South Korea visa requirements: who needs a visa in 2026
Pick your passport to see whether you can enter South Korea visa free, need an ETA or e visa, or must apply for a visa before you travel. Checked on November 4, 2026 against the official sources below.
Sroky is a private company and is not part of any government. The destination decides on every entry. Rules change: the official source always applies.
Ways into South Korea
- Official fee
- ₩10,000
- Stay
- visa-free period of the nationality per entry (30, 60, 90 days, 3 or 6 months)
- Processing
- usually within 72 hours; must be approved before boarding
- Interview
- No
- Official fee
- Free
- Stay
- 90 days (Canada 6 months)
- Processing
- at the port of entry
- Interview
- No
- Official fee
- $40
- Stay
- as granted, short-term up to 90 days
- Processing
- varies
- Interview
- No
- Official fee
- $40
- Stay
- up to 90 days
- Processing
- varies by mission
- Interview
- No
Check before you travel
- Temporary K-ETA exemption end date 31 December 2026 confirmed on a Korean MOFA embassy notice (overseas.mofa.go.kr, Spain); not re-checked on the k-eta.go.kr notice board itself.
- Status of Chinese group-tour visa-free scheme after 30 June 2026 not confirmed officially.
- C-3 visa fee (USD 40 single entry) based on standard Korean consular fee; reciprocity fees differ by nationality and were not checked per country.
- K-ETA eligible list read from k-eta.go.kr on 2026-11-04; countries with visa-free agreements suspended or not listed there are treated as visa required.
South Korea visa by passport
No visaNo visa needed1 passports
- South Korea
Visa freeVisa free22 passports
Australia90 days
Austria90 days
Belgium90 days
Canada180 days
Denmark90 days
Finland90 days
France90 days
Germany90 days
Hong Kong SAR China90 days
Italy90 days
Japan90 days
Macao SAR China90 days
Netherlands90 days
New Zealand90 days
Norway90 days
Poland90 days
Singapore90 days
Spain90 days
Sweden90 days
Taiwan90 days
United Kingdom90 days
United States90 days
ETAETA (online travel permit)88 passports
Albania30 days
Andorra30 days
Antigua & Barbuda90 days
Argentina90 days
Bahamas90 days
Bahrain30 days
Barbados90 days
Bosnia & Herzegovina30 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
Brunei30 days
Bulgaria90 days
Chile90 days
Colombia90 days
Costa Rica90 days
Croatia90 days
Cyprus30 days
Czechia90 days
Dominica90 days
Dominican Republic90 days
Ecuador90 days
El Salvador90 days
Estonia90 days
Eswatini30 days
Fiji30 days
Greece90 days
Grenada90 days
Guatemala90 days
Guyana30 days
Haiti90 days
Honduras30 days
Hungary90 days
Iceland90 days
Ireland90 days
Israel90 days
Jamaica90 days
Kazakhstan30 days
Kiribati30 days
Kuwait90 days
Latvia90 days
Lesotho60 days
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 days
Malaysia90 days
Malta90 days
Marshall Islands30 days
Mauritius30 days
Mexico90 days
Micronesia30 days
Monaco30 days
Montenegro30 days
Morocco90 days
Nauru30 days
Nicaragua90 days
Oman30 days
Palau30 days
Panama90 days
Paraguay30 days
Peru90 days
Portugal90 days
Qatar90 days
Romania90 days
Russia60 days
Samoa30 days
San Marino30 days
Saudi Arabia30 days
Serbia90 days
Seychelles30 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
Solomon Islands30 days
South Africa30 days
St. Kitts & Nevis90 days
St. Lucia90 days
St. Vincent & Grenadines90 days
Suriname90 days
Switzerland90 days
Thailand90 days
Tonga30 days
Trinidad & Tobago90 days
Tunisia30 days
Türkiye90 days
Tuvalu30 days
United Arab Emirates90 days
Uruguay90 days
Vatican City30 days
Venezuela90 days
Visa neededVisa before you travel133 passports
