South Korea
Capital · Seoul
Palaces and hanok lanes, Busan's painted hillsides, and Itaewon's African kitchens.
South Korea at a glance
- Capital
- Seoul
- Region
- East Asia
- Currency
- Won (KRW)
- Languages
- Korean
- Dialling code
- +82
- Community
- Africans in South Korea
Public holidays & key dates in South Korea
Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.
Visas for African passports
Entry rules for South Korea differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.
The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.
Check your passport →Ask before you land
Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.
The South Korea channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.
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