South Korean Passport
The South Korean passport grants access to 142 countries visa-free, 49 countries with e-visas, and 17 countries with visas on arrival.
It requires a visa in 22 nations. South Korea, located in East Asia, boasts a population of approximately 51.7 million people. It ranks as the world's 27th most populous country.
The South Korean passport is recognized globally, offering its citizens considerable travel freedom.
Visa-free map
Nearby countries
The nearest visa free countries to visit for South Korean passport holders are China, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong and Macao.
Visa free countries
So, where can South Koreans travel without a visa? We have listed all the countries where South Korea citizens can travel visa-free, eliminating the hassle of visa paperwork.
Europe
- 🇦🇱 Albania (90 days)
- 🇦🇩 Andorra (N/A)
- 🇦🇹 Austria (90 days)
- 🇧🇾 Belarus (30 days)
- 🇧🇪 Belgium (90 days)
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days)
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (90 days)
- 🇭🇷 Croatia (90 days)
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus (90 days)
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (90 days)
- 🇩🇰 Denmark (90 days)
- 🇪🇪 Estonia (90 days)
- 🇫🇮 Finland (90 days)
- 🇫🇷 France (90 days)
- 🇩🇪 Germany (90 days)
- 🇬🇷 Greece (90 days)
- 🇭🇺 Hungary (90 days)
- 🇮🇸 Iceland (90 days)
- 🇬🇧 Ireland (3 months)
- 🇮🇹 Italy (90 days)
- 🇱🇻 Latvia (90 days)
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein (90 days)
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania (90 days)
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg (90 days)
- 🇲🇹 Malta (90 days)
- 🇲🇩 Moldova (90 days)
- 🇲🇨 Monaco (N/A)
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro (90 days)
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (90 days)
- 🇳🇴 Norway (90 days)
- 🇵🇱 Poland (90 days)
- 🇵🇹 Portugal (90 days)
- 🇷🇴 Romania (90 days)
- 🇷🇺 Russia (60 days)
- 🇸🇲 San Marino (90 days)
- 🇷🇸 Serbia (90 days)
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia (90 days)
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia (90 days)
- 🇪🇸 Spain (90 days)
- 🇸🇪 Sweden (90 days)
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland (90 days)
- 🇻🇦 Vatican City (N/A)
- 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands (N/A)
- 🇬🇮 Gibraltar (N/A)
- 🇬🇬 Guernsey (N/A)
- 🇮🇲 Isle of Man (N/A)
- 🇯🇪 Jersey (N/A)
- 🇽🇰 Kosovo (90 days)
Africa
- 🇦🇴 Angola (30 days)
- 🇧🇼 Botswana (90 days)
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini (30 days)
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho (60 days)
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius (90 days)
- 🇲🇦 Morocco (3 months)
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique (30 days)
- 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe (15 days)
- 🇸🇳 Senegal (90 days)
- 🇿🇦 South Africa (30 days)
- 🇹🇳 Tunisia (90 days)
- 🇿🇲 Zambia (30 days)
- 🇾🇹 Mayotte (N/A)
- 🇷🇪 Réunion (N/A)
Americas
- 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda (6 months)
- 🇦🇷 Argentina (90 days)
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas (3 months)
- 🇧🇧 Barbados (90 days)
- 🇧🇿 Belize (90 days)
- 🇧🇷 Brazil (90 days)
- 🇨🇱 Chile (90 days)
- 🇨🇴 Colombia (90 days)
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica (90 days)
- 🇩🇲 Dominica (6 months)
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (90 days)
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador (90 days)
- 🇸🇻 El Salvador (3 months)
- 🇬🇩 Grenada (3 months)
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala (90 days)
- 🇬🇾 Guyana (30 days)
- 🇭🇳 Honduras (3 months)
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica (90 days)
- 🇲🇽 Mexico (180 days)
- Netherlands (90 days)
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua (90 days)
- 🇵🇦 Panama (90 days)
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay (30 days)
- 🇵🇪 Peru (90 days)
- 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis (3 months)
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia (6 weeks)
- 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3 month)
- 🇸🇷 Suriname (90 days)
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago (90 days)
- 🇺🇸 United States (90 days)
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay (90 days)
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela (90 days)
- 🇦🇮 Anguilla (3 months)
- 🇦🇼 Aruba (30 days, extendable to 180 days.)
- 🇧🇲 Bermuda (Up to 6 months, decided on arrival.)
- 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands (30 days, extensions possible.)
- 🇨🇼 Curaçao (3 months)
- 🇬🇱 Greenland (N/A)
- 🇲🇸 Montserrat (6 months)
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico (Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.)
- 🇵🇲 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (N/A)
- 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten (3 months)
- 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands (90 days)
- 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands (A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.)
Asia
- 🇦🇲 Armenia (180 days)
- 🇧🇳 Brunei (30 days)
- 🇹🇼 China (30 days)
- 🇬🇪 Georgia (1 year)
- 🇯🇵 Japan (90 days)
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (30 days)
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan (60 days)
- 🇱🇦 Laos (30 days)
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia (90 days)
- 🇲🇳 Mongolia (90 days)
- 🇴🇲 Oman (14 days / 30 days)
- 🇵🇭 Philippines (30 days)
- 🇶🇦 Qatar (90 days)
- 🇸🇬 Singapore (90 days)
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan (30 days / 60 days)
- 🇹🇭 Thailand (90 days)
- 🇹🇷 Turkey (90 days)
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (90 days)
- 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan (30 days)
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam (45 days)
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong (90 days)
- 🇲🇴 Macao (90 days)
- 🇵🇸 Palestine (As of 29 August 2023, the South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting the Gaza Strip.)
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan (90 days)
Oceania
- 🇫🇯 Fiji (4 months)
- 🇰🇮 Kiribati (90 days)
- 🇫🇲 Micronesia (30 days)
- 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (120 days)
- 🇨🇰 Cook Islands (31 days)
- 🇵🇫 French Polynesia (N/A)
- 🇬🇺 Guam (45 days)
- 🇳🇨 New Caledonia (N/A)
- 🇳🇺 Niue (30 days)
- 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands (45 days)
- 🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands (14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.)
- 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna (N/A)
This data has been sourced from Wikipedia and was last updated on 7/1/2025.