 30 Qatar / 30 Saudi Arabia / 30 |
Taiwan / 30 United Arab emirates / 30 Yemen / 30 |
North America | Canada / 180 | United States / 30 | |
South America | Argentina / 90 Chile / 90 Guatemala / 30 |
Honduras / 30 Paraguay / 30 |
Uruguay / 30 Venezuela / 30 |
Europe | Albania / 30 Croatia / 90 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 |