No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for South Korea?

Citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — Seoul: ≈ 7,450 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: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu passport you can visit 83 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tuvalu passport ranks 74th of 199.
Tuvalu passport: visa-free access to 83 countries; South Korea passport: 114.
Citizens of Tuvalu and South Korea can travel together visa-free to 77 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Peru.
Citizens of South Korea, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of South Korea

Travelling to South Korea: good to know

Funafuti — Seoul: about 7,450 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Funafuti 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 Tuvalu.