No visa needed

Do citizens of South Korea need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of South Korea don’t need a visa for Panama and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of South Korea: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Seoul — Panama City: ≈ 14,150 km, about 18 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Panama without a visa on a South Korea passport?

Yes, citizens of South Korea don’t need a visa for Panama for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Panama visa rules at a glance

With a South Korea passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 38 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Korea passport ranks 35th of 199.
South Korea passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of South Korea and Panama can travel together visa-free to 88 countries, for example: Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Micronesia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Kiribati, Russia, Georgia, Finland, Estonia, Belarus, and Latvia.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to South Korea. South Korea visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Seoul — Panama City: about 14,150 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −14 hours.
Local time: Seoul 12:00 — Panama City 22:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 180th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Korea.