South Korea Visa Information

South Korea Visa Information

South Korea is a wonderful destination to vacation in. People from all over the world are gradually discovering the pleasures of a holiday in this exotic and extremely interesting land. The tourism industry of South Korea is getting a big boost, with visitors from international countries coming here for a relaxing, and enjoyable holiday. Come to South Korea, and discover the pleasure of this wonderful country. AsiaRooms.com provides you with complete South Korea Visa Information, so as to make your trip a successful one.

The basic South Korea Visa Information is that any foreign tourist who wants to travel to South Korea, needs to have a valid passport, and must acquire a Korean visa before coming. However, there are 99 countries, citizens of which can enter here without a visa, "according to visa-exemption agreements" or "in accordance with principles reciprocity or national interest".

One important South Korea Visa Information is that any tourist with an onward ticket from anywhere - except countries not recognized by South Korea (Cuba, Laos & Cambodia) - can stay in the country for 30 days without a visa, and those from Western Europe or Canada, can get up to 90 days visa-free. Everyone else has to extend after their first 30 days, and this lasts for around 90 days.

AsiaRooms.com, your travel guide to South Korea, has compiled some very important South Korea Visa Information, following which will make things easier for you, in planning your trip to South Korea -

Visitors who plan to stay in Korea for longer than 90 days must obtain visas before entering Korea.

Nationals of those countries which have visa waiver agreement with Korea can enter without visas, on the condition that they should not engage in remunerative activities during their stay in Korea. [Canadians can also enter the Republic of Korea without visas for a stay of up to six months.]

Visa application should be made at Korean Embassies or consulates abroad.

It is required for the visa applicants to submit passport, application forms, a recent passport-style color photograph, and such other documents as determined by the status of stay.

Extensions for tourist visas are possible in special cases such as accidents, health problems, flight cancellation, etc, which can be applied for at least one day before the day of expiration.

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