Visa Description
- Commercial activities such as market research, business contacts, consultations, contracts, etc.
- Sightseeing, transit, medical treatment, visiting relatives, friendly matches, participation in or observation of various events or meetings, cultural activities, general training, lectures, attendance at religious ceremonies, collection of academic data, and other similar purposes for a period not exceeding 90 days.
- Maximum period of stay that can be granted once: 90 days
Visa Candidate
- C-3-1 (Short-term general)
- All persons within the scope of short-term visitation (C-3) activities, except for pure tourism (C-3-2) to compatriot visits (C-3-9) below.
- C-3-2 (Group tourism)
- Those who intend to enter the country for the purpose of tourism, such as individual and group tours, and small trade activities at the airport only, for which the agency (travel agency) is responsible for the guarantee upon the expiration of the stay.
- C-3-3 (Medical Tourism)
- Short-term visitors who are subject to the guidelines for issuing medical tourism visas and visa issuance certificates
- C-3-4 (General Commercial)
- APEC Card holders who are engaged in commercial activities such as market research, business contacts, consultations, contracts, small-scale trade activities, etc.
- C-3-5 (Short-term business under the Agreement)
- Persons entering the country for short-term commercial purposes under an agreement.
- CEFA, FTA, etc. only (India, Chile)
- Persons entering the country for short-term commercial purposes under an agreement.
- C-3-6 (Short-term business visits by preferential companies)
- Those who have received an invitation from a company or organization that has been selected as a preferred company.
- C-3-7 (Arrival tourism)
- Persons entering the country with an arrival visa at the airport
- C-3-8 (Visiting Compatriots)
- Persons who have been issued a visa to visit their compatriots
- C-3-9 (General tourism)
- General tourists not included in C-3-2 (group tourism, etc.)
- C-3-10 (Pure transit)
- Persons who intend to travel to a third country through the Republic of Korea, not to be used for immigration purposes
- C-3-11 (Shifting seafarers)
- Seafarers who intend to enter Korea as passengers on an aircraft or vessel to serve on a vessel anchored or scheduled to anchor in Korea.
Visa Requirements
- Short-term general (C-3-1)
- Application for visa, passport, photo, and fee
- Invitation letter or other documents indicating the purpose of entry (event, general training, etc.)
- Group tourism (C-3-2)
- Visa application, passport, photo, fee, guarantee, etc.
- General commercial use (C-3-4)
- Visa application, passport, photo, fee
- Letter of invitation (including a copy of the inviting company's business license or certificate of incorporation), etc.
- Agreement for general commercial use (C-3-5)
- Application form for issuance of visa, passport, photograph, fee
- Documents related to the establishment of a local affiliate in India
- Employment certificate or travel order stating the period of employment.
- Proof of negotiations for the purpose of selling goods or services or preparing to establish an investment company, such as invitation letters, etc.
- Letter of invitation (including a copy of the inviting company's business license or registration certificate) for commercial purposes
- General tourism (C-3-9)
- Visa application, passport, photo, and proof of financial ability or identification to pay fees and expenses for stay in the country.
- If you are a student from Southeast Asia, you will be issued a visa with proof of enrollment (enrollment certificate or student ID) and proof of parental financial capacity.
- In the case of incentive tourism, proof of financial capacity is basically omitted upon submission of a guarantee letter from the organizing company.
- Pure transit (C-3-10)
- Passport, photo, fee, and itinerary for visa application.
- Reasons for selecting only Korean airports as transit airports, etc.
- Passport, photo, fee, and itinerary for visa application.
- Shift crew (C-3-11)
- Health certificate, medical examination related to COVID-19, quarantine agreement, seafarer's identity card (seafarer's book, etc.), ship's nationality certificate, employment contract, notification of scheduled port of entry in Korea, etc.
- PCR negative certificate can be substituted
- Issuance of a double visa valid for 2 years
- Proof of purpose of entry (same as single entry)
- Fee: $70 USD equivalent
- However, Ghana 90 USD, Russia 90 USD, Senegal 120 USD, Azerbaijan 120 USD United Kingdom 220 USD, Austria 70 USD, Iran 90 USD Tajikistan 70 USD, Kyrgyzstan 80 USD, Australia 130 USD, Uzbekistan 80 USD equivalent will be collected.
- Guidelines for issuing duplicate certificates
- Health certificate, medical examination related to COVID-19, quarantine agreement, seafarer's identity card (seafarer's book, etc.), ship's nationality certificate, employment contract, notification of scheduled port of entry in Korea, etc.
- Chinese nationals (C-3-1 through C-3-9, except C-3-2)
- Application form, passport, photo, and fee
- Refrain from collecting additional documents if they can be verified by passport or self-checking, such as age, immigration records, etc.
- When applying for a visa for status, education, urban area, etc.
- If you need to prove your financial capability, such as a businessman or businesswoman, limit yourself to no more than two of the example documents below.
- Applicants under the Han Mongolia Visa Simplification and Reconciliation Agreement (C-3-1 through C-3-9)
- Application form, passport, and photo fees
- Specifying the documents to be submitted according to the actual situation of the diplomatic mission
- Issuance of duplicate visas to nationals of Southeast Asian countries (C-3-1 through C-3-9, except C-3-2)
- Each diplomatic mission specifies the documents to be submitted according to the actual situation.
- Issuance of duplicate visas to nationals of resource diplomatic countries (C-3-1 or C-3-4)
- Application form, passport, photo, and fee
- Designate submission documents for each diplomatic mission according to the actual situation.
- Special cases for marriage immigrants and family members of Korean nationals (C-3-1)
- Application for issuance of visa, copy of passport
- Documents to prove family relationship
- Multiple issuance for Chinese compatriots (C-3-8)
- Application form, copy of passport
- Official documents from the country of nationality proving that you are a foreign national (copy of residence card, etc.)
- Proof of overseas criminal history
- Visa issued under the Korea-India Visa Process Simplification Agreement (C-3-4)
- A copy of the invitation letter business license, proof of employment, tax certificate of the applicant or the employer.
- Issuance of duplicate visas for frequent travelers
- Visa application form, passport, photo, and fees are waived.
