Visa

There is a very flexible entry/departure policy for tourists traveling to Jeju.

If you are a citizen of one of the countries under visa exemption agreements (Table 1) or in accordance with principles of reciprocity or national interest (Table 2), you can enter Jeju directly or via Seoul (Incheon, Gimpo) with valid passport without visa.

If you are not a citizen of the countries listed in Table 1 or 2, you will need a valid passport and visa to enter mainland Korea. However, if you enter Jeju directly without connecting at Seoul (Incheon, Gimpo) or other Korean cities, and you are not a citizen of Afghanistan, Cuba, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Macedonia, Palestine, Sudan, or Syria, then you will be granted visa-free entry for 30 days with a valid passport.


Table 1 - Countries under Visa Exemption Agreement

 

Country Applicable Passport Type Period Seafarer's Book
(for ferry arrivals)
ALGERIA Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
ANGOLA Diplomatic, Government Official 30 Days ×
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
AUSTRIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official Standard: 90 Days/
Diplomatic &Government Official: 180 Days/
Resident government official: Incumbency		  
ARGENTINA Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
ARMENIA Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
AZERBAIJAN Diplomatic, Government Official 30 Days ×
BAHAMAS Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
BANGLADESH Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
BARBADOS Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
BELARUS Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
BELGIUM Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months ×
BELIZE Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
BENIN Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
BOLIVIA Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
BRAZIL Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
BULGARIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
CAMBODIA Diplomatic, Government Official 60 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		  
CHILE Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
CHINA Diplomatic 30 Days ×
COLOMBIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
COSTA RICA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
CROATIA Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Standard (B-2, 30 Days)		 ×
CYPRUS Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
CZECH REPUBLIC Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
DENMARK Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
DOMINICAN REP Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
ECUADOR Diplomatic, Government Official Government Official: 3 Months/ Diplomatic: Unlimited ×
EGYPT Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
EL SALVADOR Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ○
ESTONIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
FRANCE Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
FINLAND Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
GABON Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
GEORGIA Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
GERMANY Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official Standard: 90 Days/
Diplomatic &Government Official: Unlimited/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
GREECE Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official Standard: 90 Days/
Diplomatic &Government Official: Unlimited		 ×
GRENADA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
GUATEMALA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official

90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency

 ×
HAITI Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
HUNGARY Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
ICELAND Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
INDIA Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
IRAN Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months ×
IRELAND Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
ISRAEL Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
ITALY Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
JAMAICA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
JAPAN Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official Standard: B-2 (90 Days)/
Diplomatic &Government Official: 90 Days/ Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
KAZAKHSTAN Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
KYRGYZSTAN Diplomatic, Government Official 30 Days ×
LAOS Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
LATVIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
LESOTHO Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 60 Days ×
LIBERIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
LIECHTENSTEIN Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
LITHUANIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
LUXEMBURG Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months ×
MALAYSIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months ×
MALTA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
MEXICO Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
MOLDOVA Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
MONGOLIA Diplomatic, Government Official 30 Days ×
MOROCCO Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ○
NETHERLANDS Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months ×
NEW ZEALAND Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
NICARAGUA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ○
NORWAY Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
PAKISTAN Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months ×
PANAMA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
PARAGUAY Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
PERU Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
PHILIPPINES Diplomatic, Government Official Unlimited ×
POLAND Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
PORTUGAL Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 60 Days ○
ROMANIA
(D. O. S.)		 Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
RUSSIA Standard (60 Days), Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
SINGAPORE Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
SLOVAKIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
SPAIN Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
ST. LUCIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
ST. VINCENT Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
SURINAME Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
SWEDEN Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months ×
SWITZERLAND Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months ×
TAJKISTAN Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
THAILAND Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official Standard: 90 Days/
Diplomatic &Government Official: Unlimited		 ○
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ○
TUNISIA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 30 Days/ Resident Government Official: Incumbency ×
TURKEY Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 3 Months ×
TURKMENISTAN Diplomatic 30 Days ×
U.A.E. Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 30 Days ×
UKRAINE Diplomatic 90 Days ×
UZBEKISTAN Diplomatic 60 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
UNITED KINGDOM Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days ×
URUGUAY Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
VENEZUELA Standard, Diplomatic, Government Official Standard: 90 Days/
Diplomatic &Government Official: 30 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×
VIETNAM Diplomatic, Government Official 90 Days/
Resident Government Official: Incumbency		 ×


Table 2 - Designated Countries & Regions Granted Visa-Free Entry to Korea

*Allowed to stay in Korea for 30 days only (unless otherwise specified below) for the purposes of tourism and visitation.

Countries
Asia Japan (90 Days), Hong Kong (90 Days), Macao (90 Days), Taiwan (90 Days), Brunei, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain (90 Days)
North America United States (90 Days), Canada (6 Months)
South America Argentina, Honduras, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Guyana
Europe Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Cyprus, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia (90 Days), Vatican, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro
Oceania Australia (90 Days), Guam, Fiji, Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga
Africa Republic of South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Swaziland, Egypt


Table 3 - 2 Countries under Visa Exemption Agreement: Diplomatic/Government Official Passport Holders

*Allowed to stay in Korea for 30 days only (unless otherwise specified below) for the purposes of tourism and visitation.

Countries
Asia Indonesia, Lebanon