Visa information
Visa information can be found at the Korea Visa portal. The Visa Navigator will help you identify how to apply for the Visa. For more details, please visit: https://www.visa.go.kr/
Should you need any further assistance, please send an email to the Korean secretariat (E-mail: invitation@afdb2018.org). Your email should contain a clear explanation on the situation you have faced and the information of the person of the Visa office you have contacted with.
Visa requirements for entry into Korea
We are also committed to assisting our international participants on the application process for a travel visa. If you require a visa to visit Korea, please check with your local embassy of the Republic of Korea or consulate to obtain the necessary documents. In addition, please allow enough time to process your visa.
Please visit www.hikorea.go.kr for further information on the visa process.
African Countries
< * > No Korean diplomatic mission in the country
| Country | Diplomatic passport | Official passport | General passport | Korean diplomatic missioncontact info. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | Not required | Not required | Required | |
| 2 | Angola | Not required | Not required | Required | (244) 222-006-067~8korembassy_angola@mofa.go.kr |
| 3 | *Benin | Not required | Not required | Required | (233-302) 77-6157ghana@mofa.go.kr |
| 4 | *Botswana | Required | Required | Required | (27) 012-460-2508embsa@mofa.go.kr |
| 5 | *Burkina Faso | Required | Required | Required | (225) 2248-6701/ 6703ambcoabj@mofa.go.kr |
| 6 | *Burundi | Required | Required | Required | (250) 252-577-577koremb-rwanda@mofa.go.kr |
| 7 | Cameroon | Required | Required | Required | (237) 222-203-756cameroon@mofa.go.kr |
| 8 | *Cape Verde | Required | Required | Required | (221) 33-824-06-72senegal@mofa.go.kr |
| 9 | *Central African Republic | Required | Required | Required | (237) 222-203-756cameroon@mofa.go.kr |
| 10 | *Chad | Required | Required | Required | |
| 11 | *Comoros | Required | Required | Required | (254) 20-361-5000emb-ke@mofa.go.kr |
| 12 | *Congo (Republic of the) | Required | Required | Required | (243) 1-503 5001~4amb-congo@mofa.go.kr |
| 13 | Côte d’Ivoire | Required | Required | Required | (225) 2248-6701/ 6703ambcoabj@mofa.go.kr |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | Required | Required | Required | (243) 1-503 5001~4amb-congo@mofa.go.kr |
| 15 | *Djibouti | Required | Required | Required | (251-113) 728111~4ethiopia@mofa.go.kr |
| 16 | Egypt | Not required | Not required | Not required | (20-2) 3761-1234~7egypt@mofa.go.kr |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | Required | Required | Required | (00240) 333-090-775malabo@mofa.go.kr |
| 18 | *Eritrea | Required | Required | Required | (249) 1-8358-0031sudan@mofa.go.kr |
| 19 | Ethiopia | Required | Required | Required | (251-113) 728111~4ethiopia@mofa.go.kr |
| 20 | Gabon | Required | Required | Required | (241) 0530-1900gabon-ambcoree@mofa.go.kr |
| 21 | *Gambia | Required | Required | Required | (221) 33-824-06-72senegal@mofa.go.kr |
| 22 | Ghana | Required | Required | Required | (233-302) 77-6157/ 7533ghana@mofa.go.kr |
| 23 | *Guinea | Required | Required | Required | (221) 33-824-06-72senegal@mofa.go.kr |
| 24 | *Guinea-Bissau | Required | Required | Required | (221) 33-824-06-72senegal@mofa.go.kr |
| 25 | Kenya | Required | Required | Required | (254) 20-361-5000emb-ke@mofa.go.kr |
| 26 | *Lesotho | Not required | Not required | Not required | (27) 012-460-2508embsa@mofa.go.kr |
| 27 | *Liberia | Not required | Not required | Not required | (234-9) 461-2701emb-ng@mofa.go.kr |
| 28 | Libya | Required | Required | Required | (218-21) 483-1322libya@mofa.go.kr |
| 29 | Madagascar | Required | Required | Required | (261) 20-222-2933ambcoreemg@mofa.go.kr |
| 30 | *Malawi | Required | Required | Required | (263-4) 756 541~4zim@mofa.go.kr |
| 31 | *Mali | Required | Required | Required | (221) 33-824-06-72senegal@mofa.go.kr |
| 32 | *Mauritania | Required | Required | Required | (212-537) 75-1767/ 6791morocco@mofa.go.kr |
| 33 | *Mauritius | Not required | Not required | Not required | (254) 20-361-5000emb-ke@mofa.go.kr |
| 34 | Morocco | Not required | Not required | Not required | (212-537) 75-1767/ 6791morocco@mofa.go.kr |
| 35 | Mozambique | Not required | Not required | Required | (258) 84-518-1272consular-mz@mofa.go.kr |
| 36 | *Namibia | Required | Required | Required | (244) 222-006-067~8korembassy_angola@mofa.go.kr |
| 37 | *Niger | Required | Required | Required | (225) 2248-6701/ 6703ambcoabj@mofa.go.kr |
| 38 | Nigeria | Required | Required | Required | (234-9) 461-2701emb-ng@mofa.go.kr |
| 39 | Rwanda | Required | Required | Required | (250) 252-577-577koremb-rwanda@mofa.go.kr |
| 40 | *São Tomé & Príncipe | Required | Required | Required | (241) 0530-1900gabon-ambcoree@mofa.go.kr |
| 41 | Senegal | Required | Required | Required | (221) 33-824-06-72senegal@mofa.go.kr |
| 42 | *Seychelles | Required | Required | Required | (251-113) 728111~4ethiopia@mofa.go.kr |
| 43 | *Sierra Leone | Required | Required | Required | (234-9) 461-2701emb-ng@mofa.go.kr |
| 44 | *Somalia | Required | Required | Required | (254) 20-361-5000emb-ke@mofa.go.kr |
| 45 | South Africa | Not required | Not required | Not required | (27) 012-460-2508embsa@mofa.go.kr |
| 46 | *South Sudan | Required | Required | Required | (256) 414-500-197emb.kampala@mofa.go.kr |
| 47 | Sudan | Required | Required | Required | (249) 1-8358-0031sudan@mofa.go.kr |
| 48 | *Swaziland | Not required | Not required | Not required | (27) 012-460-2508embsa@mofa.go.kr |
| 49 | Tanzania | Required | Required | Required | (255) 22 211 6086~8embassy-tz@mofa.go.kr |
| 50 | *Togo | Required | Required | Required | (233-302) 77-6157/ 7533ghana@mofa.go.kr |
| 51 | Tunisia | Not required | Not required | Not required | (216) 71-799-905tunisie@mofa.go.kr |
| 52 | Uganda | Required | Required | Required | (256) 414-500-197emb.kampala@mofa.go.kr |
| 53 | *Zambia | Required | Required | Required | (263-4) 756 541~4zim@mofa.go.kr |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | Required | Required | Required | (263-4) 756 541~4zim@mofa.go.kr |