Visa-free transit in Korea

I'm flying from Auckland to China (layover) to Busan. Then 5 days in Korea, then Seoul to Japan. I am staying there for 3 months. I am from Jordan and a New Zealand permanent resident. I already have a Japan visitor visa. After 3 months I am going back to Auckland with Air China. Do I need to apply for a visitor visa for Korea or can I enter without a visa? On the HiKorea website they say you need to come to Korea on a direct flight.

Best Answer

This page says:

1) Transit Tourists Travelling to a Third Country

You transit through Korea on your way to the United States (excluding Guam and Saipan), Japan, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and hold a valid visa (including re-entry permit, but excluding e-visa or Japanese Group visa) issued by the aforementioned countries.

This is your case both ways, it seems, as long as the visa that you have for Japan is not an e-visa.

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Can you transit through Korea without visa?

Most passengers do not need a visa to transit in South Korean airports without passing through immigration. No visa is required to transit through South Korea when departing: Within 24 hours for Incheon International Airport in Seoul. On the same calendar day for all other airports.

Can I transit through South Korea?

Transit passengers. Passengers originating from the United States who transit through Korean airports (who do not pass through immigration) do not require a negative PCR COVID-19 test and have no quarantine requirement for stays less than 24 hours.

Which countries can enter South Korea without visa?

16 May 2022 Update: The government of South Korea expanded the list of which travelers can travel to South Korea without requiring an entry visa. These new countries include Brunei, Kuwait, New Zealand, Panama, Peru and Saudi Arabia.

Can Filipinos transit in South Korea?

South Korea transit visa for Philippines passport holdersFilipinos do not need a visa to transit through South Korea: Incheon International Airport, Seoul\u2014 for less than 24 hours for. Other airports\u2014 when departing on the same calendar day.

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