1. Reception hours for consular services
09:00 - 12:00 on Monday to Friday
Telephone reception hours: 10:00 - 14:00 on Monday to Friday
Phone: 02-3210-8541 or 02-3210-8513
Please consider that arrival at the embassy for receiving consular service is conditional on making an appointment in advance.
Embassy will be closed on Jewish and local holidays. The below is the list of holidays 2021:
| New Year's Day |
Jan. 1 (Fri.) |
| Lunar New
Year's Day |
Feb.
11, 12, 13, 14 (Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun.) |
| Independence
Movement Day |
Mar. 1 (Mon.) |
| Pesach |
Mar. 28, 29 (Sun,
Mon.) |
| Pesach Sheni |
Apr. 3, 4 (Sat, Sun) |
| Israel's
Independence Day |
Apr. 15 (Thu.) |
| Children's
Day |
May 5 (Wed.) |
| Shavuot &
2nd Day of Shavuot |
May 17, 18 (Mon.
Tue.) |
| Budda's
Birthday |
May 19 (Wed.) |
| Korea's Memorial Day |
Jun. 6 (Sun.) |
| Liberation
Day |
Aug. 15 (Sun.) |
| Rosh-haShana |
Sep. 7, 8 ( Tue.
Wed.) |
| Yom Kippur |
Sep. 16 (Thu.) |
| Chuseok
(Korean Thanksgiving Day) |
Sep.
20, 21, 22 (Mon. Tue. Wed.) |
| Sukkot |
Sep.
21, 22 (Tue. Wed.) |
| 8th Day of
Sukkot |
Sep. 28, 29 ( Tue.
Wed.) |
| National
Foundation Day |
Oct. 3 (Sun.) |
| Hangul Proclamation Day |
Oct.
9 (Sat.) |
| Christmas |
Dec. 25 (Sat.) |
3. Security instructions for people who wish to obtain consular services at the mission offices
1. Please bring a photo ID.
2. Every visitor and his belongings will be required to undergo a security check.
3. For security purposes, no personal objects will be allowed into the mission, including handbags, mobile phones and electronic devices.
4. Do not bring large handbags or suitcases to the mission.
5. Do not bring food and/or beverage bottles or containers.
6. The mission’s security directives apply to people in the consular waiting room. The instructions of the security staff must be obeyed at all times.
4. Address of the mission
18th Fl., Cheonggye11 Bldg.(Cheonggye Hankook Bldg), 11 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03187, Korea
5. Jurisdiction
Republic of Korea
6. List of criminal law attorneys
To obtain a detailed list of attorneys, click here for the website of the local Bar Association.
This list does not constitute a recommendation for any of the attorneys appearing on the list. Use of the services of the various attorneys is the responsibility of the person utilizing the services.
7. The main laws of the State of Israel on which consular work abroad is based, are as follows:
• The Law of Return, 5710 - 1950 - with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Entry into Israel Law, 5712 - 1952 - with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Law of Citizenship, 5712 .- 1952 - with all the amendments thereto over the years
• The Passports Law, 5712.- 1952 - with all the amendments thereto over the years
• The Names Law, 5716 - 1956 - with all the amendments thereto over the years
• The Population Registration Law, 5725 - 1965 with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Notaries Law, 5736 - 1976 with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Defense Service Law (Consolidated Version), 5747 - 1986 -with all the amendments thereto over the years and the authority to implement it abroad.
• The Crime Register and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law 5741.- 1981 -, with all the amendments thereto over the years