Short-term business — C-3-4 sticker visa Verified 2026-06-09South Korea Business Visa
Short-term business (C-3-4) visa for Indians travelling to South Korea for meetings, consultations, contracts, market research or inspection — for stays under 90 days, on an invitation from a Korean company.
No visa is ever guaranteed — the final decision always rests with the South Korea visa authority. We make sure your file is presented at its strongest.
Processing
New Delhi
Stay Duration
Up to 90 days per visit
Starting Fee
₹3,400
Apply At
3 VFS centres
Your whole South Korea Business Visa,
handled for one honest price.
A strong South Korea file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
All-in · 18% GST included · no hidden charges
File-ready in 3–5 working days after documents
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Everything below — included, nothing extra
- Document checklist
- Application form guidance
- Document review
- Cover letter
- Purpose of travel structure
- Financial proof review
- Sponsor document guidance
- Submission & appointment support
- Post-submission guidance
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee.
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
Your fee, in one glance
What the ₹15,999 fee covers for a South Korea file
- We work out what your case actually is, before touching a form
- We build the checklist around your profile, not a template
- We read your documents against each other, not against a list
- Financial proof review
- Purpose of travel structuring
- Cover letter / explanation support
- Return ties review
- Sponsor / invitation guidance
- Application form guidance
- Submission & appointment support
- Biometrics guidance
- Post-submission support
Government, VFS, insurance, ticket and hotel costs are separate and charged at cost. Read what each item means, in full.
Good to know before you apply
Rules that apply to every South Korea visa type — worth a quick read so nothing trips up your file.
- 1Passport must be the original and valid for at least 6 months, with blank pages for the visa. Carry photocopies of the data page.
- 2Two-step process: first complete the application on the Korea Visa Portal (visa.go.kr), then print, sign and submit it in person (or via a representative/agent) at the VFS Global Korea Visa Application Centre — New Delhi or Kolkata.
- 3One recent colour photograph, 35–40 mm wide, taken within the last 6 months against a bright/white background, close-up of the head and top of shoulders so the face fills 70–80% of the frame, sharp and clear with no ink marks or creases.
- 4Jurisdiction matters: applicants in northern/most of India apply through New Delhi; eastern-India applicants apply through Kolkata. Processing times differ (New Delhi faster).
- 5Submission timings at VFS: individual applicants/representatives 09:00–13:00; travel agents 09:00–12:00. For more than 5 applications, give pre-intimation to VFS before submission.
- 6Health Condition Report Form and Declaration Form are mandatory for short-stay (C-3) applications — download, fill and sign both before submission.
- 7Bank statements should cover the last 6 months; if you have no Income Tax Return, attach a written explanatory note in its place.
- 8Express service is available (New Delhi 5 working days, Kolkata 7). Yellow-passport / Identity Certificate holders cannot use express service (minimum 15 working days).
Who Can Apply
- Indian business owners and employees attending meetings, consultations or contract talks in Korea
- Professionals invited by a Korean company for liaison, market research or observation
- Personnel attending conferences, trade events or short installation/inspection of machinery for trade
- Self-employed applicants travelling for purchase/sourcing trips
Not eligible under this visa:
- Anyone taking up paid employment or earning income in Korea (needs a work/employment visa)
- Applicants without a verifiable invitation from a registered Korean company
- Stays longer than 90 days
What it costs
Government & VFS fees
Paid directly to South Korea / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Visa fee — short-term single entry (under 90 days) | ₹3,400 |
| Visa fee — double entry | ₹5,950 |
| Visa fee — multiple entry | ₹7,650 |
| VFS service charge | ₹1,380 |
| Optional courier (return of passport) | ₹550 |
Visa fees shown are for Indian nationals applying from India and are non-refundable regardless of the outcome. Entry type (single / double / multiple) is granted at the discretion of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi — applying for multiple entry does not guarantee it. The VFS service charge (₹1,380) and optional courier (₹550) are additional and payable in cash/credit/debit card at submission. Fees are subject to change without notice — confirm on the VFS Global Korea India page (visaforkorea-id.com) before applying.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
What South Korea actually requires — and what it does not.
Japan requires a day-by-day schedule on its own official form — the most structured itinerary requirement anywhere.
3 of 4 are compulsory for South Korea
Flight reservation
A confirmed round-trip reservation, with dates matching the Schedule of Stay form exactly.
Where people slip: A reservation whose dates drift by even one day from the schedule form. The two are read side by side.
