I am an Indonesian passport holder who has Australian residency. I'm planning to go to Korea (ICN) through Taiwan (TPE), but I won't leave Taipei airport the first time around.
From my research and this website, it states that passport holders from countries that are NOT granted visa-free entry to Korea, but hold either an Australian, US, Canadian, NZ visa AND are transiting FROM/TO the countries mentioned above through Korea are eligible for 30 day visa-free entry to Korea.
My plan is as follows:
- SYD-TPE (not leaving)-ICN
- ICN - TPE (stays for 2/3 days) - SYD
http://aus-sydney.mofa.go.kr/english/as/aus-sydney/visa/issuance/index.jsp
Transit tourists bound for another country
Eligible countries Applicable to all countries (save forMacedonia, Cuba, Syria, Sudan and Iran) that are not granted visa-free entry into Korea. Applicable to… Persons holding a visa (re-entry permit, permanent residency, etc.) to enter >the U.S. (including Guam and Saipan), Canada, Australia, or New Zealand(hereinafter referred to as "the four advanced countries")
- who transit through Korea to go to one of the four advanced countries.
- who stay in one of the four advanced countries and take a direct flight from >the country to Korea to go to a country of origin or a third country.
My question is:
What counts as a 'Direct Flight'? If I stop by TPE but not exiting, am I eligible for visa-free entry to Korea?