Visa requirements for South Korean citizens
Visa requirements for South Korean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Korea.
As of 5 April 2020, South Korean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 189 countries and territories, ranking the South Korean passport 2nd in the world (tied with Germany) according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
As of 2018, the passports of South Korea, Brunei and Chile are the only ones to provide visa-free access to all G8 countries. As of 2020, the passports of South Korea, Israel, Hong Kong and Chile are the only ones to provide visa free access to all European countries.
Visa requirements map
2020 travel restrictions
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries have imposed temporary travel restrictions on South Korean citizens or persons arriving from South Korea.[2]
- Bahrain: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Cook Islands: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- El Salvador: visitors who have been in South Korea are not allowed to enter.
- Fiji: visitors who have been in Cheongdo County or Daegu City of South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Hong Kong: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- India: visa on arrival facility was suspended for South Korean citizens.
- Indonesia: visitors who have been in Cheongdo County and Daegu City of South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter or transit.
- Iraq: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Jamaica: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Japan: nationals of South Korea are no longer visa exempt and visitors who have been or transited through South Korea are quarantined. visitors who have been in Cheongdo County or Daegu City of South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Jordan: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Kuwait: nationals of South Korea are not allowed to enter.
- Kyrgyzstan: visitors from South Korea are quarantined for 14 days.
- Lebanon: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter or transit.
- Macao: visitors from South Korea are quarantined for 14 days.
- Madagascar: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea are not allowed to enter.
- Malaysia: visitors who have been in Daegu and Cheongdo of South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Marshall Islands: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea after 31 December 2019 are not allowed to enter.
- Mauritius: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Mongolia: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Nauru: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 21 days are not allowed to enter.
- Nepal: nationals of South Korea may no longer obtain a visa on arrival.[3]
- Oman: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea are quarantined for 14 days.
- Paraguay: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea are quarantined for 14 days.
- Philippines: visitors who have been in or transited through Gyeongsang Province of South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Qatar: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are quarantined for 14 days.
- Saint Lucia: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Samoa: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Saudi Arabia: visitors who are arriving as tourists are not allowed to enter.
- Seychelles: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Singapore: visitors who have been in Cheongdo County and Daegu City of South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter or transit.
- Solomon Islands: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- South Africa: visitors who have been in, transited through, or are nationals of several designated "high-risk countries" (including South Korea) are not allowed to enter.[4]
- Tajikistan: nationals of South Korea are not allowed to enter.
- Turkey: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Vanuatu: visitors who have been in or transited through South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter.
- Vietnam: nationals of South Korea are no longer visa exempt and visitors who have been or transited through South Korea are quarantined.
Visa requirements
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports travelling for tourist purposes:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Travel banned[5] | As of 2007, due to threats by Taliban, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Afghanistan. | |
Albania | Visa not required[6] | Flights to Albania are suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
Algeria | Visa required[7] | ||
Andorra | Visa not required[8] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Spain and France due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
Angola | eVisa[9][10] | 30 days |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required[13] | Flights to Antigua and Barbuda are suspended due to the pandemic. | |
Argentina | Visa not required[14] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Argentina due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
Armenia | Visa not required[15] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Armenia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
Australia | Electronic Travel Authority[16] | Borders closed to all non-citizens and non-residents of Australia from 21:00 March 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
Austria | Visa not required[17] | Passengers arriving from a non-Schengen Member State are not allowed to enter Austria due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
Azerbaijan | eVisa / Visa on arrival[18] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Azerbaijan due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
Bahamas | Visa not required[19] | Bahamas borders are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival[20] | *Visa on arrival has been suspended due to the pandemic | |
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[21] | 30 days |
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Barbados | Visa not required[23] | 6 months | |
Belarus | Visa not required[24] | A completed awareness questionnaire must be presented upon arrival and passengers must self-isolate for 14 days. | |
Belgium | Visa not required[25] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Belgium. | |
Belize | Visa not required[26] | Airports in Belize are closed. | |
Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival[27][28] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Bhutan | Visa required[29] |
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Bolivia | Visa on arrival[30] | 90 days |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required[31] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Botswana | Visa not required[32] | 90 days |
