Travel purpose
🔑 Tourist / Transit visa for 30 days may be granted to permanent residents or valid visa holders of US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or Schengen countries when they are traveling from or traveling to any of these countries and satisfy the conditions mentioned here https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/in-en/brd/m_20446/view.do?seq=748786&page=1.
Visa required
5 working days
₹4,288 (~$45)
Tourist / Transit visa for 30 days may be granted to permanent residents or valid visa holders of US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or Schengen countries when they are traveling from or traveling to any of these countries and satisfy the conditions mentioned here https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/in-en/brd/m_20446/view.do?seq=748786&page=1.
- •Valid passport (at least 6 months validity)
- •Completed visa application form (available at Korean Embassy / consulate)
- •1 recent passport-size photograph (3.5×4.5 cm, white background)
- •Confirmed return / onward flight bookings
- •Hotel reservations
- •Bank statements for last 3 months (minimum USD 1,000 equivalent recommended)
- •Salary slips or employment letter with leave sanction
- •Income Tax Returns for last 2 years
- •Itinerary of stay in Korea
Last verified: 6 May 2026 · Source
All travel purposes
Transit
Visa required
5 working days
Transit requirements vary; check if an airside transit visa (ATV) is needed.
- •Valid passport
- •Confirmed onward flight ticket
- •Visa for destination country (if required)
- •Transit visa (if required for the layover country)
Last verified: 22 Apr 2026 · Source
Business
Visa required
5 working days
₹4,288 (~$45)
Tourist / Transit visa for 30 days may be granted to permanent residents or valid visa holders of US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or Schengen countries when they are traveling from or traveling to any of these countries and satisfy the conditions mentioned here https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/in-en/brd/m_20446/view.do?seq=748786&page=1.
- •Valid passport (at least 6 months validity)
- •Completed visa application form (available at Korean Embassy / consulate)
- •1 recent passport-size photograph (3.5×4.5 cm, white background)
- •Confirmed return / onward flight bookings
- •Hotel reservations
- •Bank statements for last 3 months (minimum USD 1,000 equivalent recommended)
- •Salary slips or employment letter with leave sanction
- •Income Tax Returns for last 2 years
- •Itinerary of stay in Korea
- •Invitation letter from Korean company (on company letterhead)
- •Business registration certificate of Korean company
- •Letter from Indian employer authorising business travel
Last verified: 6 May 2026 · Source
Transit
No transit visa required (TWOV up to 24 hours)
Indian passport holders can transit through Korean airports (Incheon, Gimpo) without a visa for up to 24 hours airside. For landside transit under the Transit Without Visa (TWV) programme, up to 30 days is available for eligible nationalities — confirm eligibility before travel.
- •Valid passport
- •Confirmed onward flight ticket
- •Visa for destination country (if required)
- •Transit visa (if required for the layover country)
Last verified: 6 May 2026 · Source