Do visa-free visitors still need K-ETA?
Most visa-free passports must apply for K-ETA before travel. The list, fee and validity move — use the current justice-ministry notice.
أطلس جوازات السفر
Korea uses K-ETA for visa-free visitors and points plus D-class visas for people who stay. F-5 PR and nationality are a separate bar.
سفرهجرة
Openness rank
#60
Entry openness
110
بدون تأشيرة
62
Briefing updated
2026-09
نبذة عن الدولة
العاصمة
Seoul
السكان
51.2 million
المساحة
98,480 km²
العملة
South Korean won KRW
اللغة
Korean
التوقيت
UTC+09:00
المولودون في الخارج
1.8 million · 2024
حصة المهاجرين
3.5%
الجماعات الإثنية
Korean
المولودون في الخارج من مخزون المهاجرين الدولي للأمم المتحدة عبر البنك الدولي (غالباً 2024). الجماعات الإثنية وفق التصنيفات المنشورة لكل بلد. معظم الدول لا تحصي لون البشرة. أرقام إرشادية.
التأشيرات ومسارات الهجرةقائمة الإعفاء من التأشيرةالمستندات وصورة الجوازVisa siteImmigration site
For short trips, study, IT and manufacturing work, or F-2 residents lining up F-5.
Many passports are visa-free but must obtain K-ETA before departure; validity follows the justice ministry. Most Chinese passports still need a C-3 or similar visitor visa. Stays are often 90 days. Visa-free status is not permission to work.
Work is commonly E-7 skilled or E-9 non-professional; study is D-2; job-seeking is D-10. Points-based F-2 turns income, age, Korean and credentials into residence. Employer sponsorship and points invitations run in parallel.
F-5 usually needs years of lawful stay, income or investment, Korean and conduct. Visitor time does not count. Naturalisation is separate; dual nationality is allowed in some cases. Confirm with Korea Immigration.
Time to PR:Usually 5 years; points or investment can shorten
Most visa-free passports must apply for K-ETA before travel. The list, fee and validity move — use the current justice-ministry notice.
No. F-2 is renewable residence; F-5 is PR. High points only get you closer — years and income still apply.
On this site’s matrix the result is “تأشيرة إلكترونية”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.
On this site’s matrix the result is “بدون تأشيرة”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.
Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.