Visa Requirements

Foreign nationals entering Korea are generally required to have a valid passport and a Korean visa assigned by overseas branch of Korean embassy or consular offices. However, many are now permitted visa-free for a limited period under certain conditions following the “Citizens of the Countries under the Visa Exemption Agreement”. In order to check whether you’re allowed to enter Korea without visa issuance and for other requirements, please contact the Korean immigration offices or visit the following websites to confirm.

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs : www.mofa.go.kr (Korean, English)
  • Korea Immigration Service : www.immigration.go.kr (Korean, English)
  • Hi Korea (e-government for foreigners) : www.hikorea.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

Top 10 Reg. Countries for ICIS 2017

United States 90 Days – Countries with visa-free entry for general, diplomatic & official passport holders
Germany 90 Days – Countries under Visa Waiver Agreements
China Visa Required
Korea, South N/A
Singapore 90 Days – Countries under Visa Waiver Agreements
Australia 90 Days – Countries with visa-free entry for general, diplomatic & official passport holders
Hong Kong 90 Days – Countries with visa-free entry for general, diplomatic & official passport holders
Canada 90 Days – Countries with visa-free entry for general, diplomatic & official passport holders
England 90 Days – Countries under Visa Waiver Agreements
Switzerland 3 Months – Countries under Visa Waiver Agreements
Denmark 90 Days – Countries under Visa Waiver Agreements

Information based on the below websites:

https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/TRV/TV_ENG_2_1.jsp

http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/en/info/popup/icis/VisaWaiver_pop.htm

If you need an invitation letter to obtain a visa to attend ICIS, please follow the step below:

– Register and complete your payment for your conference registration
– Afterwards, complete and submit the Invitation Letter Request Form
– Email a copy of your registration receipt to the AIS registrar at registrar@aisnet.org

Important information for Chinese Passport Holders:

  • Additional visa documents are required by the South Korean Embassy for Chinese residents such as form Letter of Invitation from a Korean Conference Chair (Professor Jae Kyu Lee, KAIST will do it) printed on KAIST’s Letter Sheet. Sometimes, the Embassy requires the Form C31 and Certificate of KAIST.
  • Please reach out to the AIS Registrar and Ms. Esther Song  for assistance from Korea immediately with your request.
  • You can Download the C31 form and send the completed form to Ms. Song.
  • Then, Ms. Song will send you back the electronic versions of Letter of Invitation with Seal (and Filled C31 Form with Seal and Certificate of KAIST if you request.)
  • If you need the printed original document, we will send it to you by express mail.   Just let Ms. Song know.
  • The visa processing takes many days, so we recommend to submit the visa application as soon as possible.