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South Korea Digital Nomad Visa

Visa Guide

As of 2026, regular passport holders from 33 countries can visit for tourism without a visa. See the table below to find out if your country is included.

Visa-free entry is available for eligible countries listed below. However, additional requirements such as online pre-registration, electronic travel authorization (ETA), or tourist card may still apply before arrival. Check the specific entry requirements before you travel.

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed Stay	E-Visa Eligible	Visa on Arrival
Afghanistan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Albania	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Algeria	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Andorra	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Angola	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Antigua and Barbuda	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Azerbaijan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Argentina	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Australia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Austria	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Bahamas	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Bahrain	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Bangladesh	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Armenia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Barbados	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Belgium	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Bhutan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Bosnia and Herzegovina	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Botswana	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Brazil	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Belize	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Solomon Islands	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Brunei Darussalam	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Bulgaria	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Myanmar	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Burundi	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Belarus	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Cambodia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Cameroon	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Canada	VISA NOT REQUIRED	180 days	No	No
Cabo Verde	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Central African Republic	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Sri Lanka	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Chad	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Chile	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
China	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Taiwan	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Colombia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Comoros	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Congo	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Congo, Democratic Republic of t...	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Costa Rica	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Croatia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Cuba	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Cyprus	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Czechia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Benin	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Denmark	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Dominica	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Dominican Republic	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Ecuador	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
El Salvador	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Equatorial Guinea	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Ethiopia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Eritrea	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Estonia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Fiji	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Finland	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
France	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Djibouti	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Gabon	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Georgia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Gambia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Palestine	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Germany	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Ghana	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Kiribati	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Greece	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Grenada	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Guatemala	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Guinea	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Guyana	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Haiti	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Vatican City	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Honduras	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Hong Kong	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Hungary	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Iceland	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
India	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Indonesia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Iran, Islamic Republic of	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Iraq	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Ireland	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Israel	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Italy	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Côte d'Ivoire	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Jamaica	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Japan	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Kazakhstan	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Jordan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Kenya	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Korea, Democratic People's Repu...	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Kuwait	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Kyrgyzstan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Lao People's Democratic Republi...	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Lebanon	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Lesotho	VISA NOT REQUIRED	60 days	No	No
Latvia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Liberia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Libya	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Liechtenstein	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Lithuania	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Luxembourg	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Macao	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Madagascar	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Malawi	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Malaysia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Maldives	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Mali	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Malta	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Mauritania	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Mauritius	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Mexico	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Monaco	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Mongolia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Moldova, Republic of	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Montenegro	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Morocco	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Mozambique	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Oman	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Namibia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Nauru	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Nepal	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Netherlands	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Vanuatu	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
New Zealand	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Nicaragua	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Niger	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Nigeria	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Norway	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Micronesia, Federated States of	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Marshall Islands	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Palau	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Pakistan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Panama	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Papua New Guinea	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Paraguay	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Peru	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Philippines	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Poland	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Portugal	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Guinea-Bissau	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Timor-Leste	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Qatar	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Romania	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Russian Federation	VISA NOT REQUIRED	60 days	No	No
Rwanda	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Saint Kitts and Nevis	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Saint Lucia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadine...	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
San Marino	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Sao Tome and Principe	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Saudi Arabia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Senegal	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Serbia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Seychelles	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Sierra Leone	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Singapore	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Slovakia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Viet Nam	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Slovenia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Somalia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
South Africa	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Zimbabwe	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Spain	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
South Sudan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Sudan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Suriname	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Eswatini	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Sweden	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Switzerland	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Syrian Arab Republic	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Tajikistan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Thailand	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Togo	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Tonga	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Trinidad and Tobago	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
United Arab Emirates	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Tunisia	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Türkiye	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Turkmenistan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Tuvalu	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Uganda	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Ukraine	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
North Macedonia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Egypt	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
United Kingdom of Great Britain...	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Tanzania, United Republic of	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
United States of America	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Burkina Faso	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Uruguay	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Uzbekistan	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ...	VISA NOT REQUIRED	90 days	No	No
Samoa	VISA NOT REQUIRED	30 days	No	No
Yemen	VISA REQUIRED	-	Yes	No
Zambia	VISA REQUIRED	-	No	No

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Long term visa options

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South Korea Digital Nomad Visa

Visa • Digital Nomad

Pilot program allowing foreign professionals to work remotely for overseas companies while experiencing South Korean culture and lifestyle for up to 2 years

Validity Period

1 year

Total Max Stay Per Entry (with Extensions)

