What can and can't I do with a C-3 short-term visit?

• You can do business activities such as market research, business contact, consultation, and signing contracts.²
• You can also do activities with similar purposes, such as tourism, transit, medical treatment or recuperation, visiting relatives or friends, friendly sports matches, attending or observing events and meetings, culture and arts, general training, lectures, attending religious ceremonies, and collecting academic materials.²
• You can do these activities only for a period of no more than 90 days.¹

What you can't do

• You can't do activities for profit. This includes work where you provide certain labor or skills and receive considerable pay.²
• It is also not allowed even if you are paid from overseas. If you are dispatched to a public or private organization in Korea under a contract and do actual service or work, it is considered a for-profit activity.²
• You can't stay longer than 90 days. The maximum stay period you can receive at one time is 90 days.¹

⚠️ Things to watch out for

• You can extend your period of stay only if there is an unavoidable reason and there is no suspicion of illegal employment. It is permitted within 90 days from your date of entry.¹
• For holders of a group tour visa (C-3-2) or a guaranteed individual visa, extensions are restricted more strictly. You can extend your stay or change your status only for unavoidable reasons, such as having no flight to leave Korea or applying for permanent residence or naturalization. [5]
• Please make your final check at HiKorea (하이코리아) or 1345.