Temporary suspension measures have been applied to 90 countries/regions* that have a visa-waiver or visa-free entry program with the Republic of Korea, as of April 13, 2020.
* 56 Visa-waiver countries and 34 Visa-free countries/regions
(※ Entry restrictions have been implemented for Japan as of March 9, 2020)
Accordingly, persons with a passport from the relevant 90 countries/regions, which are subject to the suspension measure as listed below, are required to obtain a visa from a Korean diplomatic mission to enter the Republic of Korea.
| Continent | Countries |
|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific (4) | New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
| Americas (18) | Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti, El Salvador, Uruguay, Jamaica, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Guatemala, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama |
| Europe (29) | Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Russia, Rumania, Luxemburg, Lithuania, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Spain, Slovakia, Iceland, Estonia, Austria, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Portugal, Poland, France, Finland, Hungary |
| Middle East (4) | Morocco, UAE, Israel, Tunisia |
| Africa (1) | Lesotho |
| Continent | Countries/Regions |
|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific (14) | Nauru, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Kiribati, Australia, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Fiji, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Brunei, Samoa, Tonga |
| Americas (5) | Argentina, Ecuador, Honduras, Canada, Paraguay |
| Europe (5) | Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Serbia, Croatia |
| Middle East (5) | Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait |
| Africa (5) | Mauritius, South Africa, Botswana, Seychelles, Eswatini (Swaziland) |
| Continent | Countries | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Visa-waiver Countries | Americas (7) | Nicaragua, Commonwealth of Dominica, Mexico, Barbados, Venezuela, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts-Nevis |
| Europe (3) | Malta, Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 Visa-free Countries/ Regions |
Asia-Pacific (3) | Guam, New Caledonia, Palau |
| Americas (2) | United States, Guyana | |
| Europe (6) | Monaco, Vatican City State, San Marino, Andorra, Albania, Slovenia |
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