No visa needed

Do citizens of Norway need a visa for South Korea?

Citizens of Norway 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 Norway: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; null — Seoul: ≈ 7,720 km, about 10 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 Norway passport?

Yes, citizens of Norway 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 Norway passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Norway passport ranks 27th of 199.
Norway passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; South Korea passport: 114.
Citizens of Norway and South Korea can travel together visa-free to 110 countries, for example: Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Lithuania, Poland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Belarus, Ireland, and France.
Citizens of South Korea, in turn, don’t need a visa for Norway. Norway visa for citizens of South Korea

Travelling to South Korea: good to know

null — Seoul: about 7,720 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: null 12:00 — Seoul 19:00.
Local currency: South Korean Won.
Languages: Korean.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₩1,357.
South Korea is the 127th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Norway.