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Brazil | Visa not required[33] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Brazil. | |
Brunei | Visa not required[34] | Passengers are not allowed to transit or enter Brunei Darussalam. | |
Bulgaria | Visa not required[35] | Passengers not arriving from Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia or Sweden are not allowed to enter Bulgaria. | |
Burkina Faso | Visa required[36] | ||
Burundi | Visa required[37] | ||
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[38] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | Visa required[39] | ||
Canada | Visa not required[40] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Canada. | |
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[41] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required[42] | ||
Chad | Visa required[43] | ||
Chile | Visa not required[44] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Chile. | |
China | Visa required[45] |
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Colombia | Visa not required[47] | Flights to Colombia are suspended. | |
Comoros | Visa on arrival[48] | 45 days | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[49] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[50] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa not required[51] | ‘’‘Passengers are not allowed to enter Costa Rica.’‘’ | |
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[52] | 3 months |
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Croatia | Visa not required[53] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Croatia. | |
Cuba | Tourist Card required[54] | 30 days |
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Cyprus | Visa not required[55] | Flights to Cyprus are suspended. | |
Czech Republic | Visa not required[56] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Czechia. | |
Denmark | Visa not required[57] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Denmark. | |
Djibouti | eVisa[58] | 31 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required[59] | 6 months | |
Dominican Republic | Visa not required[60] | Flights to Dominican Rep. are suspended. | |
Ecuador | Visa required[61] | Flights to Ecuador are suspended. | |
Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival[62][63] | 30 days | |
El Salvador | Visa not required[64] | El Salvador (SAL) is closed. | |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[65] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[66] | ||
Estonia | Visa not required[67] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Estonia. | |
Eswatini | Visa not required[68] | 30 days[69] | |
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[70] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required[73] | Passengers and airline crew are not allowed to enter Fiji. | |
Finland | Visa not required[74] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Finland. | |
France | Visa not required[75] | Passengers arriving from a non-Schengen Member State are not allowed to enter France. | |
Gabon | eVisa / Visa on arrival[76] |
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Gambia | Visa not required[78] | 90 days | |
Georgia | Visa not required[79] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Georgia. | |
Germany | Visa not required[80] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Germany. | |
Ghana | Visa required[81] | ||
Greece | Visa not required[82] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Greece. | |
Grenada | Visa not required[83] | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) and Lauriston Airport (CRU) are closed for all passenger traffic. | |
Guatemala | Visa not required[84] | Airports in Guatemala are closed. | |
Guinea | eVisa[85] | 90 days | |
Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival[86] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa not required[87] | Flights to Guyana are suspended. | |
Haiti | Visa not required[88] | Flights to Cuba are suspended. | |
Honduras | Visa not required[89] | 3 months | |
Hungary | Visa not required[90] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Hungary | |
Iceland | Visa not required[91] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Iceland. | |
India | eVisa / Visa on arrival[92][93] | 60 days |
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Indonesia | Visa not required[96] | Passengers are not allowed to transit or enter Indonesia. | |
Iran | Visa on arrival[97] | Passengers must go through medical screening upon arrival and are subject to be tested for COVID-19 and to quarantine. | |
Iraq | Travel banned[98] | As of 2007, due to threats by Al-Qaeda, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Iraq. | |
Ireland | Visa not required[99] | 3 months | |
Israel | Visa not required[100] | Passengers are not allowed to transit or enter Israel. | |
Italy | Visa not required[101] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Italy. | |
Jamaica | Visa not required[102] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Jamaica. | |
Japan | Visa not required[103] | Passengers and airline crew who have transited through or have been in Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China (People's Rep.), Chinese Taipei, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR China), Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea (Rep.), Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao (SAR China), Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova (Rep.), Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia (Rep.), Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Fed., San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St. Kitts and Nevis, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Holy See) or Viet Nam in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter. | |
Jordan | Visa on arrival[104] | ||
Kazakhstan | Visa not required[107] | Airports are closed for international flights. | |
Kenya | eVisa / Visa on arrival[108] | 3 months | Flights to Kenya are suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Kiribati | Visa not required[109] | 30 days | |
North Korea | Particular visit regime[110] |
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Kuwait | Visa not required[111] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Kuwait. | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required[112] | Flights to Kyrgyzstan are suspended. | |
Laos | Visa not required[113] | 30 days[114] | |
Latvia | Visa not required[115] | Passengers are not allowed to enter and transit Latvia. | |
Lebanon | Visa on arrival[116] | Flights to Lebanon are suspended. | |
Lesotho | Visa not required[117] | 90 days | |
Liberia | Visa required[118] |
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Libya | Travel banned[119] | As of 2014, due to threats by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Libya. | |
Liechtenstein | Visa not required[120] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Switzerland. | |
