Any foreign visitors wishing to enter the Republic of Korea must have a valid passport and obtain a Korean visa before coming. However, 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 of national interest.


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Countries under Visa Waiver Agreements

Countries under Visa Waiver Agreements (101 Countries as of Jan. 2015)
Country Applicable Passports Maximum period of stay Seaman's
book
ALGERIA Diploma4tic,Official passport 90 days ×
ANGOLA Diplomatic,Official passport 30 days ×
ANTIGUA-BARBUDA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
AUSTRIA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport Ordinary:90 days, Diplomatic·Official passport:180days,
Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency		 ×
ARGENTINA Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
ARMENIA Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
AZERBAIJAN Diplomatic,Official passport 30 days ×
BAHAMAS Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
BANGLADESH Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
BARBADOS Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
BELARUS Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
BELGIUM Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 3 Months ×
BELIZE Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
BENIN Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
BOLIVIA Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
BRAZIL Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport Ordinary:90 days, Diplomatic·Official passport:90 days,
Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency		 ×
BULGARIA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
CAPE VERDE Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
CAMBODIA Diplomatic,Official passport 60 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
CHILE Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
CHINA Diplomatic,Official passport 30 days ×
COLOMBIA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
COSTARICA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
CROATIA Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
CYPRUS Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
CZECH Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
DENMARK Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
DOMINICA REP Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
ECUADOR Diplomatic,Official passport Official passport:3 Months, Diplomatic:Unlimited ×
EGYPT Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
EL SALVADOR Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ○
ESTONIA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
FRANCE Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
FINLAND Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
GABON Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
GEORGIA Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
GERMANY Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport Ordinary:90 days, Diplomatic·Official passport:Unlimited,
Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency		 ×
GREECE Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport Ordinary:90 days, Diplomatic·Official passport:Unlimited ×
GRENADA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
GUATEMALA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
HAITI Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
HUNGARY Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
ICELAND Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
INDIA Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
IRAN Diplomatic,Official passport 3 Months ×
IRELAND Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
ISRAEL Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
ITALY Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90days ×
JAMAICA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90days ○
JAPAN Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport Ordinary:B-2, 90days, Diplomatic·Official passport:90days,
Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency		 ×
KAZAKHSTAN Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport Ordinary:30days, Diplomatic,Official passport:90days ×
KIRGIZSTAN Diplomatic,Official passport 30days ×
KUWAIT Diplomatic,Official passport 90days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
LAOS Diplomatic,Official passport 90days ×
LATVIA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
LESOTHO Ordinary, Diplomatic,Official passport 60days ×
LIBERIA Ordinary, Diplomatic,Official passport 90days ○
LIECHTENSTEIN Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90days ×
LITHUANIA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
LUXEMBOURG Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 3 Months ×
MALAYSIA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 3 Months ×
MALTA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
MEXICO Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
MOLDOVA Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
MONGOLIA Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
MOROCCO Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ○
MYANMAR Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days  
NETHERLAND Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 3 Months ×
NEW ZEALAND Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 3 Months, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
NICARAGUA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ○
NORWAY Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
OMAN Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
PAKISTAN Diplomatic,Official passport 3 Months ×
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 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
PORTUGAL Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 60 days ○
RUMANIA(D. O. S.) Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 3Months, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
RUSSIA Diplomatic,Official passport,Ordinary:60days 90 days ×
SINGAPORE Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
SLOVAK Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
SPAIN Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
ST. KITIS NEVIS Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
ST. LUCIA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
ST. VINCENT 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 3 Months ×
TADZHIKISTAN Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
THAILAND Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport Ordinary:90 days, Diplomatic·Official passport:Unlimited ○
TRINIDOD-TOBAGO Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ○
TUNISIA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 30 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
TURKEY Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 3 Months ×
TURKMENISTAN Diplomatic 30 days ×
U.A.E Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 30 days ×
UKRAINE Diplomatic,Official passport

90 days

 ×
UZBEKISTAN Diplomatic

60 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency

 ×
UNITED KINGDOM Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days ×
URUGUAY Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×
VENEZUELA Ordinary,Diplomatic,Official passport Ordinary:90 days, Diplomatic·Official passport:30 days,
Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency		 ×
VIETNAM Diplomatic,Official passport 90 days, Staff stationed in Korea : During a period of incumbency ×

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