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South Korea

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South Korea passport

South Korea (KR) ranks #2 with mobility 163 / 198. 163 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#2

199

Mobility

163

/ 198

Visa free

114

Visa required

14

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Country profile

Capital

Seoul

Population

51.2 million

Area

98,480 km²

Currency

South Korean won KRW

Languages

Korean

Time zone

UTC+09:00

Foreign-born

1.8 million · 2024

Migrant share

3.5%

Ethnic groups

Korean

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type F

Mains

230 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 119

Dialing code

+82

Airports

ICN · PUS · CJU · GMP

Highlights

  • Gyeongbokgung
  • Haeundae
  • Seongsan Ilchulbong
  • Changdeokgung
  • Bulguksa

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FVisa free114

AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMalaysiaMaltaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambia

AOn arrival38

AzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEgyptEthiopiaGuinea-BissauIndiaIndonesiaIranJordanKuwaitLebanonMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMarshall IslandsMyanmarNamibiaNepalOmanPalauQatarRwandaSamoaSaudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSri LankaTanzaniaTimor-LesteTongaTuvaluZimbabwe

TeTA11

AustraliaCanadaCôte d'IvoireIsraelKenyaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaSaint Kitts and NevisSurinameUnited KingdomUnited States

EeVisa21

BeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonChadCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGuineaIraqLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaNigeriaPakistanSomaliaSouth SudanSyriaTogoUganda

RVisa required14

AfghanistanAlgeriaCentral African RepublicCongoEritreaGambiaGhanaMaliNauruNigerNorth KoreaSudanTurkmenistanYemen

Nearby in the ranking

United Arab EmiratesSingaporeJapanSpainBelgiumSwitzerland

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for South Korea?

Visa-free 114, on arrival 38, eTA 11, eVisa 21, visa required 14.

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