2 years

Multiple Entry

Yes

Allows Dependents

Yes

Application Fee

45 USD

Annual Income Requirement

88,102,000 KRW

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Seoul

South Korea

Population

10.1m

Mean Temp

jan

-4.5°C

feb

-2.2°C

mar

3.6°C

apr

10.6°C

may

16.2°C

jun

20.7°C

jul

23.9°C

aug

24.6°C

sep

19.6°C

oct

13.1°C

nov

5.5°C

dec

-1.5°C

Wet Days

jan

6.7

feb

5.6

mar

6.4

apr

8.1

may

8.1

jun

jul

15.8

aug

13.6

sep

8.5

oct

6.2

nov

8.7

dec

7.3

Busan

South Korea

Population

3.5m

Mean Temp

jan

-0.4°C

feb

1.4°C

mar

5.9°C

apr

11.8°C

may

16.5°C

jun

20.1°C

jul

23.9°C

aug

24.9°C

sep

20.2°C

oct

14.7°C

nov

8.2°C

dec

2.2°C

Wet Days

jan

5.6

feb

6.7

mar

7.8

apr

9.9

may

8.9

jun

11.1

jul

14.2

aug

11.7

sep

9.8

oct

5.4

nov

5.8

dec

4.6

Incheon

South Korea

Population

2.9m

Mean Temp

jan

-4.5°C

feb

-2.1°C

mar

3.6°C

apr

10.4°C

may

15.6°C

jun

20.5°C

jul

23.9°C

aug

24.6°C

sep

19.7°C

oct

13.3°C

nov

5.7°C

dec

-1.4°C

Wet Days

jan

6.2

feb

5.2

mar

5.7

apr

7.6

may

jun

9.3

jul

14.9

aug

12.6

sep

7.5

oct

6.2

nov

7.8

dec

7.1

Daegu

South Korea

Population

2.2m

Mean Temp

jan

-3.8°C

feb

-1.7°C

mar

3.8°C

apr

10.6°C

may

15.8°C

jun

20.2°C

jul

23.5°C

aug

24°C

sep

18.5°C

oct

12.1°C

nov

5°C

dec

-1.2°C

Wet Days

jan

7.6

feb

7.7

mar

8.5

apr

9.1

may

8.5

jun

10.4

jul

15.3

aug

13.3

sep

9.2

oct

5.9

nov

8.2

dec

7.3

Daejon

South Korea

Population

1.6m

Mean Temp

jan

-4.7°C

feb

-2.3°C

mar

3.5°C

apr

10.4°C

may

16°C

jun

20.7°C

jul

24.1°C

aug

24.5°C

sep

19.1°C

oct

12.4°C

nov

4.9°C

dec

-1.7°C

Wet Days

jan

9.7

feb

8.3

mar

8.7

apr

9.2

may

8.5

jun

10.5

jul

15.7

aug

sep

8.8

oct

6.9

nov

dec

9.8

Gwangju

South Korea

Population

1.5m

Mean Temp

jan

-1.1°C

feb

0.4°C

mar

5°C

apr

11.3°C

may

16.5°C

jun

21.1°C

jul

24.7°C

aug

25.5°C

sep

20.4°C

oct

14.4°C

nov

7.5°C

dec

1.5°C

Wet Days

jan

11.8

feb

10.5

mar

9.1

apr

9.6

may

8.7

jun

10.8

jul

14.8

aug

12.7

sep

9.8

oct

7.1

nov

10.3

dec

Suweon

South Korea

Population

1.4m

Mean Temp

jan

-4.5°C

feb

-2.2°C

mar

3.6°C

apr

10.6°C

may

16.2°C

jun

20.7°C

jul

23.9°C

aug

24.6°C

sep

19.6°C

oct

13.1°C

nov

5.5°C

dec

-1.5°C

Wet Days

jan

6.7

feb

5.6

mar

6.4

apr

8.1

may

8.1

jun

jul

15.8

aug

13.6

sep

8.5

oct

6.2

nov

8.7

dec

7.3

Yongin

South Korea

Population

1.2m

Mean Temp

jan

-3.3°C

feb

-1.3°C

mar

4.2°C

apr

10.9°C

may

16.4°C

jun

21°C

jul

24.4°C

aug

25.1°C

sep

20.2°C

oct

13.8°C

nov

6.4°C

dec

-0.3°C

Wet Days

jan

8.1

feb

6.7

mar

6.9

apr

8.2

may

7.9

jun

9.5

jul

15.7

aug

sep

8.5

oct

6.7

nov

9.7

dec

8.6

Goyang

South Korea

Population

1.1m

Mean Temp

jan

-4.5°C

feb

-2.2°C

mar

3.6°C

apr

10.6°C

may

16.2°C

jun

20.7°C

jul

23.9°C

aug

24.6°C

sep

19.6°C

oct

13.1°C

nov

5.5°C

dec

-1.5°C

Wet Days

jan

6.7

feb

5.6

mar

6.4

apr

8.1

may

8.1

jun

jul

15.8

aug

13.6

sep

8.5

oct

6.2

nov

8.7

dec

7.3

Changwon

South Korea

Population

1.1m

Mean Temp

jan

-1.1°C

feb

0.7°C

mar

5.5°C

apr

11.6°C

may

16.4°C

jun

20.4°C

jul

24°C

aug

24.7°C

sep

19.9°C

oct

14.1°C

nov

7.2°C

dec

1.2°C

Wet Days

jan

5.9

feb

6.8

mar

7.7

apr

9.9

may

9.2

jun

11.4

jul

14.9

aug

11.9

sep

9.6

oct

5.6

nov

dec

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