South Korea passport — visa requirements by country

Full list of destinations for a South Korea passport, grouped by what you need on arrival. Tap any country for the exact rule, allowed stay and the official source.

#3 of 197160 destinations with nothing to arrange in advanceFull passport ranking →

Where those destinations are: Europe 45 · Asia 40 · Africa 28 · North America 22 · Oceania 13 · South America 12

113 visa-free · 47 on arrival / eTA · 22 eVisa · 14 visa required

Visa-free countries for South Korea passport holders·Visa on arrival for South Korea passport holders·eVisa countries for South Korea passport holders·Travel authorisation (eTA) for South Korea passport holders

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Visa-free 113

Albaniaup to 90 days Andorraup to 90 days Angolaup to 30 days Antigua & Barbudaup to 180 days Argentinaup to 90 days Armeniaup to 180 days Austriaup to 90 days Azerbaijanup to 30 days Bahamasup to 90 days Barbadosup to 90 days Belarusup to 30 days Belgiumup to 90 days Belizeup to 90 days Boliviaup to 90 days Bosnia & Herzegovinaup to 90 days Botswanaup to 90 days Brazilup to 90 days Bruneiup to 30 days Bulgariaup to 90 days Chileup to 90 days Chinaup to 30 days Colombiaup to 90 days Costa Ricaup to 180 days Croatiaup to 90 days Cyprusup to 90 days Czechiaup to 90 days Denmarkup to 90 days Dominicaup to 180 days Dominican Republicup to 30 days Ecuadorup to 90 days El Salvadorup to 180 days Estoniaup to 90 days Eswatiniup to 30 days Fijiup to 120 days Finlandup to 90 days Franceup to 90 days Georgiaup to 365 days Germanyup to 90 days Greeceup to 90 days Grenadaup to 90 days Guatemalaup to 90 days Guyanaup to 30 days Haitiup to 90 days Hondurasup to 90 days Hungaryup to 90 days Icelandup to 90 days Irelandup to 90 days Italyup to 90 days Jamaicaup to 90 days Japanup to 90 days Kazakhstanup to 30 days Kiribatiup to 90 days Kosovoup to 90 days Kyrgyzstanup to 60 days Laosup to 30 days Latviaup to 90 days Lesothoup to 14 days Liechtensteinup to 90 days Lithuaniaup to 90 days Luxembourgup to 90 days Malaysiaup to 90 days Maltaup to 90 days Mauritiusup to 90 days Mexicoup to 180 days Micronesiaup to 30 days Moldovaup to 90 days Monacoup to 90 days Mongoliaup to 90 days Montenegroup to 90 days Moroccoup to 90 days Mozambiqueup to 30 days Netherlandsup to 90 days Nicaraguaup to 90 days North Macedoniaup to 90 days Norwayup to 90 days Palestinian TerritoriesNot stated Panamaup to 90 days Paraguayup to 30 days Peruup to 180 days Philippinesup to 30 days Polandup to 90 days Portugalup to 90 days Romaniaup to 90 days Russiaup to 60 days San Marinoup to 90 days Senegalup to 90 days Serbiaup to 90 days Seychellesup to 90 days Singaporeup to 90 days Slovakiaup to 90 days Sloveniaup to 90 days South Africaup to 30 days Spainup to 90 days St. Luciaup to 42 days St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days Swedenup to 90 days Switzerlandup to 90 days São Tomé & Príncipeup to 15 days Taiwanup to 90 days Tajikistanup to 30 days Thailandup to 60 days Trinidad & Tobagoup to 90 days Tunisiaup to 90 days Türkiyeup to 90 days Ukraineup to 90 days United Arab Emiratesup to 90 days Uruguayup to 90 days Uzbekistanup to 30 days Vanuatuup to 120 days Vatican Cityup to 90 days Venezuelaup to 90 days Vietnamup to 45 days Zambiaup to 90 days

Visa on arrival 47

eVisa required 22

Benin Bhutan Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Congo - Kinshasa Cuba Equatorial Guinea Gabon Guinea Iraq Liberia Libya Malawi Mauritania Nigeria Pakistan Somalia South Sudan Syria Togo Uganda

Visa required 14

Afghanistan Algeria Central African Republic Congo - Brazzaville Eritrea Gambia Ghana Mali Nauru Niger North Korea Sudan Turkmenistan Yemen

What changed for South Korea passport holders

Azerbaijan (South Korea): Visa on arrival → Visa-free · up to 30 days2026-07-01

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Questions people ask

How many countries can South Korea passport holders enter without a visa?

113 destinations ask for no visa at all. Another 47 issue one at the border or accept an online travel authorisation, so 160 of 196 destinations can be reached with nothing arranged in advance. 22 more issue an eVisa online before departure, and 14 require a visa obtained before travel.

Where can a South Korea passport holder stay the longest?

The longest stays without a visa are Georgia (up to 365 days), Antigua & Barbuda (up to 180 days), Armenia (up to 180 days).

For short tourist stays · data as of 2026-08-17 · always confirm with the official source.