No visa needed

Do citizens of Colombia need a visa for South Korea?

Citizens of Colombia don’t need a visa for South Korea 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 Colombia: the passport opens 84 countries visa-free; Bogotá — Seoul: ≈ 14,840 km, about 19 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 South Korea without a visa on a Colombia passport?

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

South Korea visa rules at a glance

With a Colombia passport you can visit 84 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 38 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Colombia passport ranks 72nd of 199.
Colombia passport: visa-free access to 84 countries; South Korea passport: 114.
Citizens of Colombia and South Korea can travel together visa-free to 82 countries, for example: Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, Honduras, Dominica, Barbados, Peru, Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
Citizens of South Korea, in turn, don’t need a visa for Colombia. Colombia visa for citizens of South Korea

Travelling to South Korea: good to know

Bogotá — Seoul: about 14,840 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +14 hours.
Local time: Bogotá 12:00 — Seoul 02:00.
Local currency: South Korean Won.
Languages: Korean.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₩1,357.
South Korea is the 175th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Colombia.