How to hold a flight without payingHotel booking
Accommodation with address and telephone number for every night, entered on the Schedule of Stay.
Where people slip: Leaving a night blank because of an overnight train. Write the train in — a blank line is what gets the file returned.
Refundable hotel booking, explainedTravel insurance
Not a visa requirement, but strongly advised: Japan has no reciprocal health arrangement with India and treatment is charged in full.
Where people slip: Assuming a short trip is low risk. Ambulance and hospital costs in Japan are among the world's highest.
What the cover must actually sayTravel itinerary
The official Schedule of Stay, completed day by day, naming each city and each night's accommodation.
Where people slip: Treating it as a formality. It is the document the officer reads most closely, and inconsistencies are the usual reason for a return.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe arrange all four for your South Korea file.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight, the hotel and the policy all come from us, issued the same day, and you deal with one team instead of four. Every booking is a real one under your own name.
What to gather
Documents required
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Passport & Application
3 items- Original passport (valid 6 months or more)Required
- Application form filled online on the Korea Visa Portal, printed and signedRequired
- One recent colour photograph per spec (35–40 mm)Required
Invitation from Korea
2 items- Invitation letter from the Korean companyRequired
- Business Registration Certificate of the inviting Korean companyRequired
Occupation Proof (as applicable)
2 items- Salaried: Employment Certificate + 6 months' salary slips
- Business: Company Registration Certificate + MSME / business profile form
Financial Proof
2 items- Income Tax Return — individuals: 2 years; business: personal ITR 3 years (company ITR optional)Required
If no ITR, attach a written explanatory letter.
- Personal bank statement for the last 6 monthsRequired
Mandatory Forms
2 items- Health Condition Report Form (signed)Required
- Declaration Form (signed)Required
Supporting / Optional
2 items- Additional documents the applicant wishes to attach
- Representative/agent ID if submitting on behalf
Required · optional / if applicable
The journey.
5 steps from intake to approval. Curved spine on the right shows the natural pace — never as linear as government sites pretend.
- 01
Obtain the invitation
Get an invitation letter from the inviting Korean company along with its Business Registration Certificate (Korea).
- 02
Fill the application online
Complete the application on the Korea Visa Portal (visa.go.kr), then print and sign it.
- 03
Assemble the documents
Add occupation proof, ITR (or explanatory note), 6-month bank statement, and the signed Health Condition and Declaration forms.
- 04
Submit at VFS Global
Submit at the VFS Korea Visa Application Centre and pay the visa fee plus the ₹1,380 VFS service charge. Indian short-term business applicants may request multiple entry.
- 05
Collect your passport
Collect from VFS or by optional courier and verify the entry type and validity on the sticker.
What works
3 levers that flip a borderline case.
- A clear invitation letter that states the purpose, duration and who bears costs strengthens a business application.
- Indian short-term business travellers can request multiple entry — useful for repeat trips to the same Korean partner.
- Match the invitation's stated purpose with your own occupation proof to avoid doubts about genuineness.
What kills cases
Top 3 refusal triggers we see.
- 1Insufficient or unexplained funds — 6-month bank statement does not credibly cover the trip
- 2Weak ties to India — no convincing job, business, ITR or family proof of return intent
- 3Incomplete or inconsistent documentation, or unsigned Health Condition / Declaration forms
Download official forms
Each link opens the official South Korea page on VFS Global (we never host third-party forms): pick your visa category there and use its "Download Form" section for the current version.
Korea Visa Application Form — Korea Visa Portal (online)
Complete the application online on the Korea Visa Portal, then print and sign it. The printed, signed form is submitted at the VFS centre. (Many applicants reach the portal via www.visaforkorea-id.com.)
Health Condition Report Form
Mandatory self-declaration of health condition. Available at the visa centre and online.
Declaration Form
Mandatory applicant declaration. Available at the visa centre and online.
VFS application centres
Quiz not yet available for this visa type
We're actively building per-visa quizzes. For now, the best way to assess your eligibility for South Korea Business Visa is a 1-on-1 consultation with our team.
Frequently asked
Questions, answered straight
It is the C-3-4 short-term business visa for stays under 90 days — for meetings, consultations, contracts, market research, conferences and similar business activities (not paid employment), on an invitation from a Korean company.
In addition to passport, photo, occupation proof, ITR and a 6-month bank statement, you need an invitation letter from the Korean company and that company's Business Registration Certificate (Korea), plus the signed Health Condition and Declaration forms.
