No visa needed

Do citizens of Nauru need a visa for South Korea?

Citizens of Nauru don’t need a visa for South Korea and can stay up to 30 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 Nauru: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Yaren District — Seoul: ≈ 5,890 km, about 8 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Nauru don’t need a visa for South Korea for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

South Korea visa rules at a glance

With a Nauru passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 82 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Nauru passport ranks 116th of 199.
Nauru passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; South Korea passport: 114.
Citizens of Nauru and South Korea can travel together visa-free to 35 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Costa Rica, United Arab Emirates, Seychelles, Russia, Panama, Bahamas, and Ecuador.
Citizens of South Korea, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Nauru. Nauru visa for citizens of South Korea

Travelling to South Korea: good to know

Yaren District — Seoul: about 5,890 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Yaren District 12:00 — Seoul 09:00.
Local currency: South Korean Won.
Languages: Korean.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₩1,357.
South Korea is the 19th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Nauru.