Ordinary Tourist C-3-9

You are eligible to apply for this visa if you are a person who plans to visit Korea on the purpose of travel for holidays or leisure

You can apply for a single-entry visa valid for 3 months or a double-entry visa valid for 6 months.
Periods of stay will be granted for up to 90 days for a single-entry visa , and 30 days for a double-entry visa.

① Visa Application Form (Form No. 17), passport, a photo in a standard format, fee
② Documents demonstrating the financial capacity during the stay in ROK or a document for identification

※ The head of Korean diplomatic missions abroad may request for additional documents depending on the condition of the country of residence/jurisdiction if it is deemed necessary for visa evaluation.

You are eligible to apply for this visa if you are a preferential visit card holder and the family (spouse, minor child, parents, and parents-in-law).

You can apply for a multiple-entry visa valid for 5 years. Periods of stay for this visa will be granted for up to 90 days.

① Visa Application Form (Form No. 17), passport, a photo in a standard format, fee
② A copy of preferential visit card
③ Document proving applicant’s qualification for a preferential visit card (bank book or certificate of bank account balance )
※ not applicable for holders of “preferential card without financial function”
④ A document proving family relations (Marriage Certificate, Certificate of Family Relation Records, Birth Certificate and others)

※ The head of Korean diplomatic missions abroad may request for additional documents depending on the condition of the country of residence/jurisdiction if it is deemed necessary for visa evaluation.

□ You are eligible to apply for a multiple-entry visa valid for 1 year, if you have visited the ROK once and you have no criminal and illegal immigration records

□ You are eligible to apply for a multiple-entry visa valid for 3 years, if you are

① A permanent resident of any OECD country or a person who has visited any OECD country (excluding the ROK) twice or more in the past four years, or a person who has visited the ROK twice or more
② A public/civil servant, an employee of government-owned company, an executive or a staff member of an airline or a shipping company providing services to the ROK on a regular basis
③ A VIP customer of an internationally accepted credit card(Gold or Platinum Card Holder) or a person whose annual income is higher than $8000
④ A person who plans to establish a company working with ROK on the development and sales of resource/energy, or a person invited by a public/private organization to engage in activities such as counseling or signing a contract on resource/energy
⑤ Important figures or interest parties attending international events or conferences upon the invitations of the government of the ROK and public institutions.
⑥ An executive of a corporation or the CEO of a company (have been employed for at least one year)
⑦ Media staff such as journalist, producer, editor and others (have been employed for at least one year)
⑧ Professionals (i.e. doctor, lawyer, accountant, assistant professor or higher), and important figures, famous artists, athletes, writers, celebrities and others acknowledged by the head of diplomatic mission
⑨ A person at the age of 55 or older collecting his/her pension
⑩ An international student who graduated from a vocational college or higher in the Republic of Korea
⑩ A spouse, minor child, parents or parents-in-law of a person with a valid multiple Short-Term Visit (C-3) visa holder

□ You are eligible to apply for a multiple-entry visa valid for 5 years,
if you have previously received a multiple-entry visa valid for 3 years and you have no criminal and illegal immigration records.

A multiple-entry visa valid for 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years will be issued to an eligible applicant.
Period of stay for this visa will be granted for up to 30 days.

1) Visa Application Form (Form No. 17), passport, a photo in a standard format, fee
2) Additional documents for each case
Case ①: a document proving an applicant is a permanent resident (i.e. permanent residence card) or an applicant have visited the country
Case ②: proof documents for flight/shipping operations(only for an employee of an airline or shipping company) and proof documents for working relations such as proof of employment
Case ③: official documents (i.e. tax payment certificate), credit card record
Case ④: a contract on development and sales of resource/energy signed with a company in ROK , or an invitation letter from a company in ROK, and documents proving the company is in a business of resource/energy
Case ⑤: an invitation letter from a government or public institute
Case ⑥: document of company establishment (only for CEO/president), proof of employment indicating the period employment
Case ⑦: ID card, proof of employment indicating the period of employment.
Case ⑧: a related license or proof of employment, ID card or membership card of an affiliated group (i.e. artist recognized by the head of Korean diplomatic missions abroad)
Case ⑨: documents proving an applicant has received a pension
Case ⑩: degree certificate or certificate of graduation
Case ⑪: proof documents for family relation

※ The head of Korean diplomatic missions abroad may request for additional documents depending on the condition of the country of residence/jurisdiction if it is deemed necessary for visa evaluation.