Visa

Please review this website for more information on your specific case. Depending on your citizenship, you may be visa exempt. If you are not visa exempt, please check this list to see if you qualify for a K-ETA (online authorization to enter the country).

For information regarding your nearest Korean embassy, please visit mofa.go.kr

All participants who need a visa (not K-ETA) should request the Short Term Visit (C-3-1) visa, 90 days or less. You can read more about the visa type for your citizenship here.

• All of the countries from the K-ETA list can apply online for authorization to enter the country without going to the embassy.
• All of the countries that are not on the list should visit the embassy/consulate in their country of residence. The list of documents required for obtaining a visa can be found on this page.
• Please Note: We recommend your passport has at least six months until expiry date at the time of your travel and visa dates.

We recommend confirming with your local Korean embassy by calling or emailing them directly if you are unsure after looking at the links above.

Please visit the ‘Info’ tab on journey.lausanne.org (once you have paid your registration deposit) and Lausanne will issue the documents to your email. The cut off time for invitation letters is 22 August 2024.

If you require physical or notarized copies sent to your address you must write to registrar@lausanne.org with your request as soon as possible and no later than 31 July 2024 for us to process your request.

Please direct any further questions regarding visas to registrar@lausanne.org. 

Should you be registered for onsite participation and your visa is denied, an opportunity to participate virtually will be made available. Please see our refund policy under the Payments section.

Nepal: For the Fourth Lausanne Congress, digital visa documents are now acceptable, and notarized or physical copies sent from Korea are no longer required. Participants may now use the visa documents they receive electronically through their Congress portal, along with their application, to apply for their visa. Kathmandu residents are encouraged to apply together as much as possible, but the embassy will accept documents even if they apply individually. Lastly, participants are exempt from the online reservation system. Visa applications are accepted at the Embassy gate from Monday to Friday, between 09:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. When asked to show the reservation slip at the embassy gate, they can inform the staff that they were told online reservations are not required for Lausanne Congress participants.

Uganda: For the Fourth Lausanne Congress, digital visa documents are now acceptable, and notarized or physical copies sent from Korea are no longer required. Participants may now use the visa documents they receive electronically through their Congress portal, along with their application, to apply for your visa. 

Sri Lanka: For the Fourth Lausanne Congress, digital visa documents are now acceptable, and notarized or physical copies sent from Korea are no longer required. Participants may now use the visa documents they receive electronically through their Congress portal, along with their application, to apply for your visa. Applicants must make an appointment online in advance to apply for a visa the next morning.

Bolivia: For the Fourth Lausanne Congress, digital visa documents are now acceptable, and notarized or physical copies sent from Korea are no longer required. Participants may now use the visa documents they receive electronically through their Congress portal, along with their application, to apply for their visa. They are also asked to be sure to visit the embassy at least one month before the expected date of departure.

Liberia: For Liberian participants of the Fourth Lausanne Congress, the Korean embassy is only requiring a scanned copy of a notarized Letter of Guarantee to be digitally sent from Korea Lausanne to the embassy directly. There is no longer a requirement to provide physical, notarized copies of participants’ visa documents at the embassy. We have provided the embassy with a list of our Fourth Lausanne Congress participants. They will use this list and the Letter of Guarantee to confirm participant participation and approve their visa. Participants should forward their completed Guarantee Letter to registrar@lausanne.org so it can be sent to the embassy on their behalf. 

Sierra Leone: For Sierra Leonean participants of the Fourth Lausanne Congress, the Korean embassy is only requiring a scanned copy of a notarized Letter of Guarantee to be digitally sent from Korea Lausanne to the embassy directly. There is no longer a requirement to provide physical, notarized copies of participants’ visa documents at the embassy. We have provided the embassy with a list of our Fourth Lausanne Congress participants. They will use this list and the Letter of Guarantee to confirm participant participation and approve their visa. Participants should forward their completed Guarantee Letter to registrar@lausanne.org so it can be sent to the embassy on their behalf. 

Nigeria: For Nigerian participants of the Fourth Lausanne Congress, the Korean embassy is only requiring a scanned copy of a notarized Letter of Guarantee to be digitally sent from Korea Lausanne to the embassy directly. There is no longer a requirement to provide physical, notarized copies of participants’ visa documents at the embassy. We have provided the embassy with a list of our Fourth Lausanne Congress participants. They will use this list and the Letter of Guarantee to confirm participant participation and approve their visa. Participants should forward their completed Guarantee Letter to registrar@lausanne.org so it can be sent to the embassy on their behalf. 

Pakistan: For the Fourth Lausanne Congress, digital visa documents are now acceptable, and notarized or physical copies sent from Korea are no longer required. Participants may now use the visa documents they receive electronically through their Congress portals, along with their applications, to apply for their visa.

Filipinos: For the Fourth Lausanne Congress, digital visa documents are now acceptable, and notarized or physical copies sent from Korea are no longer required. Participants may now use the visa documents they receive electronically through their Congress portals, along with their applications, to apply for their visa.