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Consular/Visa Service

Visa Issuance

  1. Consular/Visa Service
  2. Visa Issuance

Notice

  • Visa applicants who use inappropriate language, commit an act of violence, or threaten the consular officer (i.e. throwing an object or exercising unjustifiable influence) are subject to up to 3 years of restriction from visa issuance.

  • In addition, visa applicants who provide false information or submit a forged/misleading document, he/she will be banned from visa application up to 3 years.

  • It is the visa applicant’s duty to be well-informed of the aforementioned regulations in order to prevent consequences of the violation.

Visa Information

Nationals of visa waiver countries and designated visa-free countries must obtain K-ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) before entering The Republic of Korea as long as the purpose of their visit is tourism or temporary visit up to 90 days - this is the only way to go to KOREA without a VISA.

(There are [temporary] K-ETA exempt countries among the visa waiver countries and visa-free countries mentioned above. If your country is exempt from K-ETA requirement, there will be a pop up screen during your application process that your country is exempt from K-ETA. Please check by going through the application process at k-eta.go.kr)

Aside from the above case one must apply for the relevant visa that they require, if they want to engage in employment/profitable activity/study and etc.   ☞ K-ETA(click)

General Information for VISA You can get further visa information on 'Korea Visa Portal' website  Korea Visa Portal




Additional Required Documents for Visa Application

dditional Required Documents for Visa Application

Status

Additional required documents

A-1 Diplomats

  • Temporary duty order, statement of employment or official letter from the Foreign Minister to certify his/her status

  • Diplomat passport is required

A-2 Official Duty

  • Temporary duty order, statement of employment or official letter from the Foreign Minister to certify his/her status (a clear statement declaring that he/she is on official duty must be included in the letter)

  • Official passport or identification card is required

A-3 Agreement

  • Temporary duty order, statement of employment or official letter from the Foreign Minister to certify his/her status (a clear statement declaring that he/she is on official duty must be included in the letter)

  • Official passport or identification card is required

  • Dependents

  • Spouse: copy of marriage certificate

  • Child: copy of birth certificate

D-2 Studying for Degree

D-4 Studying Korean

Working Holidays

Visit

C-4 Temporary Employment