According to MOFAT (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), people from the following 99 countries do not require a visa if they are coming to
Korea on a temporary visit.
Country/Period(days)
Country/Period(days)
Country/Period(days)
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
Ireland / 90
Italy / 60
Liechtenstein / 90
Luxembourg / 90
Malta / 90
Netherlands / 90
Norway / 90
Portugal / 60
Poland / 90
Romania / 90
Spain / 90
Slovak Republic / 90
Sweden / 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
Americas
Antigua and Barbuda / 90
Bahamas / 90
Barbados / 90
Brazil / 90
Colombia / 90
Costa Rica / 90
Common wealth of Dominica / 90
Dominican Republic / 90
El Salvador / 90
Grenada / 90
Haiti / 90
Jamaica / 90
Mexico / 90
Nicaragua / 90
Panama / 90
Peru / 90
St. Lucia / 90
St. Kitts and Nevis / 90
St. Vincent & the Grenadines / 90
Surinam / 90
Trinidad and Tobago / 90
Africa
Lesotho / 60
Liberia / 90
Morocco / 90
Tunisia / 30
PLUS
Country/Period(days)
Country/Period(days)
Country/Period(days)
Asia
Brunei / 30
Hong Kong / 90
Japan / 30
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 / 90
South America
Argentina / 30
Chile / 30
Guatemala / 30
Honduras / 30
Paraguay / 30
Uruguay / 30
Venezuela / 30
Europe
Albania / 30
Croatia / 30
Cyprus / 30
Latvia / 30
Lithuania / 30
Monaco / 30
Slovenia / 90
Vatican / 30
Oceania
Australia / 90
Fiji / 30
Guam / 30
Kiribati / 30
Marshall Islands/ 30
Palau / 30
Naura / 90
New Caledonia / 30
Africa
Republic of South Africa / 30 Swaziland / 30
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To make sure you are proceeding with accurage information, please check with Immigration directly: http://www.immigration.go.kr/ or with the Government of Korea for Foreigners website: http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/index.html. Note the latter is sometimes difficult to access if you do not have Active X.
You can also telephone the immigration 'help line' 1345 and press 3 plus * for information in English (other languages also available).