If I buy a ticket from Vladivostok to Jeju Island on my own, will I book a hotel, then will I be able to get to the island without a visa?

Responds information department of "Subtlety of Tourism"
South Korea belongs to countries that have a simplified procedure for issuing visas for Russian citizens. Under a number of simple conditions, a visa is not needed to enter the country today, and from the next, 2014, an agreement is being signed to introduce visa-free travel for up to 60 days.

Your case falls under the conditions of visa-free entry to South Korea today: no visa is required for visiting Jeju Island for up to 30 days - provided that you need a direct sea flight or direct flight from Russia to Jeju Island.

In addition, without a visa to South Korea, those citizens of the Russian Federation who have visited the country for at least four times, or in general at least 10 times, can come to South Korea. Permanent guests of South Korea can stay in the country without a visa for no more than 30 days for one trip.

July 16, 2013

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