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🇰🇷 South Korea passport: where can you go in 2026?

Visa matrix: snapshot of 2026-07-07 · unlock rules verified 2026-09-13

Everything a South Korea passport can do in 2026: where it goes visa-free, and which third-country documents unlock even more.

163/198
destinations open without a pre-arranged visa
Travel freedom rank: #2 of 199
visa-free 114 · on arrival 38 · eTA 11 · e-visa 21 · visa required 14

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Visa-free destinations 114

🇬🇪 Georgia 360d🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda 180d🇦🇲 Armenia 180d🇨🇷 Costa Rica 180d🇩🇲 Dominica 180d🇸🇻 El Salvador 180d🇲🇽 Mexico 180d🇵🇪 Peru 180d🇫🇯 Fiji 120d🇻🇺 Vanuatu 120d🇦🇱 Albania 90d🇦🇩 Andorra 90d
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🇦🇷 Argentina 90d🇦🇹 Austria 90d🇧🇸 Bahamas 90d🇧🇧 Barbados 90d🇧🇪 Belgium 90d🇧🇿 Belize 90d🇧🇴 Bolivia 90d🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina 90d🇧🇼 Botswana 90d🇧🇷 Brazil 90d🇧🇬 Bulgaria 90d🇨🇱 Chile 90d🇨🇴 Colombia 90d🇭🇷 Croatia 90d🇨🇾 Cyprus 90d🇨🇿 Czech Republic 90d🇩🇰 Denmark 90d🇪🇨 Ecuador 90d🇪🇪 Estonia 90d🇫🇮 Finland 90d🇫🇷 France 90d🇩🇪 Germany 90d🇬🇷 Greece 90d🇬🇩 Grenada 90d🇬🇹 Guatemala 90d🇭🇹 Haiti 90d🇭🇳 Honduras 90d🇭🇰 Hong Kong 90d🇭🇺 Hungary 90d🇮🇸 Iceland 90d🇮🇪 Ireland 90d🇮🇹 Italy 90d🇯🇲 Jamaica 90d🇯🇵 Japan 90d🇰🇮 Kiribati 90d🇽🇰 Kosovo 90d🇱🇻 Latvia 90d🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 90d🇱🇹 Lithuania 90d🇱🇺 Luxembourg 90d🇲🇴 Macau 90d🇲🇾 Malaysia 90d🇲🇹 Malta 90d🇲🇺 Mauritius 90d🇲🇩 Moldova 90d🇲🇨 Monaco 90d🇲🇳 Mongolia 90d🇲🇪 Montenegro 90d🇲🇦 Morocco 90d🇳🇱 Netherlands 90d🇳🇮 Nicaragua 90d🇲🇰 North Macedonia 90d🇳🇴 Norway 90d🇵🇦 Panama 90d🇵🇱 Poland 90d🇵🇹 Portugal 90d🇷🇴 Romania 90d🇸🇲 San Marino 90d🇸🇳 Senegal 90d🇷🇸 Serbia 90d🇸🇨 Seychelles 90d🇸🇬 Singapore 90d🇸🇰 Slovakia 90d🇸🇮 Slovenia 90d🇪🇸 Spain 90d🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines 90d🇸🇪 Sweden 90d🇨🇭 Switzerland 90d🇹🇼 Taiwan 90d🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago 90d🇹🇳 Tunisia 90d🇹🇷 Turkey 90d🇺🇦 Ukraine 90d🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 90d🇺🇾 Uruguay 90d🇻🇦 Vatican City 90d🇻🇪 Venezuela 90d🇿🇲 Zambia 90d🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 60d🇷🇺 Russia 60d🇹🇭 Thailand 60d🇻🇳 Vietnam 45d🇱🇨 St. Lucia 42d🇦🇴 Angola 30d🇧🇾 Belarus 30d🇧🇳 Brunei 30d🇨🇳 China 30d🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 30d🇸🇿 Eswatini 30d🇬🇾 Guyana 30d🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 30d🇱🇦 Laos 30d🇫🇲 Micronesia 30d🇲🇿 Mozambique 30d🇵🇾 Paraguay 30d🇵🇭 Philippines 30d🇿🇦 South Africa 30d🇹🇯 Tajikistan 30d🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 30d🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe 15d🇱🇸 Lesotho 14d🇵🇸 Palestine

eTA destinations 11

🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇦 Canada🇮🇱 Israel🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇰🇪 Kenya🇳🇿 New Zealand🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis🇸🇷 Suriname🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇺🇸 United States

Visa on arrival 38

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇭 Bahrain🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇮 Burundi🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇻 Cape Verde🇰🇲 Comoros🇩🇯 Djibouti🇪🇬 Egypt🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇮🇳 India
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🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇷 Iran🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇼 Kuwait🇱🇧 Lebanon🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇼 Malawi🇲🇻 Maldives🇲🇭 Marshall Islands🇲🇲 Myanmar🇳🇦 Namibia🇳🇵 Nepal🇴🇲 Oman🇵🇼 Palau🇶🇦 Qatar🇷🇼 Rwanda🇼🇸 Samoa🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇹🇿 Tanzania🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇹🇴 Tonga🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

e-Visa destinations 21

🇧🇯 Benin🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇩 Chad🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇩 DR Congo🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇬🇦 Gabon🇬🇳 Guinea🇮🇶 Iraq🇱🇷 Liberia
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🇱🇾 Libya🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇬 Nigeria🇵🇰 Pakistan🇸🇴 Somalia🇸🇸 South Sudan🇸🇾 Syria🇹🇬 Togo🇺🇬 Uganda

Visa required 14

🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇩🇿 Algeria🇨🇫 Central African Republic🇪🇷 Eritrea🇬🇲 Gambia🇬🇭 Ghana🇲🇱 Mali🇳🇷 Nauru🇳🇪 Niger🇰🇵 North Korea🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo🇸🇩 Sudan🇹🇲 Turkmenistan🇾🇪 Yemen

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Questions people ask

How many countries can South Korea's citizens visit without a visa?

South korea's passport holders can access 163 of 198 destinations without a pre-arranged visa: 114 visa-free, 38 visa on arrival, 11 with an eTA.

How strong is the South Korea passport in 2026?

It ranks #2 of 199 passports worldwide by open destinations.