🇰🇷Visa-Free Countries for South Korea Passport Holders in 2026

Visa-free destinations for South Korea citizens (114)

South Koreans can enter 114 destinations without a visa, with a valid passport only. For example: France (90 days per 180-day period), Spain (90 days per 180-day period) and Italy (90 days per 180-day period). 88 of 114 verified against the destination's official list.

Entry with just a valid passport, within the stay limit shown.

• 🇦🇱Albaniastay 90 days within 180 days
• 🇦🇩Andorrastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇦🇴Angolastay 30 days
• 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbudastay 180 days
• 🇦🇷Argentinastay 90 days
• 🇦🇲Armeniastay 180 days per year
• 🇦🇹Austriastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇦🇿Azerbaijanstay 30 days
• 🇧🇧Barbadosstay 90 days
• 🇧🇾Belarusstay 30 days
• 🇧🇪Belgiumstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇧🇿Belizestay 30 days
• 🇧🇴Boliviastay 90 days per year
• 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovinastay 90 days within 6 months
• 🇧🇼Botswanastay 90 days within 365 days
• 🇧🇷Brazilstay 90 days
• 🇧🇳Bruneistay 30 days
• 🇧🇬Bulgariastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇨🇻Cape Verde
• 🇨🇱Chilestay 90 days
• 🇨🇳Chinastay 30 days
• 🇨🇴Colombiastay 90 days
• 🇨🇷Costa Ricastay 180 days
• 🇭🇷Croatiastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇨🇾Cyprusstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇨🇿Czech Republicstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇩🇰Denmarkstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇩🇲Dominicastay 6 months
• 🇩🇴Dominican Republicstay 30 days
• 🇪🇨Ecuador
• 🇸🇻El Salvadorstay 180 days
• 🇪🇪Estoniastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇸🇿Eswatinistay 30 days
• 🇫🇯Fijistay 4 months
• 🇫🇮Finlandstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇫🇷Francestay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇬🇪Georgiastay 1 year
• 🇩🇪Germanystay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇬🇷Greecestay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇬🇩Grenadastay 3 months
• 🇬🇹Guatemalastay 90 days
• 🇬🇾Guyanastay 30 days
• 🇭🇹Haiti
• 🇭🇳Hondurasstay 90 days
• 🇭🇰Hong Kongstay 90 days
• 🇭🇺Hungarystay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇮🇸Icelandstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇮🇪Irelandstay 90 days
• 🇮🇹Italystay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇯🇲Jamaicastay 90 days
• 🇯🇵Japanstay 90 days
• 🇰🇿Kazakhstanstay 30 days
• 🇰🇮Kiribatistay 1 month
• 🇽🇰Kosovostay 90 days within 6 months
• 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstanstay 30 days within 60 days
• 🇱🇦Laosstay 30 days
• 🇱🇻Latviastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇱🇸Lesothostay 90 days
• 🇱🇮Liechtensteinstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇱🇹Lithuaniastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇱🇺Luxembourgstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇲🇴Macaustay 90 days
• 🇲🇾Malaysiastay 90 days
• 🇲🇹Maltastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇲🇺Mauritiusstay 90 days
• 🇲🇽Mexicostay 180 days
• 🇫🇲Micronesiastay 30 days (extendable to 60)
• 🇲🇩Moldovastay 90 days within 180 days
• 🇲🇨Monacostay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇲🇳Mongoliastay 90 days
• 🇲🇪Montenegrostay 90 days within 180 days
• 🇲🇦Moroccostay 90 days
• 🇳🇱Netherlandsstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇳🇮Nicaraguastay 90 days
• 🇲🇰North Macedoniastay 90 days within 180 days
• 🇳🇴Norwaystay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇴🇲Omanstay 14 days
• 🇵🇦Panamastay 90 days
• 🇵🇾Paraguaystay 30 days
• 🇵🇪Perustay 90 days
• 🇵🇭Philippinesstay 30 days
• 🇵🇱Polandstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇵🇹Portugalstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇷🇴Romaniastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇷🇺Russiastay 60 days
• 🇱🇨Saint Luciastay 6 weeks
• 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesstay 3 months
• 🇸🇲San Marinostay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principestay 15 days
• 🇸🇳Senegalstay 90 days
• 🇷🇸Serbiastay 90 days
• 🇸🇬Singaporestay 90 days
• 🇸🇰Slovakiastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇸🇮Sloveniastay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇿🇦South Africastay 30 days
• 🇪🇸Spainstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇸🇪Swedenstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇨🇭Switzerlandstay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇹🇼Taiwanstay 90 days
• 🇹🇯Tajikistanstay 30 days
• 🇹🇭Thailandstay 90 days
• 🇧🇸The Bahamasstay 3 months
• 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobagostay 90 days
• 🇹🇳Tunisiastay 90 days
• 🇹🇷Turkeystay 90 days within 180 days
• 🇺🇦Ukrainestay 90 days within 180 days
• 🇦🇪United Arab Emiratesstay 90 days within 180 days
• 🇺🇾Uruguaystay 90 days
• 🇺🇿Uzbekistanstay 30 days
• 🇻🇺Vanuatustay 120 days
• 🇻🇦Vatican Citystay 90 days per 180-day period
• 🇻🇪Venezuelastay 90 days
• 🇻🇳Vietnamstay 45 days
• 🇿🇲Zambiastay 90 days per year

Visa on arrival for South Korea citizens (32)

For South Koreans, 32 destinations issue the visa at the border or airport, with nothing to file before departure. For example: Zimbabwe, Jordan and Indonesia (30 days). 21 of 32 verified against the destination's official list.

