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C-3-10: DIRECT TRANSIT VISA (AIRSIDE)

n  Period of stay: 72 Hours / 3 Days

n  Single-entry visa valid for 3 months

Eligible Applicants:
Only for ordinary passport holders of Yemen, Sudan, Syria, and Egypt who are traveling in direct airside transit through the Republic of Korea to their country of origin or to a third country.

Important Note:

It only allows you to transfer to a connecting flight. You are not allowed to go through immigration or enter the Republic of Korea with this visa. If you need to clear through the immigration during transit, please apply for a C-3-9 Tourist Visa.

All other nationalities, except for those mentioned above, may transit without a visa provided they remain in the airport’s transit area and do not clear immigration.