Yes — Indian short-term business applicants may apply for multiple entry under the India–Korea agreement, but the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi grants the entry type at its discretion.
Single entry is ₹3,400 and multiple entry ₹7,650, plus a ₹1,380 VFS service charge. Processing is indicatively 10 working days in New Delhi (5 express) and 12 in Kolkata (7 express).
Reviewed by Paramjit Singh, SureshotVisa — a government-licensed consultancy (Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024). Verify us.
How we get it done
Your South Korea South Korea Business Visa, from your first message to your passport back.
5 questions about this visa specifically. The first two are open — tap any other to read it.
Refused? Our full service fee comes back.Government and visa-centre fees are the one part nobody can refund.
+Who has to sign my South Korea business invitation, and what must it say?
The inviting company signs it, on its letterhead, naming you personally, the exact dates, the purpose of the meetings and — crucially — who is paying for what. Officers verify these: a letter with no signatory title, no company registration detail and no reachable phone number is worse than no letter, because it fails a verification call. Your own side matters just as much: a leave sanction or board resolution, your employment or directorship proof, and a travel history that fits the seniority the letter claims for you.
+Can I attend meetings, sign contracts or get paid on this visa?
Meetings, negotiations, conferences, trade fairs and training you attend are normally fine. What is not permitted is gainful employment — being paid by an entity in South Korea, or doing work that a local would otherwise be hired for, even unpaid in some categories. That line is where business visas get refused and, worse, where they get cancelled at the border. If your trip involves anything close to it, tell us the actual plan and we will tell you which route it needs.
+How long does a South Korea South Korea Business Visa take, start to finish?
Three things sit between today and your trip: preparing the file properly, waiting for an appointment, and the mission's own processing. South Korea currently states New Delhi: 10 working days (5 express). Kolkata: 12 working days (7 express). Indicative only. for the decision itself. We control the first, which is usually days. The middle depends on slot releases. The third is entirely the mission's and no consultant can shorten it — anyone telling you otherwise is selling something they cannot deliver. Tell us your travel date and we will tell you honestly whether it is realistic.
+How much of what I pay for the South Korea visa is actually your fee?
Most of it is not ours. The South Korea government fee (currently ₹3,400) goes to the mission and the visa-centre fee goes to VFS — both charged to you at cost, never marked up, and shown as separate lines on one GST invoice in the registered company name. Our service fee is the only part we set, and it is published rather than quoted case by case.
+How does SureshotVisa handle my South Korea South Korea Business Visa, from first message to passport back?
You send what you have on WhatsApp and a licensed consultant says the same working day whether the case is ready. We build the file around your profile, check every document against the others, write the cover letter to match them, and hold the file complete so the first workable appointment can be taken the moment it appears. You attend biometrics; we track the file to the decision (South Korea currently states New Delhi: 10 working days (5 express). Kolkata: 12 working days (7 express). Indicative only.). Government and visa-centre fees (₹3,400 for this visa) are charged at cost; our own fee is published, and if the visa is refused that fee comes back in full.
Before you file
A South Korea South Korea Business Visa goes one of two ways.
Filed on a guessed checklist, the government fee is gone on a refusal and the refusal follows every future application. Filed after a licensed consultant has read the papers against each other, the file answers the officer's questions before they are asked. Same South Korea rules, different outcome. How we do that is written once, in full, on the method page rather than repeated here.
Other South Korea Visa Types
South Korea Tourist Visa
Short-stay (C-3-9) tourist visa for Indians visiting South Korea for up to 90 days — sightseeing, sightseeing tours, K-culture trips and short visits. Applied online on the Korea Visa Portal and submitted through VFS Global.
View guideSouth Korea Family / Friends Visit Visa
General-visit (C-3-1) short-stay visa for Indians visiting family or relatives in South Korea for up to 90 days, on an invitation from a relative or friend resident in Korea.
View guideSouth Korea Student Visa
Long-term student visa (D-2 degree study / D-4 general training & language) for Indians studying in South Korea for more than 90 days, on a Standard Admission Certificate from a Korean institution.
View guideSouth Korea Work / Employment Visa (Information Only)
Overview of South Korea's employment visa categories (short-term C-4, long-term E-series, job-seeker D-10). SureshotVisa guides you through this route and, once you hold your own job offer or employer sponsorship, prepares and files the visa application — we are not a recruiting agent, so the offer must be yours.
View guideSource & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global South Korea website and Embassy of South Korea. Last verified 2026-06-09. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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