Find the right visa for you

To check the appropriate visa requirements for your trip, please visit the website below.

Select ‘Short Term Visit’ as the purpose of entry and ‘90 days or less’ as the length of stay.

Go to Visa Navigator

Countries Designated Visa-free Entry

Korea has a special agreement with 100 countries and region for visa-free entry. Many of the HUG 2025 participants may stay for 30-90 days without a visa. The organizing committee will provide full support to expedite the visa issuance process for participants not covered by the agreement.

ASIA Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, Macau, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
AMERICA Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Canada, United States, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas
EUROPE Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Finland, Vatican City, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
OCEANIA Australia, Fiji, Gabon, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu
AFRICA Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cape Verde, Egypt, Lesotho, Liberia, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tunisia
MIDDLE EAST Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization)

K-ETA is mandatory for nationals from visa-free entry countries who enter Korea without a visa. You should apply for the K-ETA at least 72 hours prior to boarding the flight bound for the Republic of Korea. You can apply for K-ETA website ( www.k-eta.go.kr ) or mobile app (K-ETA).

Notice

  • The K-ETA fee is 10,000 KRW/per person (approximately 9~10 USD, additional fees excluded) and is non-refundable even if the application is denied. ※ K-ETA Center is nor responsible for any third party(agency, etc.) fees for the transaction.
  • The validity period of K-ETA (3 years in general) is irrelevant with the allowed period of visa-free stay. Those who enter the country via K-ETA cannot stay beyond the allowed period of visa-free stay permitted by nationality. The allowed period of visa-free stay per entry differs by nationality. Therefore, please refer to Allowed period of stay at K-ETA Application Eligibility Guide.
  • K-ETA approval may be denied or cancelled in any case of submitting false or inaccurate information on the K-ETA application, and that person may be subject to penalties or entry restriction according to relevant Korean laws. The same will be applied to those who are applying on behalf of the applicant.

Go to apply for K-ETA

Invitation Letter

  • The invitation letter can be downloaded from the My Registration on My Page after completing the registration with full payment of the registration fee.
  • If you need a notarized invitation letter for Visa application, you must contact the secretariat via e-mail (hug@helicobacterkorea.org) and pay for the notarized invitation letter fee in addition to the registration fee. Please complete the registration process, make the payment, and send an e-mail with your passport to the secretariat for a notarized invitation letter. It will take 2-3 weeks to receive the original copy of the notarized invitation letter.

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