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South Korea passport visa-free countries

As of January 2025, the 51.3 million holders of South Korean passports can now travel to 184 countries (Global ranking #33) without a visa – or by obtaining an eVisa/visa on arrival.
South Korea Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Visa free countries (134 countries)

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Population (2020) Area
Albania Not required 90 days 2,877,797 27,400 km²
Austria Not required 90 days 9,006,398 82,409 km²
Belgium Not required 11,589,623 30,280 km²
Bosnia and Herzegovina Not required 90 days 3,280,819 51,000 km²
Bulgaria Not required 6,948,445 108,560 km²
Croatia Not required 4,105,267 55,960 km²
Cyprus Not required 1,207,359 9,240 km²
Czech Republic Not required 10,708,981 77,240 km²
Denmark Not required 5,792,202 42,430 km²
Estonia Not required 1,326,535 42,390 km²
Finland Not required 5,540,720 303,890 km²
France Not required 65,273,511 547,557 km²
Germany Not required 83,783,942 348,560 km²
Gibraltar Not required Freedom of movement 33,691 10 km²
Greece Not required 10,423,054 128,900 km²
Hungary Not required 9,660,351 90,530 km²
Iceland Not required 341,243 100,250 km²
Ireland Not required N/A 4,937,786 68,890 km²
Italy Not required 60,461,826 294,140 km²
Kosovo Not required 90 days 1,873,160 10,887 km²
Latvia Not required 1,886,198 62,200 km²
Liechtenstein Not required 90 days 38,128 160 km²
Lithuania Not required 2,722,289 62,674 km²
Luxembourg Not required 625,978 2,590 km²
Malta Not required 441,543 320 km²
Moldova Not required 90 days 4,033,963 32,850 km²
Monaco Not required 39,242 2 km²
Montenegro Not required 90 days 628,066 13,450 km²
Netherlands Not required 17,134,872 33,720 km²
Macedonia Not required 90 days 2,083,374 25,220 km²
Norway Not required 5,421,241 365,268 km²
Poland Not required 37,846,611 306,230 km²
Portugal Not required 10,196,709 91,590 km²
Romania Not required 19,237,691 230,170 km²
Russia Not required 90 days 145,934,462 16,376,870 km²
San Marino Not required 33,931 61 km²
Serbia Not required 90 days 8,737,371 87,460 km²
Slovakia Not required 5,459,642 48,088 km²
Slovenia Not required 2,078,938 20,140 km²
Sweden Not required 10,099,265 410,340 km²
Switzerland Not required 8,654,622 39,516 km²
Turkey Not required 3 months 84,339,067 769,630 km²
Ukraine Not required 90 days 43,733,762 579,320 km²
United Kingdom Not required 6 months 67,886,011 241,930 km²
Armenia Not required 180 days 2,963,243 28,470 km²
Brunei Not required 30 days 437,479 5,270 km²
Georgia Not required 1 year 3,989,167 69,490 km²
Japan Not required 90 days 126,476,461 364,555 km²
Kazakhstan Not required 30 days 18,776,707 2,699,700 km²
Kyrgyzstan Not required 60 days 6,524,195 191,800 km²
Laos Not required 15 days 7,275,560 236,800 km²
Malaysia Not required 90 days 32,365,999 328,550 km²
Philippines Not required 30 days 109,581,078 298,170 km²
Singapore Not required 90 days 5,850,342 700 km²
Tajikistan Not required 30 days 9,537,645 139,960 km²
Thailand Not required 3 months 69,799,978 510,890 km²
Uzbekistan Not required 30 days 33,469,203 425,400 km²
Vietnam Not required 45 days 97,338,579 310,070 km²
Angola Not required 30 days 32,866,272 1,246,700 km²
Botswana Not required 90 days 2,351,627 566,730 km²
Eswatini Not required 30 days 1,160,164 17,200 km²
Gambia Not required 30 days 2,416,668 10,120 km²
Lesotho Not required 60 days 2,142,249 30,360 km²
Liberia Not required Visa Not Required 5,057,681 96,320 km²
Mauritius Not required 90 days 1,271,768 2,030 km²
Mayotte Not required 3 months 272,815 375 km²
