Visa in South Korea for volunteering purposes

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How do I get a VISA for volunteering in S. Korea?

There is no specific type of VISA for travellers that wants to volunteer in South Korea. Volunt-travellers are technically travellers, they can join different volunteer communities while they are travelling. Therefore, “voluntourists” do not need any special type of visa. If community members mention they would do voluntary work or volunteer at the immigration centre, the immigration officer will be confused because there is no “voluntary visa” in South Korea.

[source: http://www.lzonekorea.com/volunteering_in_korea.html ]

No matter what kind of visas you have, student visa, working holiday visa, or just tourist visa, you can join a volunteer project and participate in most of the volunteer programs in South Korea. In order to avoid unnecessary problems, we suggest you not mention ‘voluntary work’ or ‘volunteering’ at the immigration office.