Lithuania | Visa not required[121] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Lithuania. | |
Luxembourg | Visa not required[122] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Luxembourg. | |
Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[123] | 90 days | |
Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival[124][125] | 30 days |
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Malaysia | Visa not required[126] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Malaysia. | |
Maldives | Visa on arrival[127] | ||
Mali | Visa required[128] | ||
Malta | Visa not required[129] | Flights to Malta are suspended. | |
Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival[130] | 90 days | |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[131] |
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Mauritius | Visa required[132] | ||
Mexico | Visa not required[133] | 180 days | |
Micronesia | Visa not required[134] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa not required[135] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Moldova (Rep.). | |
Monaco | Visa not required[136] | Passengers arriving from a non-Schengen Member State are not allowed to enter France. | |
Mongolia | Visa required[137] | ||
Montenegro | Visa not required[138] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Montenegro. | |
Morocco | Visa not required[139] | Flights to Morocco are suspended. | |
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[140] | 30 days |
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Myanmar | Visa not required[142] | Flights to Myanmar are suspended. | |
Namibia | Visa on arrival[143] | 3 months |
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Nauru | Visa required[144] |
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Nepal | Visa on arrival[145] | International flights to Nepal are suspended. | |
Netherlands | Visa not required[146] | Passengers are not allowed to enter the Netherlands. | |
New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority[147] | Passengers are not allowed to enter New Zealand. | |
Nicaragua | Visa not required[148] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required[149] |
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Nigeria | Visa required[150] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa not required[151] | North Macedonia (Rep.) borders are closed. | |
Norway | Visa not required[152] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Norway. | |
Oman | eVisa[153] | 30 days |
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Pakistan | Electronic Travel Authorization[154] | ||
Palau | Free visa on arrival[158] | 30 days |
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Panama | Visa not required[159] | Flights to Panama are suspended. | |
Papua New Guinea | Visa not required[160] | Passengers and airline crew who have been in China (People's Rep.), Iran, Italy, Japan or Korea (Rep.) in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter Papua New Guinea. | |
Paraguay | Visa not required[161] | 30 days | |
Peru | Visa not required[162] | 183 days | |
Philippines | Visa not required[163] | 30 days | As of 1 December 2015, due to safety concerns, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Basilan, Sulu Archipelago, Tawi-Tawi, and Zamboanga City.[164] |
Poland | Visa not required[165] | Flights to Poland are suspended. | |
Portugal | Visa not required[166] | Flights to Portugal are suspended. | |
Qatar | Visa not required[167] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Qatar. | |
Romania | Visa not required[168] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Romania | |
Russia | Visa required[169] | Passengers are not allowed to enter the Russian Fed. | |
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[170] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[171] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa not required[172] | Airports in St. Lucia are closed. | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[173] | 1 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required[174] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa not required[175] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Italy. | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required[176] | 15 days[177][178] | |
Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[179] | Flights to Saudi Arabia are suspended. | |
Senegal | Visa not required[180] | 90 days | |
Serbia | Visa not required[181] | ||
Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[182] | 3 months[69] |
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Singapore | Visa not required[183] | Passengers traveling as short-term visitors are not allowed to transit or enter Singapore. | |
Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival[184] | ||
Slovakia | Visa not required[185] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Slovakia. | |
Slovenia | Visa not required[186] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Slovenia. | |
Solomon Islands | Visitor's permit on arrival[187] | 3 months | |
Somalia | Travel banned[188] | 30 days | As of 2007, due to safety concerns, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Somalia. |
South Africa | Visa not required [189] | Flights to South Africa are suspended. | |
South Sudan | Visa required[190] | ||
Spain | Visa required[191] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Spain. | |
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival[192] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required[193] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required[194] | 30 days | |
Sweden | Visa not required[197] | Passengers arriving from outside Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom are not allowed to enter. | |
Switzerland | Visa not required[198] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Switzerland. | |
Syria | Travel banned[199] | As of 2011 and 2014, due to threats by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Syria. | |
Tajikistan | eVisa[200] | 45 days[201] |
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Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival[202][203] | 3 months | |
Thailand | Visa not required[204] | Flights to Thailand are suspended. | |
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[205] | 30 days |
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Togo | Visa on arrival[207] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Free visa on arrival[208] | 31 days | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required[209] | 90 days | |
Tunisia | Visa not required[210] | All flights to Tunisia are suspended. | |
Turkey | Visa not required[211] | Nationals of Algeria, Angola, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, China (People's Rep.), Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece. Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, North Macedonia (Rep.), Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan are not allowed to enter Turkey. | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[212] |
