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Medical Visa

Entry-related Classification

Visa Exemption (at most 30 days)

• 114 countries with visa waiver accords view

  Designated Countries under Visa-Waiver Agreement with Korea

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  • Countries with visa-free entry for general passport holders
    • Period of sojourn indicated inside parenthesis; period is limited to days unless specified
    • Countries without a specified period have a limit of 90 days

  Designated Countries under Visa-Waiver Agreement with Korea : Continent,Country / Region

  Continent	Country / Region
  Asia (9 countries)	Taiwan (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), Brunei (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Japan (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), Macau (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), Singapore (90 days/Agreement), Hong Kong (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), Malaysia (3 months/Agreement), Thailand (90 days/Agreement), New Zealand (90 days/Agreement)
  Americas (32 countries)	Guyana (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Brazil (90 days/Agreement), Honduras (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Guatemala (90 days/Agreement), Saint Lucia (90 days/Agreement), Uruguay (90 days/Agreement), Grenada (90 days/Agreement), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90 days/Agreement), Jamaica (90 days/Agreement), Republic of Nicaragua (90 days/Agreement), Chile (90 days/Agreement), Dominica (Republic) (90 days/Agreement), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days/Agreement), Canada (6 months/Principle of reciprocity), Dominica (Commonwealth) (90 days/Agreement), Suriname (90 days/Agreement), Costa Rica (90 days/Agreement), Mexico (3 months/Agreement), Argentina (90 days/Principle of reciprocity) *Applied starting on October 1. 2022, Colombia (90 days/Agreement), United States of America (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), Haiti (90 days/Agreement), Trinidad and Tobago (90 days/Agreement), Barbados (90 days/Agreement), Antigua and Barbuda (90 days/Agreement), Panama (90 days/Agreement), The Bahamas (90 days/Agreement), Ecuador (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), Paraguay (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Venezuela (90 days/Agreement), El Salvador (90 days/Agreement), Peru (90 days/Agreement)
  Europe (44 countries)	Vatican (30 days/One-sided exemption), Malta (90 days/Agreement), Andorra (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Greece (3 months/Agreement), Belgium (3 months/Agreement), Albania (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Netherlands (3 months/Agreement), Bosnia-Herzegovina (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Estonia (90 days among 180 days/Agreement), Norway (90 days among 180 days/Agreement), Cyprus (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Denmark (90 days among 180 days/Agreement), San Marino (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), United Kingdom (90 days/Agreement), Germany (90 days/Agreement), Serbia (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), Austria (90 days/Agreement), Latvia (90 days/Agreement), Bulgaria (90 days/Agreement), Italy (90 days/Agreement and principle of reciprocity), Russia (60 days among 180 days 90 days accumulative/Agreement), Sweden (90 days among 180 days/Agreement), Czech Republic (90 days/Agreement), Austria (90 days/Agreement), Switzerland (3 months/Principle of reciprocity), Kazakhstan (30 days/Agreement), Romania (90 days/Agreement), Croatia (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), Türkiye (90 days/Agreement), Luxembourg (3 months/Agreement), Spain (90 days/Agreement), Portugal (90 days among 180 days/Agreement), Lithuania (90 days/Agreement), Slovakia (90 days/Agreement), Poland (90 days/Agreement), Liechtenstein (3 months/Agreement), Slovenia (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), France (90 days/Agreement), Monaco (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Iceland (90 days among 180 days/Agreement), Finland (90 days among 180 days/Agreement), Montenegro (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Ireland (90 days/Agreement), Hungary (90 days/Agreement)
  Africa & Middle East (16 countries)	Morocco (90 days/Agreement), Eswatini (Swaziland) (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Liberia (90 days/Agreement) * Temporary suspension of the Visa Waiver Program. starting Thursday July 18. 2019, Mauritius (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Oman (30 days/One-sided exemption), Lesotho (60 days/Agreement), Seychelles (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Qatar (90 days/Agreement), Israel (90 days/Agreement), Saudi Arabia (30 days/One-sided exemption), Kuwait (90 days/One-sided exemption), Tunisia (30 days/Agreement), United Arab Emirates (90 days/Agreement), Bahrain (30 days/One-sided exemption), Republic of South Africa (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Botswana (90 days/Principle of reciprocity)
  Oceania (13 countries)	Guam (90 days/Principle of reciprocity), Nauru (30 days/One-sided exemption), New Zealand (3 months/Agreement), Marshall Islands (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Micronesia (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Samoa (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Solomon Islands (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Kiribati (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Tonga (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Tuvalu (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Palau (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Fiji (30 days/Principle of reciprocity), Australia (90 days/One-sided exemption)

  
  
  
• Special exemption for Jeju island (11 countries exception)

Visa for medical tourism

• Short term (C-3-3, 90days)
• Long term (G-1-10, within 1 year)

Visas for medical tourism (C-3-3, G-1-10)

Target group for visa issuance

• Those wishing to be hospitalized at specialized medical clinics or rehabilitation facilities for treatment of diseases and disorders, or for recuperation purposes, and for cases requiring treatment periods of 91 days or longer.
• The patient and members of the patient's immediate family, including patient's spouse to help provide care and patient's children (Duration of stay is one year; multiple-entry visa is effective for one year)
  C-3 (M): For cases where the period of treatment and travel is 90 days or less (Simple procedures, e.g., cosmetic procedures, including plastic surgery, etc.) G-1 (M): One year (i.e., long-term treatment and rehabilitation)

Where to apply

• Embassies or consulates of the Republic of Korea

How to apply

• Direct application : Patient may apply for the visa at the consulate directly - documents to be submitted : visa issuance application, copy of passport, diagnosis document, document issued by a medical institution in Korea confirming appointment for treatment/recuperation, affidavit of financial support proving ability to procure funds to cover the cost of treatment and stay, other documents requested by the consulate (documents proving family relationship)

• Agency application : Medical institution or agency may apply for visa issuance certificate to the immigration office through online HUNET. The visa will be issued when the patient submits the certification to the consulate. - documents to be submitted : application for confirmation of visa issuance, copy of passport, 1 photo, documents issued by a medical institution confirming medical purpose of visit (documents proving family relationship)