🇰🇷 South Korea · Tourist Visa
Tourist and visitor visa requirements, visa-free entry, duration, and application steps.
South Korea allows short tourist visits, generally visa-free for nationals of many countries, who normally need a Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) before flying; others apply for a short-term visit (C-3) visa. Visa-free/K-ETA stays are typically up to 90 days. Tourist entry does not permit work.
- Many nationals are visa-free for short tourism but normally need a K-ETA before travelling.
- Others apply for a short-term visit (C-3) visa.
- Visa-free / K-ETA stays are typically up to 90 days.
- Tourist entry does not permit work.
Official authorities
- K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization)
Official travel-authorisation portal for visa-free visitors.
- Hi Korea / visa portal
Official Korean visa application portal.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of Korea — Korea's integrated government portal — policy, administrative services, e-government
- Korea Immigration Service (HiKorea) — Visas, residence status changes, work permits, and alien registration in Korea
- National Tax Service (NTS) — Korean income tax, corporate tax, VAT filing; annual comprehensive tax return for foreigners (May); foreign taxpayer incentive lookup