No visa needed

Do citizens of Palau need a visa for South Korea?

Citizens of Palau 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 Palau: the passport opens 68 countries visa-free; Ngerulmud — Seoul: ≈ 3,430 km, about 5 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 Palau passport?

Yes, citizens of Palau 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 Palau passport you can visit 68 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Palau passport ranks 95th of 199.
Palau passport: visa-free access to 68 countries; South Korea passport: 114.
Citizens of Palau and South Korea can travel together visa-free to 65 countries, for example: Philippines, Taiwan, Micronesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Fiji, Seychelles, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Palestine, Latvia, and Cyprus.
Citizens of South Korea, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Palau. Palau visa for citizens of South Korea

Travelling to South Korea: good to know

Ngerulmud — Seoul: about 3,430 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: South Korean Won.
Languages: Korean.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₩1,357.
South Korea is the 11th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Palau.