South Korea visas and residence permits

Afghanistan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Albania passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Algeria passport: Visa required, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

Andorra passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Angola passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Antigua & Barbuda passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Argentina passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Armenia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Australian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Austrian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Azerbaijan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Bahamas passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Bahrain passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Bangladesh passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Barbados passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Belarus passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Belgian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Belize passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Benin passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Bhutan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Bolivia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Bosnia & Herzegovina passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Botswana passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Brazilian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Brunei passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Bulgarian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Burkina Faso passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Burundi passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Cambodia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Cameroon passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Canadian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Cape Verde passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Central African Republic passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Chad passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Chile passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Chinese passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Colombia passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Comoros passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Congo - Brazzaville passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Congo - Kinshasa passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Costa Rica passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Côte d’Ivoire passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Croatian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Cuba passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Cypriot passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Czech passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Danish passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Djibouti passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Dominica passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Dominican Republic passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Ecuador passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Egypt passport: Visa-free — up to 30 days, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

El Salvador passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Equatorial Guinea passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Eritrea passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Estonian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Eswatini passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Ethiopia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Fiji passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Finnish passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

French passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Gabon passport: Visa required, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

Gambia passport: Visa required, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

Georgia passport: Visa required, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

German passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Ghana passport: Visa required, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

Greek passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Grenada passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Guatemala passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Guinea passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Guinea-Bissau passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Guyana passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Haiti passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Honduras passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Hong Kong SAR China passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Hungarian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Icelandic passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Indian passport: Visa required, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

Indonesia passport: Visa required, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

Iran passport: Visa required, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

Iraq passport: Visa required, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

Irish passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Israel passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Italian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Jamaica passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Japanese passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-13).

Jordan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Kazakhstan passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Kenya passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Kiribati passport: Visa-free — up to KIRIBATI Allowed Period of Stay : 30 Days Allowed Period of Stay : 30 Days days, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Kuwait passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Kyrgyzstan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Laos passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Latvian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Lebanon passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Lesotho passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Liberia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Libya passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Liechtenstein passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Lithuanian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Luxembourg passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Macao SAR China passport: Visa-free — up to CHINA P. R.(MACAO) Allowed Period of Stay : 90 Days Allowed Period of Stay : 90 Days days, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Madagascar passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Malawi passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Malaysia passport: Visa-free — up to 90 days, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Maldives passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Mali passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Maltese passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Marshall Islands passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Mauritania passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Mauritius passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Mexican passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Micronesia passport: Visa-free — up to MICRONESIA Allowed Period of Stay : 30 Days Allowed Period of Stay : 30 Days days, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Moldova passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Monaco passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Mongolia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Montenegro passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Morocco passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Mozambique passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Myanmar (Burma) passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Namibia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Nauru passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Nepal passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Dutch passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

New Zealand passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Nicaragua passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Niger passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Nigeria passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

North Korea passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

North Macedonia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Norwegian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Oman passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Pakistan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Palau passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Palestinian Territories passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Panama passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Papua New Guinea passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Paraguay passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Peru passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Philippines passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Polish passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Portuguese passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Qatar passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Romanian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Russian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Rwanda passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Samoa passport: Visa-free — up to SAMOA Allowed Period of Stay : 30 Days Allowed Period of Stay : 30 Days days, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

San Marino passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

São Tomé & Príncipe passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Saudi Arabian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Senegal passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Serbia passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Seychelles passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Sierra Leone passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Singapore passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Slovak passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Slovenian passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Solomon Islands passport: Visa-free — up to 30 days, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Somalia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

South African passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

South Korean passport: Visa-free, per overseas.mofa.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

South Sudan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Spanish passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Sri Lanka passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

St. Kitts & Nevis passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

St. Lucia passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

St. Vincent & Grenadines passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Sudan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Suriname passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Swedish passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Swiss passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Syria passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Taiwan passport: Visa-free — up to TAIWAN Allowed Period of Stay : 90 Days Allowed Period of Stay : 90 Days days, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Tajikistan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Tanzania passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Thailand passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Timor-Leste passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Togo passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Tonga passport: Visa-free — up to TONGA Allowed Period of Stay : 30 Days Allowed Period of Stay : 30 Days days, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Trinidad & Tobago passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Tunisia passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Turkish passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Turkmenistan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Tuvalu passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Uganda passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Ukrainian passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

United Arab Emirates passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

British passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

American passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Uruguay passport: Visa-free — up to URUGUAY Allowed Period of Stay : 90 Days Allowed Period of Stay : 90 Days days, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Uzbekistan passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Vanuatu passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Vatican City passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Venezuela passport: Visa-free, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-09-05).

Vietnam passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Yemen passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Zambia passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).

Zimbabwe passport: Visa required, per www.k-eta.go.kr (checked 2026-07-16).