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Tuvalu | Free visa on arrival[213] | 1 month[69] | |
Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[214] | 3 months |
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Ukraine | Visa not required[216] | Flights to Ukraine are suspended. | |
United Arab Emirates | Visa not required[217] | Flights to the United Arab Emirates are suspended. | |
United Kingdom | Visa not required[218] | 6 months | |
United States | Visa Waiver Program[219] | 90 days |
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Uruguay | Visa not required[221] | Flights to Uruguay are suspended. | |
Uzbekistan | Visa not required[222] | Flights to Uzbekistan are suspended. | |
Vanuatu | Visa not required[223] | 30 days[69] | |
Vatican City | Visa not required[224] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Italy. | |
Venezuela | Visa not required[225] | 90 days | |
Vietnam | Visa not required[226] | Passengers are not allowed to enter Viet Nam. | |
Yemen | Travel banned[227] | As of 2011 and 2014, due to threats by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Yemen. | |
Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[228] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival[229] | 3 months |
Territories
Visa requirements for South Korean citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
Europe | ||
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Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Abkhazia | Visa required[230] |
Visa obtainable after arrival. |
Mount Athos | Special permit required | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[231][232] |
ATO zone | Special permission required | [233] |
Brest and Grodno | Visa not required | Visa-free for 10 days[234] |
Crimea | Visa not required | Visa policy of Russia applies de facto.[235] |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months[236][237] |
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required[238] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
Faroe Islands | Visa not required[239] | |
Gibraltar | Visa not required[240] | |
Guernsey | Visa not required[241] | |
Isle of Man | Visa not required[242] | |
Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[243] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[244] |
Jersey | Visa not required[245] | |
Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days[246] |
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Visa required[247][248] | Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[249]
Visa obtainable after arrival. |
Russia | Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[250] |
South Ossetia | Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[251][252] |
Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h.[253][254] |
Africa | ||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required.[255] |
Eritrea outside Asmara | Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[256] |
Mayotte | Visa not required[257] | |
Réunion | Visa not required[257] | |
Ascension Island | eVisa[258][259] |
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Saint Helena | Visitor's Pass required | Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[260] |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[261] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Travel banned[262] | As of 2007, due to safety concerns, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Somalia. includes Somaliland. |
Sudan | Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. |
Darfur | Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required.[263] |
Asia | ||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Hainan | Visa on arrival[264] | 15 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Visa not required for 30 days after applying to tourist company[265] Pure Visa-free also available. |
North Korea Gaeseong Industrial Complex | Particular visit regime | North Korean government closed Gaeseong Industrial Complex in 2016. |
Hong Kong | Visa not required | 90 days[266][267] |
India PAP/RAP | PAP/RAP required | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[268][269][270][271][272][273] |
Kazakhstan | Special permission required | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[274] |
Kish Island | Visa not required | 14 days Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[275] |
Macao | Visa not required | 90 days[276] |
Sabah and Sarawak | Visa not required | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[277] |
Maldives | Permission required | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[278] |
North Korea outside Pyongyang | Particular visit regime | DPRK government does not recognize ROK passports |
Palestine | Visa not required[279] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[280] |
Taiwan | Visa not required | 90 days[281] |
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[282][283][284] |
Tibet Autonomous Region | TTP required | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[285][286][287] |
Turkmenistan | Special permit required | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[288] |
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Special permission required | Special permission required for south part of Joint Security Area, is only group visitors over 30 to less 45 people and aged 10 years and over, and another areas are restricted. |
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone. | |
Yemen | Travel banned | South Korea has banned its citizens from visiting Yemen until 1 August 2018 and this ban may be extended[289] |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | ||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months[290] |
Aruba | Visa not required | 30 days, extendable to 180 days[291][292] |
Bermuda | Visa not required | Up to 6 months, decided on arrival.[293] |
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required | 3 months[294][295] |
British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 30 days, extensions possible[296] |
San Andrés and Leticia | Tourist Card on arrival | Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[297] |
Cayman Islands | Visa required | Visa not required only if permanent resident of USA, Canada or UK. 6 months[298][299]
Visa free for 1 day when arrived by cruise. |
Curaçao | Visa not required | 3 months[300] |
French Guiana | Visa not required[301] | |
French West Indies | Visa not required | French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[302] |
Greenland | Visa not required[239] | |
Margarita Island | Visa not required | All visitors are fingerprinted.[303] |
Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months[304] |
