Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ireland

Consular/Visa Service

Visa Issuance

Consular/Visa Service
Visa Issuance

Notice
  - Violent acts such as verbal abuse, violence, threats, throwing items, threatening actions etc, against Embassy staff may result in restriction of Visa issuance for a maximum of 3 years.

  - Declaring or submitting false information, and forgery of documents may result in the restriction of visa issuance for a maximum of 3 years.

   All Visa applicants should be aware of the above information when submitting a visa application.

Do I need a Visa or K-ETA

You may need Visa or K-ETA or may be exempt from both depending on nationality. Please check the below chart and the K-ETA website:

Country Catagory	Requirement to enter Korea
Country Eligible for K-ETA	K-ETA, Valid passport
Country Eligible for K-ETA but temporarily Exempt	Valid passport
Country Eligible for K-ETA but you are one of the below 'Exeption'**	Valid passport
Country not-eligible for K-ETA	Visa, Valid passport

** Exceptions:

▷ Only UN passport holder, ABTC holder, USFK service member, aircraft and ship crew member, transfer passenger, Jeju Island travellers using a direct flight to Jeju Island are not required to apply for K-ETA.

▷ Diplomatic or official passport holders, from 9th January 2023, are not required to apply for K-ETA.

▷ Ages 17 years old and under, and 65 years old and above, will be exempted from July 3 2023.

▷ K-ETA will temporarily be exempted for 22 countries from 2023.4.1 to 2023.12.31. Please check K-ETA Official Website.

If your nationality requires Visa to enter Korea, please find information below.

Who can apply for a Visa

To be eligible to apply for a Visa in the Korean Embassy in Ireland, one must be :

(1) Irish, or (2) EU national who are resident of Ireland, or (3) a long term resident of Ireland who has lived in Ireland for minimum 24months as a legal resident* with GNIB or IRP record, or (4) All nationals in possession of a Visa issuance number, or (5) certain exceptions dependent on purpose of entry to Korea**.

*May vary on Visa type. Please contact irekoremb@mofa.go.kr to inquire. (Please provide information of you nationality, what stamp you are in Ireland, how long you have been living in Ireland, what your purpose of travel is in Korea, whether you have a Korean family)

**Please contact irekoremb@mofa.go.kr to inquire with information of your nationality, purpose of entry with document proof.

※ If you are not eligible to apply for a short term visa in our Embassy due to above eligibility conditions, please check if you are eligible for a Visa-free Entry for Transfer Passengers (click here).

How to apply for a Visa

Visa application must be made in person, with all the required documents printed and submitted on day or application. The Embassy will hold the passport for the whole duration of the visa process. Submitting visa application or documents by post or email or e-visas, are not accepted. Submitted documents are not returned to the applicant and destroyed after a certain period for General Data Protection purpose. You MUST make an online appointment for Visa application. Our Embassy does not accept e-visa application.

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Online Registration Appointment for Visa (Click)

How long does a visa take

Visa process will take at least 10-14 working days.

The Embassy can not guarantee when the visa will be issued. The Embassy can not issue the visa based on the applicants' flight schedule, therefore please prepare enough time (at least between 1-2 months before your scheduled entry date) for your visa to be processed. We recommend applicants to book their flights after they get their visa. The Embassy can not issue visa for travel that is too far ahead(more than 3month after from application date), as the visa is only valid for entry to Korea within 3 month from issuance date.

However, the following visas will be processed within 7 working days.

-A1, A2, A3 Visas

-Urgent visas due to humanitarian reasons, etc.

In all the above cases, additional documents and telephone interview may be required.

How to Check your visa status / How to print your Visa (Visa Grant Notice)

Visa labels are no longer issued with visas as of 24th February, 2020.

Applicants can check their visa status and print their visa(Visa Grant Notice) from the Visa portal.

Please go to below link "Check Application Status & Print" - click "Diplomatic Office" and put in your Passport number, Name (as appears in Passport from Family name - First name - Middle name) and Date of Birth.

If your name has a special character (ex: - , ' ) it may be a space instead or ignored. For example: O'brien could be O BRIEN or OBRIEN. Please try both.

It may take 3-4 days for you to check the visa status online after your visa application in the Embassy.

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Check Application Status & Print (Click)

What is COVID19 related information to visit to Korea

Please check out the website below.

☞ COVID19 information

Visa Fee (Click)

Download Visa Application Form (Click)

List of Visas and required documents

Common submitted documents

- Valid passport (Minimum 6 months before expiration, Date of expiry must cover the period you plan to stay in Korea.)

- IRP card (for non-Irish)

- Completed visa application form (Please type/write in capital letters)

- A photo (3.5cm*4.5cm, passport quality colour photo - taken within 6month)

- Fee (Card accepted)

※ For those who would like the visa/passport posted back to them instead of collecting: Self-addressed registered post stamped envelope. The registered post stamp must have sufficient amount (minimum €9.50) to send a passport. It is the visa applicant's responsibility if you choose to use the post service and the post is lost or delayed.

For those who have a Visa Issuance Number (Visa Confirmation Number)

- The above Common submmited documents and your Visa issuance number is required.

- Visas such as E-2-1, E-7, F-3-1, D-8 & etc would have a Visa Confirmation Number.

Types of Visas and Required Documents

Please check the Visa type and required documents first in the Korea Visa Portal (Click).

The below charts are some of the visas that are frequent in our Embassy.

※ The head of Korean diplomatic missions abroad may request for additional documents depending on the condition of the country of residence/jurisdiction if it is deemed necessary for visa evaluation.

