Global rank
#3
South Korea • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free115 · 57%
Visa on arrival38 · 19%
eTA12 · 6%
Visa required35 · 18%
Bloc
—
Language required
B1 Korean
Years to citizenship
5 yr
Dual citizenship
No
Inheritable generations
1 gen
World reach
98%
Renounce required
Yes
About the South Korea passport
At #4 globally out of 200 ranked passports, the South Korea passport puts holders ahead of 98% of the world. Alongside Malta and Poland, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Like many countries, South Korea extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
South Korea applies a top marginal income tax rate of 45% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Where South Korea passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe