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Who Can Visit South Korea Visa-Free?

Find out which passport holders can enter South Korea without a visa, with e-Visa, or visa on arrival.

30
Visa-Free Access
54
E-Visa Access
106
Visa Required
190
Total Passports

Quick Facts

🏛️
Capital
Seoul
💰
Currency
KRW - South Korean won
🗣️
Languages
한국어
📞
Calling Code
+82
🕐
Timezone
UTC+09:00
🚗
Driving Side
Right
👥
Population
51.2M
📐
Area
100,210 km²

Entry Requirements by Passport

# Passport Entry Status
1 Afghanistan Visa Required
2 Albania E-Visa
3 Algeria Visa Required
4 Andorra E-Visa
5 Angola Visa Required
6 Argentina E-Visa
7 Armenia Visa Required
8 Australia Visa Required
9 Austria Visa Required
10 Azerbaijan Visa Required
11 Bahamas E-Visa
12 Bahrain E-Visa
13 Bangladesh Visa Required
14 Barbados E-Visa
15 Belarus Visa Required
16 Belgium Visa Required
17 Belize Visa Required
18 Benin Visa Required
19 Bhutan Visa Required
20 Bolivia Visa Required
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa Required
22 Botswana E-Visa
23 Brazil E-Visa
24 Brunei Visa Required
25 Bulgaria Visa Free
26 Burkina Faso Visa Required
27 Burundi Visa Required
28 Cabo Verde Visa Required
29 Cambodia Visa Required
30 Cameroon Visa Required
31 Canada E-Visa
32 Central African Republic Visa Required
33 Chad Visa Required
34 Chile E-Visa
35 China Visa Required
36 Colombia E-Visa
37 Comoros Visa Required
38 DR Congo Visa Required
39 Republic of the Congo Visa Required
40 Costa Rica E-Visa
41 Cote d'Ivoire Visa Required
42 Croatia Visa Required
43 Cuba Visa Required
44 Cyprus E-Visa
45 Czechia Visa Required
46 Denmark Visa Required
47 Djibouti Visa Required
48 Dominican Republic E-Visa
49 East Timor Visa Required
50 Ecuador E-Visa
51 Egypt Visa Required
52 El Salvador Visa Required
53 Equatorial Guinea Visa Required
54 Eritrea Visa Required
55 Estonia E-Visa
56 Ethiopia Visa Required
57 Fiji Visa Free
58 Finland E-Visa
59 France E-Visa
60 Gabon Visa Required
61 Gambia Visa Required
62 Georgia Visa Required
63 Germany Visa Free
64 Ghana Visa Required
65 Greece Visa Free
66 Grenada E-Visa
67 Guatemala E-Visa
68 Guinea-Bissau Visa Required
69 Guinea Visa Required
70 Guyana Visa Required
71 Haiti E-Visa
72 Honduras E-Visa
73 Hungary Visa Free
74 Iceland Visa Free
75 India Visa Required
76 Indonesia Visa Required
77 Iran Visa Required
78 Iraq Visa Required
79 Ireland E-Visa
80 Israel E-Visa
81 Italy Visa Free
82 Jamaica E-Visa
83 Japan E-Visa
84 Jordan Visa Required
85 Kazakhstan Visa Required
86 Kenya Visa Required
87 Kiribati Visa Free
88 North Korea Visa Required
89 Kuwait E-Visa
90 Kyrgyzstan Visa Required
91 Laos Visa Required
92 Latvia Visa Free
93 Lebanon Visa Required
94 Lesotho E-Visa
95 Liberia Visa Required
96 Libya Visa Required
97 Liechtenstein E-Visa
98 Lithuania Visa Free
99 Luxembourg E-Visa
100 Madagascar Visa Required
101 Malawi Visa Required
102 Malaysia E-Visa
103 Maldives Visa Required
104 Mali Visa Required
105 Malta Visa Free
106 Marshall Islands Visa Free
107 Mauritania Visa Required
108 Mauritius E-Visa
109 Mexico E-Visa
110 Micronesia Visa Free
111 Moldova Visa Required
112 Monaco Visa Free
113 Mongolia Visa Required
114 Montenegro Visa Required
115 Morocco E-Visa
116 Mozambique Visa Required
117 Myanmar Visa Required
118 Namibia Visa Required
119 Nauru Visa Free
120 Nepal Visa Required
121 Netherlands Visa Free
122 New Zealand E-Visa
123 Nicaragua E-Visa
124 Niger Visa Required
125 Nigeria Visa Required
126 North Macedonia Visa Required
127 Norway Visa Required
128 Oman Visa Required
129 Pakistan Visa Required
130 Palau Visa Free
131 Palestine Visa Required
132 Panama E-Visa
133 Papua New Guinea Visa Required
134 Paraguay E-Visa
135 Peru E-Visa
136 Philippines Visa Required
137 Poland Visa Required
138 Portugal Visa Free
139 Qatar E-Visa
140 Romania Visa Free
141 Russia E-Visa
142 Rwanda Visa Required
143 Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa Required
144 Saint Lucia E-Visa
145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines E-Visa
146 Samoa Visa Free
147 San Marino Visa Free
148 Saudi Arabia E-Visa
149 Senegal Visa Required
150 Serbia E-Visa
151 Seychelles E-Visa
152 Sierra Leone Visa Required
153 Singapore Visa Free
154 Slovakia Visa Free
155 Slovenia Visa Free
156 Solomon Islands Visa Required
157 Somalia Visa Required
158 South Africa E-Visa
159 South Sudan Visa Required
160 Spain Visa Free
161 Sri Lanka Visa Required
162 Sudan Visa Required
163 Suriname Visa Required
164 Sweden Visa Required
165 Switzerland Visa Free
166 Syria Visa Required
167 Tajikistan Visa Required
168 Tanzania Visa Required
169 Thailand Visa Required
170 Togo Visa Required
171 Tonga E-Visa
172 Trinidad and Tobago E-Visa
173 Tunisia Visa Required
174 Turkey E-Visa
175 Turkmenistan Visa Required
176 Tuvalu Visa Free
177 Uganda Visa Required
178 Ukraine Visa Required
179 United Arab Emirates Visa Free
180 United Kingdom Visa Free
181 United States Visa Free
182 Uruguay E-Visa
183 Uzbekistan Visa Required
184 Vanuatu Visa Required
185 Vatican City E-Visa
186 Venezuela E-Visa
187 Vietnam Visa Required
188 Yemen E-Visa
189 Zambia Visa Required
190 Zimbabwe Visa Required

Frequently Asked Questions

How many countries can enter South Korea visa-free?
Citizens from 30 countries can enter South Korea without obtaining a visa in advance.
Does South Korea offer e-Visa?
South Korea offers e-Visa to citizens of 54 countries. Check the table above to see if your passport qualifies.
What are the general entry requirements for South Korea?
General entry requirements for South Korea include a valid passport (usually with at least 6 months validity), proof of accommodation, return/onward ticket, and sufficient funds for your stay. Specific requirements vary by nationality.