South Korea entry requirements for Chinese citizens
Short answerChinese citizens need a visa to visit South Korea. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- Valid Chinese passport
- Completed Korean visa application form (short-term C-3 tourist visa or applicable category)
- Passport photo
- Proof of itinerary, accommodation, and financial means
- Visa issued in advance by a Korean Embassy/Consulate-General (individual applicants) or processed via a Korea-designated travel agency for organized group tours
- Good to know
- South Korea's K-ETA (electronic travel authorization) system, used by nationals of ~112 visa-waiver countries, does NOT list mainland China (People's Republic of China) as an eligible nationality on the official K-ETA eligible-countries page - only 'China P.R. (Hong Kong)' and 'China P.R. (Macao)' passport holders appear, each with a 90-day allowance. Ordinary PRC passport holders therefore must obtain a standard visa in advance; K-ETA does not substitute for it. This is distinct from the K-ETA rules published for K-ETA-eligible nationalities elsewhere on this site.
Source Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) - Eligible CountriesChecked against the source on 2026-09-03
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South Korea for other passports
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- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Brazilelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chileelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Franceelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Germanyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indiavisa required
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Italyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Japanelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Malaysiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Mexicoelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Netherlandselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporeelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Spainelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
Other destinations for Chinese citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa required
- Armeniavisa-free short stay
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadavisa required
- Chilevisa required
- Colombiavisa required
- Costa Ricavisa required
- Cyprusvisa required
- Dominican Republicvisa required
- Ecuadorvisa required
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa required
- Ghanavisa required
- Indiavisa required
- Irelandvisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa required
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa required
- Mongoliavisa required
- Montenegrovisa required
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- New Zealandvisa required
- Peruvisa required
- Philippinesvisa required
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Africavisa required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomvisa required
- United Statesvisa required
- Uruguayvisa required
- Zambiavisa-free short stay
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history