Exempt condition
Status of stay		Required Documents	Interview
C3 (Short-term visitors/Tourists)		●Common Submitted documents above ●Proof of Employment/Enrollment letter ●Proof of funds: Original Bank statement issued within the last 3 months (Irish Bank account), Scholarship/Funding/Salary Certificate ●A document (or an invitation letter) demonstrating the purpose of entry such as attending an event or taking a training program, such as invitation letter, Business registration certificate, program schedule, proof of family relationship etc. (Not necessary, if you are going for purely tourism purpose) ●(Not essential) Documents showing reservation of flight ticket or accommodation ●Travel Itinerary (download form here) ●Valid IRP card ●Proof of 24 months residency in Ireland with Passport, IRP, Stamp record (Non EU nationals only)	O
C4 (Short-term employment)		●Common Submitted documents above ●Dispatchment Letter from company in Ireland ●Invitation letter from company in Korea ●Business registration Certificate of Inviting Company in Korea ●Copy of contract containing detail of work and payment [For short term employment to school/camp] ●Certificate of degree ●Certificate of graduation that lists acquisition of diploma (Affixed with apostille or attached with documents verifying highest education, issued by domestic verification agency) ●Criminal background check (Must be affixed with the relevant nation’s Apostille) ●Certificate of business registration from a company in Korea ●Certificate of employment ●Business Registration of the organization that opened the camp, Corporate Registration or Document of establishing educational organizations ●Schedule of the English camp(Mark the part that are relevant to the applicant) Please note, If you would like to know more in relation to the Apostille Treaty, Check the below. *For C-4-5 visa applicants for modeling/performance/advertising etc please find specified required document list depending on work type in visa.go.kr	O
E2 (Foreign language instructor)	E21	●Teaching a foreign language in a private school. ●Common Submitted documents above only ●Visa issuance number issued by the Ministry of Justice in Korea	X
E2 (Foreign language instructor)	E22	●Teaching a foreign languages in a public school. ●Common Submitted documents above ●Original notice of appointment ●Original employment contract	X
D2 (Overseas Study)		●Common Submitted documents above ●A copy of Business Registration Certificate (or Registration Number Certificate) of a respective education institute ●Certificate of Admission ●Lists above are needed for all applicants. ●Lists below are not needed when you apply for Certified universities (please check it with us via email) ●Original copy of documents proving your financial ability to support yourself - When submitting a parent's bank statement, family relation certificate is required to submit. ●Officail sealed transcript or diploma ●Recommendation letter issued by the head of your university (Exchange Student only) ●Student exchange agreement between universities (Exchange student only)	O
D4 (Korean Language Study)		●Common Submitted documents above ●A copy of Business Registration Certificate (or Registration Number Certificate) of a respective education institute ●Certificate of Admission ●Lists above are needed for all applicants. ●Lists below are not needed when you apply for Certified universities (please check it with us via email) ●Certificate of enrollment or documents proving the highest level of education. Original documents notarized in the following ways should be submitted. (Notarization of diploma) Nationals of 21 countrires designated by Minister of Justice or those who have acquired a degree/credential from a high school or university located in countries subject to intensive management should submit one of the following (original) documents of ⓐ, ⓑ and ⓒ in accordance with the relevant provisions (For China only ⓒ allowed ) ●ⓐ Documents proving a degree (credential) certified with Apostille ⓑ Documents proving a degree or others confirmed by a Korean consul stationed in the country where the school is located or by a consul of the country concerned stationed in the ROK ⓒ As for China: Verification/Credentials Report of a degree or others issued by the China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center/China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center operated by the Ministry of Education of China (only applicable to those who acquired a degree/credential in China) ※ Yet, those who acquired a degree (credential) from a Korean uninversity or others are allowed to submit a diploma without official certification ( Copies will be stored after verfication with the original diploma and the records on the Immigration Control Information System) - As for graduates from a vocational high school for which Verification/Credentials Report of a degree or others is not available, ⅰ) For a diploma issued by a relevant school, confirmation by Provincial Office of Education (or Municipal Bureau of Education) and a Korean consul stationed in China is necessary, or ⅱ) For a diploma issued by Provincial Office of Education (or Municipal Bureau of Education), confirmation by a Korean consul stationed in China is necessary to review the highest degree or level of education ●Original copy of document proving your financial statement * In principle, documents proving your financial abilities must be reviewed through original copies (ex, bank statement, bankbook, scholarship receipt, deposit/withdrawal statement), and when necessary, a duplicate copy can be attached after an official-in-charge compares the original copy and duplicate copy to confirm authenticity (bank statement is only accepted when it is issued within the past 30 days) ※ When submitting a parents bank statement, family relation certificate must be attached. ●Training Plan (Lecture Schedule, Lecturers Profiles, Training Facility and etc.)	O
D9 (Treaty Trade)		●Common Submitted documents above ●Certificate of incumbency from your company ●Invitation letter from a company in Korea ●Certificate of business registration from a company in Korea ●Yearly tax payment certificate from a company in Korea ●Copy of business plan	O
H1 (Working Holiday)		●Required Documents for Working Holiday (Click)	O

Oversea Korean(F-4), and Korean Spouse(F-6) information can be found on our Korean page.

F-4-11 Visa requirements: Click

F-6-1 Visa requirements: Click

If you need further Visa information, you can also visit www.immigration.go.kr OR www.visa.go.kr

Notice

- Violent acts such as verbal abuse, violence, threats, throwing items, threatening actions etc, against Embassy staff may result in

restriction of Visa issuance for a maximum of 3 years.

- Declaring or submitting false information, and forgery of documents may result in the restriction of visa issuance for a maximum of 3

years.

All Visa applicants should be aware of the above information when submitting a visa application.