No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for South Korea?

Citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Seoul: ≈ 7,280 km, about 9.5 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 Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; South Korea passport: 114.
Citizens of Latvia and South Korea can travel together visa-free to 108 countries, for example: Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Belarus, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Moldova.
Citizens of South Korea, in turn, don’t need a visa for Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of South Korea

Travelling to South Korea: good to know

Riga — Seoul: about 7,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Seoul 18:00.
Local currency: South Korean Won.
Languages: Korean.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₩1,357.
South Korea is the 122nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.