South Korea has been relaxing its visa issuing requirements for Indians travelling into the country. With several schemes to facilitate and speed up the process, securing a South Korean visa has become relatively easy. 

1. Tourist Visa: This is a single entry visa that permits Indians visiting South Korea for sightseeing or holiday purposes. Both maximum allowable stay and validity is 90 days for this visa category.

2. Business Visa: If you seek entry to South Korea for activities like market research, business consultation or conferences, then one can apply for the single entry business visa. However, if the requirement is to exit and re-enter the country several times, then you may consider the double and multiple entry visa types. The maximum allowable stay for single and double entry is 90 days and 30 days per visit (for a validity of 6 months) respectively. For a short term multiple entry business visa, a visitor can stay up to 90 days each time, till the visa remains valid.  

3. Transit Visa: Transit visa is essential if a passenger journeys via South Korean airports to another country or to India, with a permissible stay-over of 5 days per visit, within a validity period of 3 months. 

Application Guide

A prospective applicant opting for a South Korean Visa needs to begin the application process by deciding on his desired category of visa. Once that is ensured, you can visit our Document Checklist section to make an accurate compilation of required documents. Fill out the visa application form and attach all the supporting documents. 

The next step is to submit all these documents at the nearest Visa Application Centre as per your location of jurisdiction. Embassy of Korea, New Delhi processes all applications submitted at the VFS Global Korea Visa Application Centre in New Delhi & Kolkata. However, applications from other states in India are handled by South Korean missions in Chennai and Mumbai. This page provides the jurisdiction to apply per state depending on your location.

There is also an Express Visa service available which reduces the processing time from 5 working days to 2 working days to process a Korean visa. The following qualifying requirements however apply:

1. Applicants must have got the Confirmation of Visa Issuance No. from Korea

2. Applicants must have visited Korea with Multiple Entry Visa in the past

3. Applicants must have visited Korea at least two times in last 2 years

4. F-6 Visa Applicants are not eligible for Express Visa Service

While applying for an Express Visa a few points to remember:

1. Applicants must not have violated the Korean Immigration Act/Rules in the past.

2. Applicants must submit the Declaration Form for Express Visa, at the time of submitting visa application form

Post Submission

Once your visa is processed you have options for it to be sent to you by courier or for it to be received in person at the centre where the application was lodged. 

The processing time is upto 5 working days excluding the date of submission, Saturday, Sundays & Public Holidays.

South Korea has been relaxing its visa issuing requirements for Indians travelling into the country. With several schemes to facilitate and speed up the process, securing a South Korean visa has become relatively easy. 

1. Tourist Visa: This is a single entry visa that permits Indians visiting South Korea for sightseeing or holiday purposes. Both maximum allowable stay and validity is 90 days for this visa category.

2. Business Visa: If you seek entry to South Korea for activities like market research, business consultation or conferences, then one can apply for the single entry business visa. However, if the requirement is to exit and re-enter the country several times, then you may consider the double and multiple entry visa types. The maximum allowable stay for single and double entry is 90 days and 30 days per visit (for a validity of 6 months) respectively. For a short term multiple entry business visa, a visitor can stay up to 90 days each time, till the visa remains valid.  

3. Transit Visa: Transit visa is essential if a passenger journeys via South Korean airports to another country or to India, with a permissible stay-over of 5 days per visit, within a validity period of 3 months. 

Application Guide

A prospective applicant opting for a South Korean Visa needs to begin the application process by deciding on his desired category of visa. Once that is ensured, you can visit our Document Checklist section to make an accurate compilation of required documents. Fill out the visa application form and attach all the supporting documents. 

The next step is to submit all these documents at the nearest Visa Application Centre as per your location of jurisdiction. Embassy of Korea, New Delhi processes all applications submitted at the VFS Global Korea Visa Application Centre in New Delhi & Kolkata. However, applications from other states in India are handled by South Korean missions in Chennai and Mumbai. This page provides the jurisdiction to apply per state depending on your location.

There is also an Express Visa service available which reduces the processing time from 5 working days to 2 working days to process a Korean visa. The following qualifying requirements however apply:

1. Applicants must have got the Confirmation of Visa Issuance No. from Korea

2. Applicants must have visited Korea with Multiple Entry Visa in the past

3. Applicants must have visited Korea at least two times in last 2 years

4. F-6 Visa Applicants are not eligible for Express Visa Service

While applying for an Express Visa a few points to remember:

1. Applicants must not have violated the Korean Immigration Act/Rules in the past.

2. Applicants must submit the Declaration Form for Express Visa, at the time of submitting visa application form

Post Submission

Once your visa is processed you have options for it to be sent to you by courier or for it to be received in person at the centre where the application was lodged. 

The processing time is upto 5 working days excluding the date of submission, Saturday, Sundays & Public Holidays.

South Korea has been relaxing its visa issuing requirements for Indians travelling into the country. With several schemes to facilitate and speed up the process, securing a South Korean visa has become relatively easy. 

1. Tourist Visa: This is a single entry visa that permits Indians visiting South Korea for sightseeing or holiday purposes. Both maximum allowable stay and validity is 90 days for this visa category.

2. Business Visa: If you seek entry to South Korea for activities like market research, business consultation or conferences, then one can apply for the single entry business visa. However, if the requirement is to exit and re-enter the country several times, then you may consider the double and multiple entry visa types. The maximum allowable stay for single and double entry is 90 days and 30 days per visit (for a validity of 6 months) respectively. For a short term multiple entry business visa, a visitor can stay up to 90 days each time, till the visa remains valid.  

3. Transit Visa: Transit visa is essential if a passenger journeys via South Korean airports to another country or to India, with a permissible stay-over of 5 days per visit, within a validity period of 3 months. 

Application Guide

A prospective applicant opting for a South Korean Visa needs to begin the application process by deciding on his desired category of visa. Once that is ensured, you can visit our Document Checklist section to make an accurate compilation of required documents. Fill out the visa application form and attach all the supporting documents. 

The next step is to submit all these documents at the nearest Visa Application Centre as per your location of jurisdiction. Embassy of Korea, New Delhi processes all applications submitted at the VFS Global Korea Visa Application Centre in New Delhi & Kolkata. However, applications from other states in India are handled by South Korean missions in Chennai and Mumbai. This page provides the jurisdiction to apply per state depending on your location.

There is also an Express Visa service available which reduces the processing time from 5 working days to 2 working days to process a Korean visa. The following qualifying requirements however apply:

1. Applicants must have got the Confirmation of Visa Issuance No. from Korea

2. Applicants must have visited Korea with Multiple Entry Visa in the past

3. Applicants must have visited Korea at least two times in last 2 years

4. F-6 Visa Applicants are not eligible for Express Visa Service

While applying for an Express Visa a few points to remember:

1. Applicants must not have violated the Korean Immigration Act/Rules in the past.

2. Applicants must submit the Declaration Form for Express Visa, at the time of submitting visa application form

Post Submission

Once your visa is processed you have options for it to be sent to you by courier or for it to be received in person at the centre where the application was lodged. 

The processing time is upto 5 working days excluding the date of submission, Saturday, Sundays & Public Holidays.