The Consular Section looks after the interests of British Nationals within the Republic of Korea. Please see the Consular Information page for details of our services and what we can (and cannot) do to help or contact the Consular Section for further details.

Public opening hours

The Consular Section of the British Embassy Seoul is open to the public as follows :

Fee-paying services

Monday-Friday, 09:30-12:00

For fee paying services including the acceptance of:

• passport and notarial applications
• birth registrations etc
• and for pre-booked appointments (marriage, notarial, citizenship ceremonies)

General enquiries

Monday-Friday, 14:00-16:30

At these times we are open for general enquries and non fee paying services only.

Contact details

Consular Section, British Embassy in Seoul

• Address: Consular Section, British Embassy, 40 Taepyung-ro, 4 Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, 100-120, Republic of Korea
• Telephone: ++ (82) (2) 3210 5500
• Facsimile: ++ (82) (2) 3210 5653
• Email: Consular.Seoul@fco.gov.uk

The Honorary Consulate in Busan

• Address: c/o Hyopsung Shipping Corporation, 14th Fl, Yoochang Building, 25-2, 4-ka, Chungang-dong, Chung-ku, Busan, Korea
• Telephone no: 051) 463 4630
• Mobile phone: 82-10-7314-2208 (* 010-7314-2208, in Korea)
• Email: jayh815@yahoo.co.kr

Service standards

Wherever possible, we will reply to e-mail enquiries within 4 working days.
Information on expatriate orgnisations that the British community may wish to join is available on our community page.

If you have a complaint about our consular service, please let us know. Please click here to make a complaint.