Puerto Rico | Visa not required[305] | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required. |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required[257] | |
Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 3 months[306][307] |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days[308] |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa not required[309] | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required. |
Oceania | ||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
American Samoa | Electronic authorization[310] | 30 days |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required.[311] |
Clipperton Island | Special permit required | Special permit required.[312] |
Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days[313] |
Lau Province | Special permission required | Special permission required.[314] |
French Polynesia | Visa not required[315] | |
Guam | Visa not required[316] | 45 days |
New Caledonia | Visa not required[257] | |
Niue | Visa on arrival | 30 days[317] |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa not required[318] | 45 days |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[319][320][321] |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[322][323][324][325][326][327][328] |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required[257] | |
South America | ||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Galápagos | Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[329] |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | ||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
Falkland Islands | Visa not required | Visa is not required.[330] |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[331][332] |
Antarctica | Special permits required | Special permits by Ministry of Foreign Affairs required for British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[333][334][335][336][337][338][339][340][341][342][343][344] |
Access-restricted countries
As of 1 January 2014[update], the South Korean government, due to safety concerns, has banned its citizens and permanent residents from visiting Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria, Libya and Yemen.[345] Also, South Korean citizens are basically not allowed to visit North Korea except when special authorizations are granted by the Ministry of Unification on a limited basis (e.g. workers and businessmen visiting or commuting to/from Kaesong Industrial Complex).[346] Yet eight people on six occasions, from Lim Su-kyung in 1989 to Ro Su-hui in 2012, have visited one or more banned countries unapproved and returned to South Korea via Panmunjom[347] were sentenced to imprisonment of up to 10 years.[348]
APEC Business Travel Card
Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:[349]
1 – up to 90 days
2 – up to 60 days
3 – up to 59 days
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:[350]
- no need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by Canada and United States)
- undertake legitimate business in participating economies
- expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members
- expedited scheduling of visa interview (United States)
Non-visa restrictions
Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.
Blank passport pages
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[351] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Vaccination
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[352] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[353]
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[354][355]
Passport validity length
Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[356][357] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[358]
Some countries, such as Japan,[359] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[360] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[361] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[362] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[363] Philippines,[364] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[365]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[366] and South Africa.
Criminal record
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[367] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
Persona non grata
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[368]
Israeli stamps
Kuwait,[369] Lebanon,[370] Libya,[371] Syria,[372] and Yemen[373] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Biometrics
Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[374]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[375][376] Argentina,[377] Brunei, Cambodia,[378] China,[379] Ethiopia,[380] Ghana, Guinea,[381] India, Japan,[382][383] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[384] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[385] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[386] Singapore, South Korea,[387] Taiwan, Thailand,[388] Uganda,[389] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation),[390][391][392] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[393]
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[394] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[395][396]
Consular protection abroad
There are no South Korean embassies in North Korea and vice versa.
See also
References and notes
Notes
References
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This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2020 Henley Passport Index. As the index uses dense ranking, in certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.
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We are imposing a travel ban on foreign nationals from high-risk countries such as Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom and China as from 18 March 2020.
- ^ Visa information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
- ^ Visa regime for foreign citizens, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Travel to Andorra, Ministry of External Affairs of Andorra.
- ^ SME E-VISA[permanent dead link]
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Angola: Migration Service to Speed Up Visa Exemption Procedure
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Countries exempt from visa, Department of Immigration of Antigua and Barbuda.
- ^ Visa regime, National Directorate of Migrations of Argentina (in Spanish).
- ^ Visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
- ^ Visitor visa options, Department of Home Affairs of Australia.
- ^ Schengen visa, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria.
- ^ Countries with visa-free travel regime, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ eVISA Online Services – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Bahamas, Government of the Bahamas
- ^ Bahrain eVisas, Ministry of Interior of Bahrain.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Available at Shahjalal International Airport, Shah Amanat International Airport and Osmani International Airport only.