Morocco Not required 90 days 36,910,560 446,300 km²
Reunion Not required 3 months 895,312 2,500 km²
Saint Helena Not required 183 days 4,534 121 km²
São Tomé and Príncipe Not required 15 days 219,159 960 km²
Senegal Not required 90 days 16,743,927 192,530 km²
South Africa Not required 30 days 59,308,690 1,213,090 km²
Tunisia Not required 3 months 11,818,619 155,360 km²
Argentina Not required 90 days 45,195,774 2,736,690 km²
Brazil Not required 90 days 212,559,417 8,358,140 km²
Chile Not required 90 days 19,116,201 743,532 km²
Colombia Not required 90 days 50,882,891 1,109,500 km²
French Guiana Not required 3 months 290,691 83,534 km²
Guyana Not required 30 days 786,552 196,850 km²
Paraguay Not required 30 days 7,132,538 397,300 km²
Peru Not required 90 days 32,971,854 1,280,000 km²
Suriname Not required 30 days 586,632 156,000 km²
Uruguay Not required 90 days 3,473,730 175,020 km²
Venezuela Not required 90 days 28,435,940 882,050 km²
Bermuda Not required 21 days 62,278 50 km²
Canada Not required 6 months 37,742,154 9,093,510 km²
Falkland Islands Not required 30 days 3,398 12,000 km²
Mexico Not required 180 days 128,932,753 1,943,950 km²
United States Not required 90 days 331,002,651 9,147,420 km²
Israel Not required 3 months 8,655,535 21,640 km²
Oman Not required N/A 5,106,626 309,500 km²
Qatar Not required 30 days 2,881,053 11,610 km²
Anguilla Not required 90 days 15,003 90 km²
Antigua and Barbuda Not required 6 months 97,929 440 km²
Aruba Not required 90 days 116,576 193 km²
Bahamas Not required 3 months 393,244 10,010 km²
Barbados Not required 3 months 287,375 430 km²
Belize Not required 30 days 397,628 22,810 km²
British Virgin Islands Not required 30 days 30,030 153 km²
Cayman Islands Not required 6 months 65,722 240 km²
Costa Rica Not required 180 days 5,094,118 51,060 km²
Curacao Not required 90 days 163,424 444 km²
Dominica Not required 6 months 71,986 750 km²
Dominican Republic Not required 90 days 10,847,910 48,320 km²
El Salvador Not required 3 months 6,486,205 20,720 km²
Grenada Not required Visa Not Required 112,523 340 km²
Guatemala Not required 90 days 17,915,568 107,160 km²
Haiti Not required 3 months 11,402,528 27,560 km²
Honduras Not required 90 days 9,904,607 111,890 km²
Jamaica Not required 90 days 2,961,167 10,830 km²
Martinique Not required 3 months 376,480 1,060 km²
Montserrat Not required 6 months 4,992 100 km²
Nicaragua Not required 90 days 6,624,554 120,340 km²
Panama Not required 90 days 4,314,767 74,340 km²
Puerto Rico Not required 90 days 2,860,853 8,870 km²
Saint Kitts and Nevis Not required 3 months 53,199 260 km²
Saint Lucia Not required 6 weeks 183,627 610 km²
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Not required 3 months 110,940 390 km²
Sint Maarten Not required 90 days 41,486 34 km²
Trinidad and Tobago Not required 90 days 1,399,488 5,130 km²
Turks and Caicos Not required 90 days 38,717 950 km²
Cook Islands Not required 31 days 17,564 240 km²
Fiji Not required 4 months 896,445 18,270 km²
French Polynesia Not required 3 months 280,908 4,167 km²
Guam Not required 45 days 168,775 540 km²
Kiribati Not required 90 days 119,449 810 km²
Micronesia Not required 30 days 115,023 700 km²
New Caledonia Not required 3 months 285,498 18,280 km²
New Zealand Not required 3 months 4,822,233 263,310 km²
Northern Mariana Islands Not required 45 days 57,559 460 km²
Samoa Not required 60 days 198,414 2,830 km²
Vanuatu Not required 30 days 307,145 12,190 km²
Wallis and Futuna Not required 3 months 11,239 140 km²
U.S. Virgin Islands Not required 90 days 104,425 350 km²

Countries that offers e/visa or visa on arrival for South Korean citizens (50 countries)