The visa is issued directly at the border or airport, no application needed beforehand.

• 🇧🇭BahrainApply online (iVisa)
• 🇧🇩Bangladeshstay 30 days
• 🇧🇮Burundistay 30 days
• 🇰🇭Cambodiastay 30 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇰🇲Comorosstay 45 days
• 🇹🇱East Timor
• 🇪🇬EgyptApply online (iVisa)
• 🇪🇹Ethiopiastay 3 monthsApply online (iVisa)
• 🇮🇳Indiastay 60 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇮🇩Indonesiastay 30 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇮🇷Iran
• 🇯🇴JordanApply online (iVisa)
• 🇰🇼Kuwait
• 🇱🇧Lebanon
• 🇲🇬Madagascarstay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇲🇼MalawiApply online (iVisa)
• 🇲🇻Maldives
• 🇲🇭Marshall Islandsstay 90 days
• 🇲🇲Myanmarstay 30 days
• 🇳🇦Namibiastay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇳🇵Nepalstay 30 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇵🇼Palaustay 30 days
• 🇶🇦Qatar
• 🇷🇼RwandaApply online (iVisa)
• 🇼🇸Samoa
• 🇸🇦Saudi Arabiastay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇸🇱Sierra Leonestay 1 month
• 🇸🇾Syria
• 🇹🇿TanzaniaApply online (iVisa)
• 🇹🇴Tongastay 31 days
• 🇹🇻Tuvalustay 1 month
• 🇿🇼Zimbabwe

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E-visa destinations for South Korea citizens (39)

For South Koreans, 39 destinations require an e-visa applied for online before departure. Each destination page links the official portal we have found: intermediary sites often charge more. For example: Uganda, Sri Lanka and United States (90 days). 21 of 39 verified against the destination's official list.

An electronic authorization applied for online before departure, usually within days.

• 🇦🇺Australiastay 3 months
• 🇧🇯BeninApply online (iVisa)
• 🇧🇹Bhutanstay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇧🇫Burkina FasoApply online (iVisa)
• 🇨🇲Cameroonstay 30 days
• 🇨🇦Canadastay 6 monthsApply online (iVisa)
• 🇹🇩Chad
• 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoirestay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇨🇺Cubastay 90 days
• 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congostay 7 days
• 🇩🇯DjiboutiApply online (iVisa)
• 🇬🇶Equatorial GuineaApply online (iVisa)
• 🇬🇦Gabon
• 🇬🇭Ghana
• 🇬🇳Guineastay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇮🇶Iraqstay 30 days
• 🇮🇱Israelstay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇰🇪Kenyastay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇱🇷Liberia
• 🇱🇾Libya
• 🇲🇷Mauritania
• 🇲🇿Mozambique
• 🇳🇿New Zealandstay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)
• 🇳🇬NigeriaApply online (iVisa)
• 🇵🇰PakistanApply online (iVisa)
• 🇵🇸Palestinestay 90 days
• 🇵🇬Papua New GuineaApply online (iVisa)
• 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis
• 🇸🇨SeychellesApply online (iVisa)
• 🇸🇧Solomon Islands
• 🇸🇴Somalia
• 🇸🇸South Sudan
• 🇱🇰Sri Lanka
• 🇸🇷SurinameApply online (iVisa)
• 🇹🇬TogoApply online (iVisa)
• 🇹🇲Turkmenistan
• 🇺🇬UgandaApply online (iVisa)
• 🇬🇧United Kingdomstay 6 monthsApply online (iVisa)
• 🇺🇸United Statesstay 90 daysApply online (iVisa)

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Consular visa required for South Korea citizens (12)

For South Koreans, 12 destinations require a visa obtained from an embassy or consulate before travel. For example: Afghanistan, Algeria and Central African Republic. 1 of 12 verified against the destination's official list.

A visa must be obtained from an embassy or consulate before travelling.

• 🇦🇫Afghanistan
• 🇩🇿Algeria
• 🇨🇫Central African Republic
• 🇨🇬Congo
• 🇪🇷Eritrea
• 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau
• 🇲🇱Mali
• 🇳🇷Nauru
• 🇳🇪Niger
• 🇸🇩Sudan
• 🇬🇲The Gambia
• 🇾🇪Yemen