This is a list of visas issued by South Korea. The
government of South Korea, through the
Ministry of Justice's "Korea Immigration Service," issues one of these
visas
Visa most commonly refers to:
* Visa Inc., a US multinational financial and payment cards company
** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
** Visa Plus, an interbank network
*Travel visa, a document that allo ...
to all non-citizens entering the country. In 2005, 5,179,848 visas were issued, not including military and landing-permit visas, a slight increase over the previous year. More than half of these were layover/B-2 visas. In 2017, 12,573,021 visas were issued.
A visas
B visas
The B-2 status allows travelers who are passport holders of various jurisdictions, including the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
mainland, to stay in South Korea for a maximum period of 30 days, provided that they are using
Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport (IIA; ) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports ...
as a transit stopover. It applies to ordinary PRC passport bearers when they are travelling between the
Chinese mainland and Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan or 30 European countries. The B-2 status is encoded in Article 7 of the
South Korean immigration law.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea
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C visas
D visas
E visas
F visas
G visas
Some of the G-1 visa sub-types:
G-1-1: Medical treatment due to industrial accidents and the family member.
G-1-2: Undergoing medical treatments as a result of diseases or accidents (or are a guardian of such a person).
G-1-3: Involved in a lawsuit.
G-1-5: Refugee applicants (Asylum seekers).
G-1-6: Humanitarian Status.
G-1-10: Treatment and recuperation.
G-1-11: Fallen victim to prostitution, sexual assault/harassment, human trafficking, etc.
H visas
M visas
T visas
See also
* Visa (document)
*Immigration in South Korea
Immigration to South Korea () is low due to restrictive immigration policies resulting from strong opposition to immigrants from the general Korean public. However, in recent years the influx of immigrants into South Korea has been rising rapidly ...
*South Korean law
The legal system of South Korea is a civil law system that has its basis in the Constitution of the Republic of Korea. The Court Organization Act, which was passed into law on 26 September 1949, officially created a three-tiered, independent judi ...
*Visa policy of South Korea
South Korea maintains a visa waiver agreement list and a designated visa-free entry list with countries not included on those lists requiring a visa to enter the country. In addition, foreigners wishing to engage in certain activities such as di ...
Notes
External links
Korea Visa PortalHi KOREA
e-Government for Foreigners
{{DEFAULTSORT:South Korean visas
Visa policy by country
Visas
Visa most commonly refers to:
* Visa Inc., a US multinational financial and payment cards company
** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
** Visa Plus, an interbank network
*Travel visa, a document that allo ...
Visas
Visa most commonly refers to:
* Visa Inc., a US multinational financial and payment cards company
** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
** Visa Plus, an interbank network
*Travel visa, a document that allo ...
Visas
Visa most commonly refers to:
* Visa Inc., a US multinational financial and payment cards company
** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
** Visa Plus, an interbank network
*Travel visa, a document that allo ...