VISA Information

For those who will travel directly to Jeju, not connecting at Incheon or Seoul, there is a very flexible entry/departure policy which allows visitors to stay without a visa for up to 30 days (except for those who are traveling from the following countries: Afghanistan, Cuba, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Macedonia, Palestine, Sudan, and Syria). For those who will travel from China and connects at Incheon or Seoul must obtain a valid visa for a legitimate entry to Korea. If you are arriving directly to Jeju, no visa is required. 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).

• [Table 1] Countries under VISA exemption agreements
  

  Continents Country / Period (days)
  Category	A – G	H – O	P – Z
  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 Italy / 90 Liechtenstein / 90 Luxembourg / 90 Malta / 90 Netherlands / 90 Norway / 90	Portugal / 90 Poland / 90 Romania / 90 Spain / 90 Slovak Republic / 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

• [Table 2] Countries or regions under principles of reciprocity and national interest
  

  Continents Country / Period (days)
  Category	A – G	H – O	P – Z
  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 / 90 Guam / 30	Kiribati / 30 Marshall Islands / 30	Palau / 30 Nauru / 30 New Caledonia / 30
  Africa			Republic of South Africa / 30 Swaziland / 30

  If you would like to get more information regarding immigration to Korea, visit the Korean immigration service website.