South Korea Transit Visa

[etivac 0]

If my Mom would visit my nephew in Seoul for 2 days on the way to US, would she need a transit visa?

Thank you!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

If my Mom would visit my nephew in Seoul for 2 days on the way to US, would she need a transit visa?

Thank you!

The answer is yes she can transit through S. Korean (30 day stay max) as long as she has an onward ticket. Here is their website to read more: http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt?categoryId=2&parentId=385&catSeq=401&showMenuId=375

Transit tourists bound for another country

Eligible countries

Applicable to all countries (save for Macedonia, Cuba, Syria, Sudan and Iran) that are not granted visa-free entry into Korea.

Applicable to…

Those with a visa (excluding Japanses Group Visa, excluding e-visa) or a re-entry permit for U.S., Japan, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand (5 countries) and traveling to any one of those countries through Korea.

Those traveling from any one of the five countries mentioned above, whose final destination is not Korea.

However, please note that the first bullet points are not applicable to those travelling to/from Guam and Saipan, which are unincorporated territories of the United States.

Requirements

Must have a confirmed onward flight ticket for departure within 30 days after entering Korea, in addition to having no record of criminal offence in the five countries mentioned above.

Edited May 5, 2015 by Greenbaum

[etivac 0]

The answer is yes she can transit through S. Korean (30 day stay max) as long as she has an onward ticket. Here is their website to read more: http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt?categoryId=2&parentId=385&catSeq=401&showMenuId=375

Transit tourists bound for another country

Eligible countries

Applicable to all countries (save for Macedonia, Cuba, Syria, Sudan and Iran) that are not granted visa-free entry into Korea.

Applicable to…

Those with a visa (excluding Japanses Group Visa, excluding e-visa) or a re-entry permit for U.S., Japan, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand (5 countries) and traveling to any one of those countries through Korea.

Those traveling from any one of the five countries mentioned above, whose final destination is not Korea.

However, please note that the first bullet points are not applicable to those travelling to/from Guam and Saipan, which are unincorporated territories of the United States.

Requirements

Must have a confirmed onward flight ticket for departure within 30 days after entering Korea, in addition to having no record of criminal offence in the five countries mentioned above.

Thank you!