South Korea VISAS

Please use this section as a guide only.

The advice we give all artists is to speak directly with a professional visa agent and connect with artists that have successfully toured to the countries you are looking to perform in.

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South Korea Performance Visa (C-4) 

The C-4 Visa is a short-term employment visa for foreigners entering Korea to participate in paid performances, entertainment, or other profit-generating activities for up to 90 days. 

Eligibility 

  • Foreign artists, entertainers, or performers (e.g., musicians, actors, dancers, models). 
  • Individuals participating in commercial performances, concerts, recordings, or promotional events. 
  • Crew members (technicians, staff) supporting the performance. 

Required Documents 

Certain documents need to be supplied first from the Korean side to the Korea Media Rating Board. This process can take around 10 days.  

  • Invitation Letter (provided by inviting company) 
  • Signed Contract (signed by both artist and inviting company) 
  • Passport scans of everyone applying for the C-4 Visa, artist biography and song lyrics 
  • Performance Outline/Concert Plan) (provided by inviting company) 
  • Business Licence of inviting company 
  • Business Registration Certificate of inviting company 

Once these are submitted, the inviting company will be issued a Performance Permit Letter from the Korea Media Rating Board. 

Once the documents have been provided from the Korean side, you can visit you nearest embassy or consulate. For each application, you need to create a document pack that includes all the documents provided from Korean side, and submit the following documents: 

  • C-4 application Form (will need to be completed for each person in the touring party and must be signed with ink) 
  • Passport photos for each member of the touring party (3.5CM X 4.5CM – taken within the past 6 months) 
  • Original passports as well as a full, clear scan of the information page  
  • Visa fee, which can be paid by card or cash at the consulate 
     

Note that certain consulates and embassies may ask for extra documents, so please check the website of the consulate where you will be applying.   

You can also check the Official Korea Visa Portal (www.visa.go.kr) or consult the nearest Korean embassy.