Consular information

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:

• 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 enquires and non fee paying services only. Please note, we only accept non-emergency enquiry phone calls in the afternoon.    

Contact details

Consular Section, British Embassy in Seoul

• Address: Consular Section, British Embassy, Sejong-daero 19-gil 24, Jung-gu, Seoul, 100-120, Republic of Korea
• Telephone: +82 (0)2 3210 5500
• Facsimile: +82 (0)2 3210 5653
• Email: Consular.Seoul@fco.gov.uk

The Honorary Consulate in Busan

• Address: Rm. 1401, Yoochang Bd. 72 Jungang -daero, Jung-gu, Busan, Korea 600-719
• Telephone no: (0)51 463 4630 and 070 8862 4100
• Fax no: +82 (0)51 462 5933
• Email: Jaehan.Choi@fconet.fco.gov.uk

Service standards

Wherever possible, we will reply to e-mail enquiries within 10 working days.
Information on expatriate organisations 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.