List of South Korean visas


This is a list of visas issued by South Korea. The government of South Korea, through the Bureau of Immigration, issues one of these visas to all non-citizens entering the country. In 2005, 5,179,848 visas were issued, not including military and landing-permit visas, a slight increase over the previous year. More than half of these were B-2 visas. In 2017, 12,573,021 visas were issued.

A visas

Visa CategoryName Number issued Number issued Number issued Number issued
A-1Diplomat 7,0708,00111,06715,011
A-2Government official 11,85413,75317,81930,759
A-3Agreement 27,94692,450N/AN/A

B visas

The B-2 status allows travelers who are passport holders of various jurisdictions, including the People's Republic of China mainland, to stay in South Korea for a maximum period of 30 days, provided that they are using Incheon International Airport as a transit stopover. It applies to ordinary PRC passport bearers when they are travelling between the Chinese mainland and Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan or 30 European countries. The B-2 status is encoded in Article 7 of the South Korean immigration law.

C visas

D visas

E visas

F visas

Some of the F visa sub-types:

G visas

Some of the G-1 visa sub-types:
G-1-1: Medical treatment due to industrial accidents and the family member.
G-1-2: Undergoing medical treatments as a result of diseases or accidents.
G-1-3: Involved in a lawsuit.
G-1-5: Refugee applicants.
G-1-6: Humanitarian Status, it can be changed to F5 after 3 years in Korea.

G-1-10: Treatment and recuperation.
G-1-11: Fallen victim to prostitution, sexual assault/harassment, human trafficking, etc.

H visas

Visa CategoryName Number issued Number issued Number issued Number issued
H-1Working holiday 1,1131,4004,1216,422
H-2Working visit N/A310,230230,739251,674

M visas

T visas