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B-1 Visa Exempted

South KoreaShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

B-1 (visa exempted) is for nationals of countries that have signed a visa-waiver agreement with the Republic of Korea. The official source does not state whether an electronic travel authorisation is also required.

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Limits of the record
  • The official overview is a high-level summary and does not establish every route-specific document, jurisdictional filing rule, or current effective date.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the visit purposes this route covers.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the Visa Navigator overview and Part 03 for permitted B-1 purposes; the B-1 row states only the nationality (visa-waiver) condition.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The overview table lists a maximum stay of 3 months, and the stay is listed as not extendable. The official source does not state visa validity, number of entries or any rolling-period rule.

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Limits of the record
  • The "Maximum 3 months" cell is a merged table cell shared by the B-1 and B-2 rows.
  • Rolling-period rule, validity and number of entries are not stated.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel and passport evidence.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched for funds, accommodation, onward-ticket, insurance or passport evidence for B-1 entry; none stated in the captured texts.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The stay is listed as not extendable. A person in Korea on B-1 may apply at a local immigration office for the F-1-D (workation) visa if they meet its requirements. The official source does not state how B-1 entry permission is obtained.

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Limits of the record
  • How B-1 entry permission is obtained (e.g. at the border or via K-ETA) is not stated in the captured texts.
  • The F-1-D statement comes from the Korean Embassy in Singapore page.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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