most recent 30 from travel.stackexchange.com 2025-08-07T23:36:01Z https://travel.stackexchange.com/feeds/question/199910 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/rdf https://travel.stackexchange.com/q/199910 2 Amy Tran https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/228555 2025-08-07T21:24:43Z 2025-08-07T05:53:47Z

<p>I’m a Vietnamese passport holder and Australian permanent resident planning to visit Korea soon. Can I enter Korea with tourist in transit scheme? My flights are</p> <p>Melbourne → Vietnam (layover 7,5h) → Korea (5days) → Singapore (layover 7,5h) → Melbourne</p>

https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/199910/-/199911#199911 4 lambshaanxy https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/1893 2025-08-07T21:46:31Z 2025-08-07T21:46:31Z

<p><strong>No, you are not eligible</strong>, because your main destination is clearly Korea. In fact your itinerary is specifically called out on the <a href="https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/au-brisbane-en/brd/m_26852/view.do?seq=1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">official site</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>If you visit only Korea from the country of departure(e.g.,Australia) and return to the country of departure(e.g.,Australia), you must get a visa.</p> </blockquote> <p>The fact that you happen to be transiting via Singapore and Vietnam on your way to Korea is irrelevant.</p> <p>Now there is one potential exception. This itinerary is listed on the site as allowed:</p> <blockquote> <p>Home Country → Korea → Third Country → Australia / [Possible]</p> </blockquote> <p>Since your home country is Vietnam and you are flying from Vietnam to Korea, you could <em>maybe</em> argue that you are not &quot;transiting&quot; Vietnam, but departing from it. But since this is a visa-free program, and you would also need to convince the airline in Vietnam to let you board, this seems risky and it would be much safer to get a regular Korean visa. As an Australian PR, the visa is very likely to be granted.</p>

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