Visa Information

Ministry of Foreign Affairs	http://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/index.do
Korea Immigration Service	http://www.immigration.go.kr/immigration_eng/index.do
Korea Visa Portal	https://www.visa.go.kr/

Any foreign visitor wishing to enter the Republic of Korea must have a valid passport and obtain a Korean visa before coming.
However, nationals of 115 countries (as specified below) who want to visit Korea temporarily are permitted to enter without a visa according to a mutual visa-waiver agreement (69 countries, Table 1) or in accordance with principles of reciprocity and national interest (46 countries, Table 2).

[Table 1] Countries under Visa Waiver Agreement (as of Feb 21,2018)
Nationals of visa waiver countries can enter Korea without a visa as long as the purpose of their visit is tourism or temporary visit. If they want to engage in profitable activities such as employment, they must apply for a Korean visa suitable for their purpose.

Country / Period (days)
Asia
Bangladesh / 90	Israel / 90	Kazakhstan / 3
Malaysia / 3 months	Pakistan / 3 months	Singapore / 90
Thailand / 90	Turkey / 90	United Arab Emirates / 90
America
Antigua and Barbuda / 90	Barbados / 90	Brazil / 90
Chile / 90	Columbia / 90	Costa Rica / 90
Dominica / 90	Dominican Republic / 90	El Salvador / 90
Grenada / 90	Guatemala / 90	Heiti / 90
Jamaica / 90	Mexico / 3 months	Nicaragua / 90
Panama / 90	Peru / 90	Saint Kitts Nevis / 90
Saint Lucia / 90	Saint Vincent and The Grenadines / 90	Surinam / 90
The Bahamas / 90	Trinidad Tobago / 90	Uruguay / 90
Venezuela / 90
Europe
Austria / 90	Belgium / 3 months	Bulgaria / 90
Denmark / 90	Estonia / 90	Finland / 90
France / 90	Germany / 90	Greece / 3 months
Hungary / 90	Iceland / 90	Ireland / 90
Italy / 90	Latvia /90	Lichtenstein / 3 months
Lithuania / 90	Luxembourg / 3 months	Malta / 90
Netherlands / 3 months	Norway / 90	Poland / 90
Portugal / 60	Romania / 90	Russia / 60
Slovakia / 90	Spain / 90	Sweden / 90
Switzerland / 3 months	The Czech Republic / 90	The united Kingdom / 90
Africa & Oceania
Lesotho / 60	Liberia / 90	Morocco / 90
Tunisia / 30	New Zealand / 3 months

[Table 2] Countries of Regions under Principles of Reciprocity and National Interest
Considering international conventions, mutuality doctrines, national profit and other factors, certain countries are granted visa-free entry permissions (as of September 1, 2018).

Country / Period (days)
Asia
Bahrain / 90	Brunei / 30	Hong Kong / 90
Japan / 90	Kuwait / 90	Macao / 90
Oman / 30	Qatar / 30	Saudi Arabia / 30
Taiwan / 90
Oceania
Australia / 90	Fiji / 30	Guam / 30
Kiribati / 30	Micronesia / 30	Marshall Islands / 30
Nauru / 30	New Caledonia / 30	Palau / 30
Samoa / 30	Solomon Islands / 30	Tuvalu / 30
Tonga / 30
North America
Canada / 6 months	United States / 90
South America
Argentina / 30	Ecuador / 30	Guyana / 30
Honduras / 30	Paraguay / 30
Europe
Albania / 30	Andorra / 30	Croatia / 90
Cyprus / 30	Monte Negro / 30	Monaco / 30
San Marino / 30	Serbia / 90	Slovenia / 90
Vatican / 30	Bosnia-Herzegovina / 30
Africa
Botswana / 30	Seychelles / 30	South Africa / 30
Swaziland / 30	Mauritius / 30