◈ TABLE 2. A List of Countries Qualifying for No-Visa Entry ◈ (signed and ratified by 50 countries or regions as of July 1, 2015)

◈ TABLE 2. A List of Countries Qualifying for No-Visa Entry ◈

(signed and ratified by 50 countries or regions as of July 1, 2015)

CONTI -NENT	COUNTRY	PERIOD OF SOJOURN	REMARKS
Asia	Lebanon	30 Days	※ for diplomatic․official passport holders only
	Macau (Macao)	90 Days	※ effective date: 2003. 1. 1.
	Bahrain	30 Days	※ effective date: 2009. 10. 1.
	Brunei	30 Days
	Saudi-Arabia	30 Days
	United Arab Emirates	30 Days
	Oman	30 Days
	Indonesia	30 Days	※ for diplomatic․official passport holders only
	Japan	90 Days	‣range of permissible activities : tour/transit, commercial business, attending meetings/conferences, visiting relatives (C-1, C-3 applicants, but, not including employment or profit-making activities) ※for journalists visiting the Republic of Korea on short-term assignments/temporary missions (ex. reporting on delegation and key figures of a country or a public organization visiting the republic of Korea, reporting on athletes visiting the Republic of Korea)
	Qatar	30 Days
	Kuwait	90 Days	※ effective date: July 1, 2015 (extended the period of sojourn from 30 days to 90 days)
	Taiwan	90 Days	※ effective date: July 1st, 2012 (extended the period of sojourn from 30 days to 90 days)
	Hong Kong	90 Days	※ effective date: February 1st, 2002
North America	The United States	90 Days	‣Range of Activities allowed : Tourist/Transit, Commercial Business ※ Those wanting to enter the ROK for Reporting, studying, and employment must receive visas appropriate to their intents.
	Canada	6 Months	※ exempted from the obligation of alien registration
South America	Guyana	30 Days
	Argentina	30 Days
	Ecuador	30 Days
	Honduras	30 Days
	Uruguay	30 Days
	Paraguay	30 Days
Europe	Monaco	30 Days
	Montenegro	30 Days
	Vatican	30 Days
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	30 Days
	Cyprus	30 Days
	San Marino	30 Days
	Serbia	30 Days
	Slovenia	90 Days	※ effective date: 2002.3.15
	Andora	30 Days
	Albania	30 Days
	Croatia	30 Days	※ effective date: 1999.3.1
Oceania	Guam	30 Days
	Nauru	30 Days
	New Caledonia	30 Days
	Marshall Islands	30 Days
	Micronesia	30 Days
	Samoa	30 Days
	Solomon Islands	30 Days
	Kiribati	30 Days
	Tonga	30 Days
	Tuvalu	30 Days
	Palau	30 Days
	Fiji	30 Days
	Australia	90 Days	※ effective date: 1999.3.1
Africa       󰁾Contents	Republic of South Africa	30 Days
	Mauritius	30 Days
	Seychelles	30 Days
	Swaziland	30 Days
	Egypt	30 Days