South Korea to Niger visa requirements

Yes. South Korean ordinary passport holders need a visa before traveling to Niger. There is no reliable e-visa or general visa-on-arrival channel; the tourist visa must be obtained in advance from a Nigerien diplomatic mission, and a yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory. Niger (capital Niamey) is not part of any visa-waiver arrangement with South Korea. Visa exemption is limited to ECOWAS member states and a short list of named countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Hong Kong, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia) — South Korea is not among them. Niger does not operate a functioning public e-visa platform for ordinary tourists, and visa-on-arrival ("flyer visa") is available only to travelers who already hold pre-approval from Niger's National Police, which is not a practical channel for an independent tourist. The standard route is therefore an advance tourist visa applied for at a Nigerien embassy or consulate. Because Niger has no resident embassy in Seoul, South Korean applicants generally apply through the nearest accredited Nigerien mission (for example in Tokyo, Beijing, or Paris) or use a mission in a neighboring African country while in the region. A single-entry tourist visa is typically valid for 60-90 days from issue with a maximum stay of 30 days, and a valid International Certificate of Vaccination for yellow fever is compulsory both at application and at entry. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also maintains elevated travel advisories for large parts of Niger due to terrorism and kidnapping risk, so travelers should check the current advisory level before booking.