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Any foreign visitors wishing to enter the Republic of Korea must have a valid passport and obtain a Korean visa before the visitation. However, people of 90 countries who wish to visit Korea temporarily are permitted to enter without a visa according to visa-exemption agreements or in accordance with principles reciprocity or national interest. More information about visa-free entries for foreigners,

An official letter of invitation will be sent to any registrant upon request. However, this invitation implies no obligation for visa.

If you need a letter of invitation for participating in the IUMRS-ICEM 2018, please email to secretariat at

Your invitation letter request must include the following details ;
i. Participant’s Full Name
ii. Nationality
iii. Name of the Affiliation (University, Company, etc.)
iv. Department
v. Address of the Affiliation (University, Company, etc.)

Countries under VISA Exemption Agreement (65 Countries)

Ordinary, Diplomatic, Official Passport	Africa & Middle East (5 countries)	Israel, Lesotho, Liberia, Morocco, Tunisia
	America (25 countries)	Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Commonwealth of Dominica, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, St. Vincent Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Uruguay, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	Asia (4 countries)	Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand
	Europe (31 countries)	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Russia

Nationals of countries or regions allowed for visa-free entry (50 countries)

Asia (6 countries)	Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Taiwan
America (7 countries)	Argentina, Canada, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Paraguay, United States,
Europe (11 countries)	Albania, Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Vatican
Oceania (13 countries)	Australia, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu
Middle East & Africa (13 countries)	Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritius, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, United Arab Emirates, Yemen