SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will introduce a temporary visa waiver program for Chinese group tourists starting late September, as part of efforts to boost domestic spending and the tourism market, government officials said Wednesday. The visa-free entry will come into force from Sept. 29 to June 30 next year, following a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will extend its temporary visa waiver program for travelers from Japan, Taiwan and Macau through October, the culture ministry said Wednesday, a measure believed to be linked to an upcoming BTS concert. Travelers from the three Asian countries are currently allowed to enter South Korea without a [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will temporarily allow visa-free entry for group tours from Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Mongolia through an international airport in Yangyang, the justice ministry said Wednesday. Starting June 1, travelers in group tours from Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia arriving at Yangyang International Airport on the east [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will allow visa-free entry through Jeju and Yangyang international airports starting June 1, resuming a visa-waiver program that has been suspended for more than two years due to the pandemic, Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol said Wednesday. Since 2002, the country has implemented a visa-free system under which [...]
JEJU, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern island of Jeju is moving to resume its visa waiver program for international travelers, which has been suspended for the past two years during the pandemic, officials said Wednesday. Jeju Province officials have recently visited the culture, land and justice ministries and requested they discuss the reinstatement [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States is no longer waiving visas for South Koreans and other foreign nationals with records of a visit to North Korea since March 2011, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. The tightened measure, effective Tuesday (U.S. time), requires them to apply for a U.S. visa in person through [...]