Entry Requirements
A foreigner who plans to enter Korea has to meet the following entry requirements:
• Possess a valid passport.
Entry will be denied if you present an expired, fake, or false passport.
• Possess a valid visa.
You must enter before the expiry date of your visa. Immigration officials may reject your entry if your visa type does not match your intended purpose of visit.
※ You can enter without a visa, if you meet one of the following conditions:
• You hold a valid re-entry permit or are exempt from needing one, and you enter before its expiry date.
• You are a citizen of a country with a visa exemption agreement with Korea.
• You have special approval under a Presidential Decree for purposes contributing to international relations, national interests, or Korea’s tourism industry.
• You possess a refugee travel document and enter before its expiry date.
You must not have any grounds for entry restrictions in accordance with the Immigration Act.
Type of Visa and period of validity
• Single-entry Visa : You can enter once before the expiry date
• Double-entry Visa : You can enter twice before the expiry date (6 months)
• Multiple-entry Visa : You can enter unlimited times before the expiry date (1 year, 3 years, 5 years)
