Last updated: 17 Mar 2012
Visas
Australian business travellers require a visa for entry into Korea. A single entry business visa is valid for stays of up to three months and can be obtained from the Korean Embassy in Canberra or the Korean Consulate General in Sydney. If you hold an Australian passport and are a frequent business traveller to Korea, it may be worthwhile to consider a multiple business visa, which is valid for one year.
Australians visiting Korea for transit or tourism are not required to hold a visa for stays up to 90 days, but must have a valid passport for at least six months and an outgoing ticket.
For further information please contact your nearest Korean Embassy or Consulate prior to arrival.
Top Business Risks
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
Multinational Enterprises should be aware of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises that provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business behaviour in a variety of areas, consistent with applicable domestic laws. These Guidelines are endorsed and promoted by the Australian Government. For more information, go to the AusNCP website.
APEC Business Travel Card Scheme
Managed by the Department of Immigration, the APEC Business Travel Card Scheme was developed to make travelling within the 21 APEC member countries much simpler and more efficient.
Bilateral agreements
Australia has social security agreements with several countries that address the issue of 'double super coverage' for employees sent to work overseas. To take advantage of these agreements, Australian employers sending employees overseas to work must apply to the Tax Office for a Certificate of coverage.
For more details, please visit the Australian Taxation Office website.
IP Passport fact sheets
These fact sheets outline foreign Intellectual Property (IP) regimes and some of the issues and challenges which may be faced by Australian exporters.
The current fact sheets are available on the IP Australia website.