12/10/2026
🇦🇺✈️🇰🇷 HOLD A VALID AUSTRALIAN VISA? YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR VISA-FREE TRANSIT IN SOUTH KOREA!
🌏 Travellers holding foreign passports, including Indian passports, may qualify for South Korea’s Visa-Free Transit Tourism Programme (B-2) for stays of up to 30 days, provided they meet the applicable eligibility requirements.
- For Australia Visa Holder, if the validity is confirmed in the Australian immigration authority VEVO (✔︎),
Example of the possible cases (Based on Australia, A person should hold a valid Australian visa or permanent visa)
1) Departing from Australia going to the home country or the third country via Korea, or vice versa.
e.g. Australia → Korea → Home Country / [Possible]
Home Country → Korea →Australia / [Possible]
Australia → Korea → Third Country / [Possible]
Third country → Korea → Australia / [Possible]
2) Departing from Australia going to the home country via Korea and the third country, or vice versa.
(You must stay within 3 days in a country that transits before entering Korea.)
e.g. Australia → Korea → Third Country → Home Country / [Possible]
Home Country → Third country (within 3 days) → Korea →Australia / [Possible]
Australia → Third country (within 3 days) → Korea → Home Country / [Possible]
Home Country → Korea → Third Country → Australia / [Possible]
⚠️ IMPORTANT: Holding an Australian visa does not automatically guarantee visa-free entry to South Korea. Your passport nationality, travel history, visa status and itinerary all matter.
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