In principle, B-1 status holders can only engage in permissible activities on C-3 Short-Term General visa and by the visa wavier agreement of their country with Korea. If applicants want to engage in activities other than those allowed by the agreement, they must get a visa appropriate to their intents.
* For example, if a Malaysian national wants to come to Korea in order to watch a friendly sporting match, he/she is required to obtain a visa.
[Activities Allowed by Each Country]
Allowed Activities Countries --------------------------------------------------------------------- All permissible activities on C-3 visa (hereinafter referred to as 'C-3 activities') except academic and employment activities Russia, Lithuania
All C-3 activities except academic and profit-making activities Dominican Republic
All C-3 activities except entertainment activities including sports and employment activities Malaysia
All C-3 activities except employment activities Greece, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Spain, France, Hungary, Tunisia
All C-3 activities except profit-making, employment and medical activities New Zealand
All C-3 activities except profit-making and employment activities Israel, Grenada, Nicaragua, Commonwealth of Dominica, Bahamas, Venezuela, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Haiti, Antigua Barbuda, ElSalvador, Uruguay, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Latvia, Rumania, Malta, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ireland, Czech, Poland, Morocco
C-3-4 Business Visit only Brazil
All C-3 activities* Mexico, Surinam, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Estonia, Austria, Italy, Finland
*Nationals of the above countries can engage in short-term language training, medical activities, etc. except for employment and profit-making activities.