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Excerpt from Wikipedia: Visa policy of South Korea

Holders of Chinese passports who also hold a physical visa or a residence permit issued by a EEA member state or Switzerland, or a group visa issued by Japan and traveling with the tour group, can also enjoy visa-free transit for 30 days.

I have Chinese passport and a residence permit issued by France. Can I enjoy visa-free transit for 30 days if I travel to South Korea independently?

My scheduling is,

  • outbound: France --> China (Stay a couple of days)
  • inbound: China --> South Korea (Stay less than 10 days) --> France
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  • To be clear, are you transiting South Korea (say, flying from China to South Korea to France)? – Zach Lipton Nov 26 '16 at 0:26
  • @ZachLipton, many thanks for your kind reminder. I've just edited my answer. – SparkAndShine Nov 26 '16 at 1:06
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Yes, you may enjoy visa-free transit for 30 days. There is sightly different wording provided courtesy KLM:

Korea (Rep.) (KR)

Visa Exemptions:

  • Nationals of China (People's Rep.) with a visa issued by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA or an EEA Member State if in transit through Korea (Rep.):
    • holding confirmed onward tickets on flights departing within 30 days; when
    • arriving from a third country, departing to the country that issued the visa (e.g. PVG-ICN-SFO); or
    • arriving on a direct flight from the country that issued the visa (a visa that expired on departure from that country is accepted), departing to a third country (e.g. SFO-ICN-PVG).

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Not applicable if traveling in a group.
Not applicable if traveling from/to Northern Mariana Isl.
Not applicable to holders of an e-visa.

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