Country Visa requirement Visa on arrival/evisa Population (November 2024) Area
Azerbaijan Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 10,139,177 82,658 km²
Bangladesh Visa required Visa on arrival 164,689,383 130,170 km²
Cambodia Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 16,718,965 181,035 km²
Christmas Island Visa required eVisa 1,843 135 km²
India Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 1,380,004,385 2,973,190 km²
Maldives Visa required Visa on arrival 540,544 300 km²
Myanmar Visa required eVisa 54,409,800 653,290 km²
Nepal Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 29,136,808 143,350 km²
Pakistan Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 220,892,340 770,880 km²
Sri Lanka Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 21,413,249 62,710 km²
Timor-Leste Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 1,318,445 14,870 km²
Benin Visa required eVisa 12,123,200 112,760 km²
Burundi Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 11,890,784 25,680 km²
Cape Verde Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 543,767 4,033 km²
Comoros Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 869,601 1,861 km²
Djibouti Visa required eVisa 988,000 23,180 km²
Egypt Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 102,334,404 1,002,450 km²
Ethiopia Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 114,963,588 1,000,000 km²
Gabon Visa required eVisa 2,225,734 257,670 km²
Guinea Visa required eVisa 13,132,795 245,720 km²
Guinea-Bissau Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 1,874,303 36,125 km²
Kenya Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 53,771,296 569,140 km²
Madagascar Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 27,691,018 581,795 km²
Malawi Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 19,129,952 94,280 km²
Mauritania Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 4,649,658 1,030,700 km²
Mozambique Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 31,255,435 786,380 km²
Namibia Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 2,540,905 823,290 km²
Rwanda Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 12,952,218 24,670 km²
Sierra Leone Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 7,976,983 72,180 km²
South Sudan Visa required eVisa 12,778,250 619,745 km²
Tanzania Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 59,734,218 885,800 km²
Togo Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 8,278,724 54,390 km²
Uganda Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 45,741,007 199,810 km²
Zambia Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 18,383,955 743,390 km²
Zimbabwe Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 14,862,924 386,850 km²
Bolivia Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 11,673,021 1,083,300 km²
Bahrain Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 1,701,575 760 km²
Iran Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 83,992,949 1,628,550 km²
Jordan Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 10,203,134 88,780 km²
Kuwait Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 4,270,571 17,820 km²
Lebanon Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 6,825,445 10,230 km²
Oman Visa required eVisa 5,106,626 309,500 km²
Saudi Arabia Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 34,813,871 2,149,690 km²
United Arab Emirates Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 9,890,402 83,600 km²
Australia Visa required eVisa 25,499,884 7,682,300 km²
Marshall Islands Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 59,190 180 km²
Palau Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 18,094 460 km²
Papua New Guinea Visa required eVisa 8,947,024 452,860 km²
Solomon Islands Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 686,884 27,990 km²
Tonga Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 105,695 720 km²
Tuvalu Visa required eVisa/Visa on arrival 11,792 30 km²

Fast facts:

  • Total population of countries that South Korea passports can go without a visa: 2,481,867,358 people (est 2024).
  • Total area of countries/territories offering visa-free for South Korean citizens: 69,416,950 km².
  • Visa free countries by region: Europe (44), Asia (14), Africa (15), South America (11), North America (5), Middle East (3), Central America and Caribbean (30), Oceania (12).
  • Visa free by days: 90 days (Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Botswana, Mauritius, Morocco, Senegal, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, United States, Anguilla, Aruba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, Kiribati, U.S. Virgin Islands), (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland), Freedom of movement (Gibraltar), N/A (Ireland, Oman), 3 months (Turkey, Thailand, Mayotte, Reunion, Tunisia, French Guiana, Israel, Bahamas, Barbados, El Salvador, Haiti, Martinique, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Wallis and Futuna), 6 months (United Kingdom, Canada, Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Montserrat), 180 days (Armenia, Mexico, Costa Rica), 30 days (Brunei, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Angola, Eswatini, Gambia, South Africa, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Falkland Islands, Qatar, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Vanuatu), 1 year (Georgia), 60 days (Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Samoa), 15 days (Laos, São Tomé and Príncipe), 45 days (Vietnam, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands), Visa Not Required (Liberia, Grenada), 183 days (Saint Helena), 21 days (Bermuda), 6 weeks (Saint Lucia), 31 days (Cook Islands), 4 months (Fiji)