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Do Australian citizens need a visa for South Korea?

DATA: PASSPORT INDEXSNAPSHOT 2025-01-12
THE ANSWER

Entry is visa-free. As of the 12 January 2025 Passport Index snapshot, Australian citizens can spend up to 90 days in South Korea on a standard passport stamp — no visa application required.

Entry rules at a glance

The 12 January 2025 Passport Index snapshot, reduced to this corridor:

ENTRY REQUIREMENTNONE — VISA-FREE
MAX STAY90 DAYS
HOW YOU ENTERPASSPORT STAMP ON ARRIVAL
EXTENSIONSVARIES — CONFIRM VIA HIKOREA.GO.KR
DATA SNAPSHOTPASSPORT INDEX · 2025-01-12

Same border, four passports

PassportEntryMax stayBriefing
US PASSPORTNONE — VISA-FREE90 DAYSVIEW →
UK PASSPORTNONE — VISA-FREE90 DAYSVIEW →
CA PASSPORTNONE — VISA-FREE180 DAYSVIEW →
AU PASSPORTNONE — VISA-FREE90 DAYSTHIS PAGE

Official sources

◎ SOUTH KOREA — ENTRY AUTHORITYthe Korea Immigration Service (HiKorea)hikorea.go.kr ↗◎ AU GOVERNMENT — TRAVEL ADVISORYAustralian Government Smartravellersmartraveller.gov.au ↗

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People also ask

How long can Australian citizens stay in South Korea without a visa?

The 12 January 2025 Passport Index snapshot records 90 visa-free days for this corridor. Always verify against hikorea.go.kr close to departure.

Can Australian citizens extend a stay in South Korea?

Possibly, but this page's dataset covers entry only. Whether and how a stay can be extended is up to the Korea Immigration Service (HiKorea) — confirm on hikorea.go.kr before your original window runs out.

Do I need an onward ticket to enter South Korea?

Airlines and border officers can ask for proof of onward travel regardless of visa status, and enforcement varies. Neither this dataset nor this page can promise you won't be asked — check smartraveller.gov.au and your airline's conditions before departure.

What happens if Australian citizens overstay in South Korea?

Consequences are set by South Korea's immigration rules and can include fines and re-entry restrictions; they sit outside the scope of the Passport Index dataset. Treat the permitted stay as hard and verify specifics on hikorea.go.kr.

AS OF 2025-01-12 · PASSPORT INDEX SNAPSHOT · NOMAD DESK VISA MATRIX