Afghanistan90 days
Åland Islands90 days
Algeria90 days
American Samoa90 days
Angola90 days
Anguilla90 days
Armenia90 days
Aruba90 days
Bangladesh90 days
Belarus90 days
Belize90 days
Benin90 days
Bermuda90 days
Bhutan90 days
Bolivia90 days
British Indian Ocean Territory90 days
British Virgin Islands90 days
Burkina Faso90 days
Burundi90 days
Cambodia90 days
Cameroon90 days
Cape Verde90 days
Caribbean Netherlands90 days
Cayman Islands90 days
Central African Republic90 days
Chad90 days
China90 days
Christmas Island90 days
Cocos (Keeling) Islands90 days
Comoros90 days
Congo - Brazzaville90 days
Congo - Kinshasa90 days
Cook Islands90 days
Côte d’Ivoire90 days
Cuba90 days
Curaçao90 days
Djibouti90 days
Egypt90 days
Equatorial Guinea90 days
Eritrea90 days
Ethiopia90 days
Falkland Islands90 days
Faroe Islands90 days
French Guiana90 days
French Polynesia90 days
Gabon90 days
Gambia90 days
Georgia90 days
Ghana90 days
Gibraltar90 days
Greenland90 days
Guadeloupe90 days
Guam90 days
Guernsey90 days
Guinea90 days
Guinea-Bissau90 days
India90 days
Indonesia90 days
Iran90 days
Iraq90 days
Isle of Man90 days
Jersey90 days
Jordan90 days
Kenya90 days
Kosovo90 days
Kyrgyzstan90 days
Laos90 days
Lebanon90 days
Liberia90 days
Libya90 days
Madagascar90 days
Malawi90 days
Maldives90 days
Mali90 days
Martinique90 days
Mauritania90 days
Mayotte90 days
Moldova90 days
Mongolia90 days
Montserrat90 days
Mozambique90 days
Myanmar (Burma)90 days
Namibia90 days
Nepal90 days
New Caledonia90 days
Niger90 days
Nigeria90 days
Niue90 days
Norfolk Island90 days
North Korea90 days
North Macedonia90 days
Northern Mariana Islands90 days
Pakistan90 days
Palestinian Territories90 days
Papua New Guinea90 days
Philippines90 days
Pitcairn Islands90 days
Puerto Rico90 days
Réunion90 days
Rwanda90 days
São Tomé & Príncipe90 days
Senegal90 days
Sierra Leone90 days
Sint Maarten90 days
Somalia90 days
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands90 days
South Sudan90 days
Sri Lanka90 days
St. Barthélemy90 days
St. Helena90 days
St. Martin90 days
St. Pierre & Miquelon90 days
Sudan90 days
Svalbard & Jan Mayen90 days
Syria90 days
Tajikistan90 days
Tanzania90 days
Timor-Leste90 days
Togo90 days
Tokelau90 days
Turkmenistan90 days
Turks & Caicos Islands90 days
U.S. Virgin Islands90 days
Uganda90 days
Ukraine90 days
Uzbekistan90 days
Vanuatu90 days
Vietnam90 days
Wallis & Futuna90 days
Western Sahara90 days
Yemen90 days
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe90 days
Questions
Who can visit South Korea without a visa?
23 passports can enter South Korea without a visa, and 88 more only need an ETA before they fly. Pick your passport above for your answer.
How long can I stay in South Korea?
It depends on the passport and the way in. K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization) for visa-free entry (B-1): visa-free period of the nationality per entry (30, 60, 90 days, 3 or 6 months). Visa-free entry with temporary K-ETA exemption: 90 days (Canada 6 months). Korea e-Visa (visa.go.kr): as granted, short-term up to 90 days.
How do I apply for a South Korea visa?
If your passport needs a visa, apply for the Short-term visit visa C-3 (embassy/consulate) (official fee $40) on https://www.visa.go.kr.
Visas
Official sources
Checked on November 4, 2026
- K-ETA Application Guide
- K-ETA Eligible Countries / Applicants and exemption criteria
- Embassy of Korea in Spain, temporary K-ETA exemption to 31 Dec 2026
- Korea Visa Portal
Sroky is a private company and is not part of any government. The destination decides on every entry. Rules change: the official source always applies.