Do I need to apply for a Korean tourist visa myself?

visa exemption in Korea is conditional. If it meets the conditions, it can be exempted. Six conditions for visa-free entry in South Korea: 1. Visa-free entry in Jeju

Target: individuals and group tourists (including China individual tourists and group tourists) who enter Jeju Island port for sightseeing and transit.

conditions: group tourists must take the same flight or ship to enter and leave the country directly by plane or ship.

scope of activities: Jeju island. Qualifications and time of stay: transit for sightseeing (B-2), with a stay time of 3 days. 2. Visa-free transit target: those who hold valid entry visas (including re-entry permits) from the United States, Japan (except group visas), Canada, Australia or New Zealand and travel to the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia and New Zealand via South Korea. People who leave the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia (except e-visa holders) or New Zealand, take a direct flight to South Korea and go to China or a third country via South Korea.

China people who hold valid entry visas (including permanent residency) from any of the following 3 European countries and go to or return from 3 European countries via Korea: ※ The 3 European countries include: Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Romania,

Luxembourg, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Malta, Belgium and Sweden. Slovak

, Iceland, Ireland, Estonia, Britain, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Cyprus,

Portugal, Poland, France, Finland, Hungary and Slovenia. (Note: except citizens of Cuba, Macedonia, Syria, Sudan, Iran and other countries)

Conditions: people who have booked departure tickets within 3 days and have no illegal records such as staying in FFA in the above countries.

stay period: within 3 days. 3. Participants in the transfer sightseeing program

Target: foreigners who transfer at Incheon International Airport and participate in the transfer sightseeing program (except citizens of Ghana, Nigeria, Macedonia, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Kosovo, Cuba and Palestinian countries).

conditions: holding a connecting flight ticket leaving the country within 72 hours (including Japanese group visa holders). Stay time:? 72 hours (sightseeing in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon and other metropolitan areas). Others: Set up and operate the "window for transfer sightseeing project" at the entry frontier inspection station of Incheon International Airport. 4. Jeju Bank transfers to China group tourists

Target: China group tourists who enter from Incheon, Jinhai, Xiangyang, Cheongju and Wu 'an International Airport, visit the Capital Circle, Lingnan Circle, gangwon, Chungcheongnam-do and Jeollanam-do within 72 hours, and then transfer to Korean domestic flights to Jeju Island. ?

conditions: only groups organized by designated travel agencies in China and South Korea are allowed. The designated travel agency in Korea (land agency) should send the list of group tourists to the entry-exit management offices of Incheon, Jinhai, Xiangyang, Cheongju and Wu 'an airports by e-mail 24 hours before the tourists enter the country.

in order to enable transfer tourists to enjoy fast, convenient and safe travel, the ROK has introduced the "entry and exit service personnel" system. Tourists travel in the Capital Circle, Lingnan Circle, gangwon, Chungcheongnam-do and Jeollanam-do until they transfer to Jeju, and the service personnel will provide assistance in entry and exit procedures and safe travel.

stay time: the longest stay in the Capital Circle, Lingnan Circle, gangwon, Chungcheongnam-do and Jeollanam-do areas is 72 hours, and the longest stay after arrival in Jeju is 15 days (including the stay outside Jeju Island). 5. visa-free entry for the youth study tour group

Target: China elementary school, junior high school and senior high school students who enter Korea on the same flight or ship and their tour leaders (there is no minimum number of tour groups, but at least one tour leader must be included).

required materials: < when applying by the principal or a designated travel agency >-consular confirmation letter of the youth study tour group (specified format), list of China youth study tour groups (specified format), and proof of study (choose one of school official document, certificate of study and copy of student ID card). When an application is made by a group other than the principal or the designated travel agency, the consular confirmation letter of the youth study tour group (in the specified format), the list of China youth study tour groups (in the specified format), the proof of studying (any one of the school official document, the proof of studying and the copy of student ID card), and the proof of the group hosting the study tour (copy of business license or copy of organization code certificate). Qualifications and duration of stay: B-2(3 days), visa-free fee.

There is no need to submit an entry and exit declaration for youth study tours entering and leaving Korea. 6. Visa-free sightseeing landing permit [luxury cruise tourists] Target: China luxury cruise group tourists recruited by China (a travel agency designated by embassies and consulates in China, Korea) and Korean travel agencies, which have been recognized according to the relevant agreements between China and South Korea.

conditions: according to the conditions of group sightseeing.

stay time: 3 days.