Can a refugee holding a US Green Card travel to South Korea without a visa?

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According to IATA Timatic, used by airlines and travel agents to verify passengers travel document requirements, you would require a visa to enter the Republic of South Korea.

A search in TravelDoc expresses it thus:

Refugee Travel Document issued by United States of America to a national of Cambodia is not listed as an accepted document by Republic of Korea (South).

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South Korea's policy on immigration is nationality based. Since you're Cambodian, you need a visa. The only way for you to visit Korea without a visa would be to travel in a triangle, taking advantage of the 30-day visa exemption for people who:

  • transit through Korea, and
  • have a visa from a few countries, including the US. Since you have a green card, that'd work.

But you would have to fly something like:

US - Korea, Korea - third country, and then third country - US.

You couldn't fly on a return ticket US-Korea without a visa.

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