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, or in accordance with principles reciprocity or national interest below.
 
 

Visa application should be made at Korean Embassies or consulates abroad. It is required for the visa applicants to submit passport, application forms, a recent passport-style color photograph, and such other documents as determined by the status of stay.

 
 
 
  COUNTRY APPLICATION PASSPORT MAXIMUN PERIOD of STAY
  ANTIGUA-BARBUDA Ordinary..Diplomatic.. Official Passport 90 days
  AUSTRIA Ordinary..Diplomatic.. Official Passport Ordinary Passport : 90 days
Diplomatic, Official
Passport : 180 days
  BAHAMAS Ordinary..Diplomatic.. Official Passport 90 days
  BANGLADESH Ordinary..Diplomatic.. Official Passport 90 days
  BARBADOS Ordinary..Diplomatic.. Official Passport 90 daysv
  BELGIUM Ordinary..Diplomatic.. Official Passport 90 days
  BENIN Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  BRAZIL Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  BULGARIA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport : 90 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport for
staff stationed in Korea : Unlimited
  CHILE Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  COLOMBIA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  COSTARICA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  CZECH REPUBLIC Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport: 90 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport : Unlimited
  DENMARK Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  COMMENWEALTH
OF DOMINICA		 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  DOMINICAN REP Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  ECUADOR Diplomatic..Official Passport Official Passport: 90 days
Diplomatic, Passport: Unlimited
  EGYPT Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  EL SALAVADOR Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  ESTONIA Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  FRANCE Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  FINLAND Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  GERMANY Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport: 90 days Diplomatic, Official Passport: Unlimted
  GREECE Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport : 90 days Diplomatic, Official Passport: Unlimted
  GRENADA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  HAITI Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  HUNGARY Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  ICELAND Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  IRAN Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  IRELAND Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  ISRAEL Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport: 90 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport for
staff stationed in Korea : Unlimited
  ITALY Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 60 days
but, extendable up to 90 days
based on reciprocity principles
  JAMAICA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  JAPAN Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  LATVIA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport for
staff stationed in Korea : Unlimited
  LESOTHO Diplomatic..Official Passport 60 days
  LIBERIA Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  LITHUANIA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport: 90 days
Diplomatic and Official Passport
: During a period of incumbency
  LUXEMBOURG Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  MALAYSIA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  MALTA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  MEXICO Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  MONGOLIA Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  MOROCCO Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  NETHELANDS Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  NEW ZEALAND Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport: 90 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport : Unlimited
  NICARAGUA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  NORWAY Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  PAKISTAN Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  PANAMA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  PARAGUAY Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  PERU Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  PHILIPPINES Diplomatic..Official Passport Unlimited
  POLAND Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport : 90 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport : Unlimited
  PORTUGAL Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 60 days
  RUMANIA(D,O,S) Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport : 90 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport : Unlimited
  SINGAPORE Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  SLOVAKIA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport : 90 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport : Unlimited
  SPAIN Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  ST, KITTS NEVIS Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  ST, LUCIA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  ST, VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  SURINAM Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  SWEDEN
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  SWITZERLAND Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  THAILAND Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport : 90 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport : Unlimited
  TRININAD-TOBAGO Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  TUNISIA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport Ordinary Passport : 30 days
Diplomatic, Official Passport : Unlimited
  TURKEY Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  UNITED KINGDOM Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  URUGUAY Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  VIETNAM Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
 
 
  COUNTRY APPLICATION PASSPORT MAXIMUN PERIOD of STAY
  ALBANIA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  ANDORRA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  ARGENTINA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  AUSTRALIA
Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  CALEDONIA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  CANADA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 6 months
  CROATIA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  CYPRUS
 Ordinary Passport 30 days
  ECUADOR
 Ordinary Passport 30 days
  EGYPT
 Ordinary Passport 30 days
  FIJI
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  GUAM
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  GUATEMALA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  GUYANA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  HERCEGOVINA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  HONDURAS
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  HONGKONG
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  INDONESIA
 Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  JAPAN
 Ordinary Passport 30 days
  KIRIBATI
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  KUWAIT
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  LEBANON
 Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  MACAO
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  MARSHALLIS
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  MAURITIUS
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  MONACO
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  NAURU
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  NEW MICRONESIA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  OMAN
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  PALAU
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  PARAGUAY
 Ordinary Passport 30 days
  QATAR
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  SAMOA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  SAN MARINO
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  SAUDI ARABIA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  SERBIA & MONTENEGRO
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  SEYCHELLES
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  SLOVENIA
Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 90 days
  SOLOMON IS
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  SOUTH AFRICA Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  SWAZILAND Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  U.A.E Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  U.S.A Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  URUGUAY
Ordinary Passport 30 days
  VATICAN
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  VENEZUELA
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days
  YEMEN
 Ordinary..Diplomatic..Official Passport 30 days