Any foreigner wishing to enter Korea must have a Visa.  All visitors must have a passport valid for at least three months.

Visa Types

Single Entry Visas

•  Only a single-entry visa is permitted for the duration of the visa.
•  The visa is valid for three months from the date that it is issued.

Multiple Entry Visas

Permitted for as long as the visa remains valid for:

• Diplomacy
• Visa Provided under a multiple entry Visa agreement
• Visa Provided for national benefit – duration specified by the Minister of Justice

Visa regulations change frequently and although currently visitors from many countries may visit for up to 90 days without a visa, it is recommended that anyone planning to visit South Korea by yacht should obtain a visa in advance. Websites such as VisaHQ can assist with this process.

• Citizens of Canada may stay up to 180 days without a visa.

• Citizens of the European Union (except Cyprus, Portugal and the French territory of New Caledonia), Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Singapore, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United States/American Samoa (except Guam), Uruguay, and Venezuela can visit visa free for up to 90 days.

• Citizens from Lesotho, Portugal, and Russia can visit visa free for up to 60 days.

• Citizens of Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Cyprus, Egypt, Fiji, Guam, Guyana, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kuwait, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Monaco, Montenegro, F.S. Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Oman, Palau, Paraguay, Qatar, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates, and Vatican City can stay visa free for up to 30 days.

There are South Korean embassies in most capitals and also consulates in neighbouring countries, such as Japan, where there are consulates in Kobe, Shimonoseki and Fukuoka, the latter being reported as the most efficient in granting a visa.

Check Korean Immigration website for more information.

For those whose passports contain evidence of visits to North Korea, special permission is needed to visit, and one should apply for a visa at least one month in advance.

Extensions are difficult to obtain. If longer than a 90-day stay is planned, a special long-term visa must be obtained in advance and one will have to apply for a residence certificate at the local immigration office.

Carry some form of identification at all times.

All citizens worldwide (except from Afghanistan, Cuba, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Nigeria, Palestine, Sudan, and Syria) can visit the special autonomous region of Jeju visa-free for up to 30 days. However, upon exiting Jeju, standard visa requirements for South Korea are required.

South Korea Immigration Website

Korea Visa Portal

Last updated:  September 2021

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