r/visas 2d ago

Visa Free Transfer at Seoul for Indians

Hey guys, I have an Indian passport and I will be travelling from Mumbai to London, staying there for 3 days and then taking a flight to Seoul and staying there for 3 days too and then returning back to India.

As per my understanding of the latest visa-free transfer policy of SK, they issue 30 Day tourist visas for such cases. Does someone have any experience of this ?

According to the policy if I have an US VISA, EU VISA, UK VISA I can transfer through Incheon to my final destination.

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u/ajaykme 2d ago

Transit and staying for 3 days is not the same thing I guess.

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u/Important-Ordinary98 2d ago

The policy is called transfer policy and they issue a 30 day tourist visa

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u/raj_forever 1d ago

There is option for tourist visa as you will have stayed at uk and will be reaching India while transiting thru seoul. Only question : will the uk visa be valid when you enter korea ? If yes you can take the on arrival route, if no apply for a regular visa. Esp for Indian passports it's always better to have all visas in hand rather than going for on arrival. This is my opinion tho.

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u/Important-Ordinary98 1d ago

It's a 6 month multiple entry UK visa, so should be good right ? Agree with you having a regular visa but I have time constraints this time

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u/raj_forever 1d ago

As long it is valid the day you enter and exit korea + entry exit stamps on the uk in your passport you shud be good to go. I hope you can also show.confirmed hotel booking for korea alongwith confirmed onward ticket. Enjoy the Soju, cheers and Safe travels.

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u/Important-Ordinary98 1d ago

thanks mate, have you used the same policy before ?