- ^ Barbados Visa Requirements and Reciprocal Arrangements, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, 1 July 2020.
- ^ Visa-free travel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.
- ^ Visa for Belgium, Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs of Belgium.
- ^ Do you need a visa to travel to Belize?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade & Immigration, Belize, July 2023.
- ^ Visa, Emigration and Immigration Directorate of Benin.
- ^ eVisa Benin
- ^ Visa, Tourism Council of Bhutan.
- ^ Requirements to enter Bolivia, General Directorate of Migration of Bolivia (in Spanish).
- ^ Visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- ^ Requirements for visa application, Government of Botswana.
- ^ Visas to travel to Brazil, Ministry of External Relations of Brazil (in Portuguese and English).
- ^ Country category for visa application, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei.
- ^ Visa for Bulgaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.
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- ^ Visa requirements overview, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Visa policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus.
- ^ List of states whose citizens are exempt from visa requirement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, 13 July 2017.
- ^ Countries with a visa requirement and visa-free countries, Danish Immigration Service, 8 December 2017.
- ^ eVisa
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Egypt e-Visa Portal". Ministry of Interior (Egypt). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Who does not need a visa to visit Estonia?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, 2 November 2017.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ a b c d Extendable length of stay.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Ethiopia visa on arrival". Main Department for Immigration and Nationality Affairs, Ethiopia. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Ethiopia electronic visa". Main Department for Immigration and Nationality Affairs, Ethiopia. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Visa requirement and travel documents accepted by Finland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
- ^ Foreign nationals holding ordinary passports exempt from visa requirements, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, January 2016.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Gabon e-Visa
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Overview of visa requirements/exemptions for entry into the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Countries requiring or not requiring a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, 13 June 2017.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Guinea eVisa
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Countries that do not need a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.
- ^ Who does not need a visa, Directorate of Immigration of Iceland.
- ^ "Indian e-Visa". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- ^ "Indian Visa on arrival". Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- ^ e-Visa
- ^ The note is under Q1(v) in the FAQs
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Countries that need a visa for Ireland, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
- ^ Tourist visa table, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2017.
- ^ Visa for Italy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Visa Information". Timatic. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ Visa on arrival obtainable at most international ports of entry and at most international land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge crossing).
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Republic of Kenya - eCitizen portal
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Travel between North & South Korea
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ Countries whose citizens may enter Latvia without a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, 9 October 2017.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Visa, Government of Liechtenstein (in German).
- ^ Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, 30 August 2017.
- ^ Staying in Luxembourg for less than 90 days, Government of Luxembourg.
- ^ eVisa Madagascar
- ^ [4]
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Who requires a visa?, Identity Malta.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Before you leave, Monaco Government Tourist Office.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Short-stay Schengen visa (90 days or less), Government of the Netherlands.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Persons who do not need a visa to visit Norway, Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.
- ^ Sultanate of Oman - Royal Oman Police - eVisa
- ^ [5]
- ^ [6]
- ^ [7]
- ^ [8]
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Applying for a visa for Pitcairn, Government of the Pitcairn Islands.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "흑색경보 여행경보 발령현황 > 외교부 해외안전여행". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ Visa-free countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.
- ^ Third countries whose citizens are required to have a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ Border formalities, San Marino Tourism Board.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ [9]
- ^ [10]
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Consular information and travel visa, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia.
- ^ Visa regimes and visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Entry requirements, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ [11]
- ^ [12]
- ^ List of foreign citizens who require visa for entry into Sweden, Government of Sweden.
- ^ Overview of ID and visa provisions according to nationality, State Secretariat for Migration of Switzerland.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ https://www.evisa.tj
- ^ eVisa Tanzania
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Obtainable at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or at the Dili Sea Port.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Uganda Electronic Visa/Permit Application System
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ UK visa requirements: list for carriers, Government of the United Kingdom, 2 October 2017.
- ^ Travel without a visa, United States Department of State.
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The breach of privacy is probably the biggest threat to the biometric technique of iris recognition. Secondly, a device error can false reject or false accept the identity which can also have some heinous consequences. Lastly, the method isn't the most cost-effective one. It is complex and therefore expensive. Furthermore, the maintenance of devices and data can also be relatively burdensome. However, thanks to the oil money and spending ability of Dubai, they are economically equipped to effectively embrace this system.