No visa needed

Do citizens of San Marino need a visa for South Korea?

Citizens of San Marino 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 San Marino: the passport opens 103 countries visa-free; San Marino — Seoul: ≈ 8,820 km, about 11.5 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 San Marino passport?

Yes, citizens of San Marino 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 San Marino passport you can visit 103 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 24 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the San Marino passport ranks 49th of 199.
San Marino passport: visa-free access to 103 countries; South Korea passport: 114.
Citizens of San Marino and South Korea can travel together visa-free to 99 countries, for example: Vatican City, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Austria, Montenegro, Slovakia, Serbia, Hungary, Albania, and Czech Republic.
Citizens of South Korea, in turn, don’t need a visa for San Marino. San Marino visa for citizens of South Korea

Travelling to South Korea: good to know

San Marino — Seoul: about 8,820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: San Marino 12:00 — Seoul 19:00.
Local currency: South Korean Won.
Languages: Korean.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₩1,357.
South Korea is the 156th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of San Marino.