Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for South Korean passport holders 7
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Harder for South Korean passport holders 6
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
MozambiqueVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
Papua New GuineaeTA60 days→eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Changes for visitors to South Korea 116
- AfghanistaneVisa→Visa required
Antigua and BarbudaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
ArmeniaeVisa→Visa required
AngolaeVisa→Visa required
AustraliaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- AzerbaijaneVisa→Visa required
BangladesheVisa→Visa required
BelgiumVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Burkina FasoeVisa→Visa required
BahrainVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
BurundieVisa→Visa required
BenineVisa→Visa required
BruneiVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
BoliviaeVisa→Visa required
BhutaneVisa→Visa required
BelaruseVisa→Visa required
BelizeeVisa→Visa required
CanadaVisa-free180 days→eTA180 days
DR CongoeVisa→Visa required
Central African RepubliceVisa→Visa required
CongoeVisa→Visa required- Côte d'IvoireeVisa→Visa required
CamerooneVisa→Visa required
ColombiaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
CubaeVisa→Visa required
Cabo VerdeeVisa→Visa required
CzechiaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- DjiboutieVisa→Visa required
DenmarkVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
AlgeriaeVisa→Visa required
EstoniaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
EgypteVisa→Visa required
EritreaeVisa→Visa required
EthiopiaeVisa→Visa required
FinlandVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
FranceVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
GaboneVisa→Visa required
GeorgiaeVisa→Visa required- GhanaeVisa→Visa required
GambiaeVisa→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes