Minister Counselor: Mr. Liu Shaobin
Address: 54, Hyoja-Dong, Jongno-GU, Seoul, 110033, Korea
Tel: +82-2-7381038
Fax: +82-2-7381059
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:30, Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Email: chinaemb_kr@mfa.gov.cn
Website: http://kr.china-embassy.org
Consular OfficeAddress: 50-7, No.2 Street, Namsan-dong, Chung-gu, Seoul
Tel: +82-2-060-7045004 (Inquiry for Passport, Visa, Notarization & Authentication)
+82-2-7567300, 7550453, 7550456 (for Consular Protection & Overseas Chinese Affairs)
Office Hours:
Application for Visa: 09:00-11:30, Monday-Friday (except holidays) Application for Passport, Travel Document, Notarization & Authentication: 13:30-16:00, Monday-Thursday (except holidays) Pick-up and Payment: 09:00-11:30, Monday-Friday (except holidays) For Overseas Chinese Affairs & Consular Protection: 09:00-11:30, Monday-Friday
13:30-17:00, Monday-Thursday
Consular Districts: Seoul, Inchon, Taejon, Kyonggido, Kangwondo, Chungchong Puktodo, Chungchong Namdo Consular Districts of Chinese Consulates in South Korea | Consulate General | Consular Jurisdiction |
| Consulate General of China in Busan (Pusan) | Busan (Pusan), Taegu, Ulsan, Kyongsang Namdo, Kyongsang Puktodo |
| Consular Office of China in Gwangju (Kwangju) | Cheju-do, Gwangju (Kwangju), Cholla Namdo, Cholla Puktodo |
2009 Holiday Schedule of Chinese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea | Public Holiday | Date | Day |
| New Year's Day | January 1 - 2 | Thursday, Friday |
| Chinese New Year's Day | January 26 – 28 | Monday – Wednesday |
| Tomb-Sweeping Day | April 6 | Monday |
| International Labor Day | May 1 | Friday |
| Korean Festival | May 5 | Tuesday |
| Dragon Boat Festival | May 28 – 29 | Thursday, Friday |
| Chinese National Day & Mid-Autumn Day | October 1 – 6 | Thursday – Next Tuesday |
| Korean Festival | December 25 | Friday |
The information of all sections of Chinese embassy in South Korea| Section | Information |
| Political Office | Chief: Counselor Zhang Chenggang Tel: +82-2-7381038 Fax: +82-2-7381046 |
| Protocol Office | Chief: Counselor Feng Chuntai Tel: +82-2-7381038 Fax: +82-2-7381077 |
| Economic & Commercial Office | Chief: Minister Counselor Chen Zhou Address: 406-2, Sindang-dong, Chung-gu, Seoul, Korea Tel: +82-2-22537521, 22537522 Fax: +82-2-22537524 Website: http://kr.mofcom.gov.cn |
| Defense Attaché Office | Chief: Military Attaché Cai Yong Tel: +82-2-7381038 Fax: +82-2-7381077 |
| Science & Technology Office | Chief: Counselor Tang Shu Tel: +82-2-7381038 Fax: +82-2-7381077 |
| Cultural Office | Chief: Counselor Che Zhaohe Tel: +82-2-7381038 Fax: +82-2-7381077 Website: http://www.cccseoul.org/ |
| Educational Office | Chief: Counselor Ai Hongge Tel: +82-2-7381038 Fax: +82-2-7381077 Website: http://www.eoe.or.kr/ |
The Map of Chinese Embassy in South Korea
Address of Chinese Embassy: 54, Hyoja-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
1. Take Subway Line No.3 and get out at Exit No.3 of Gyeongbokgung Subway Station, then walk along Jahamun Tunnel about 10 minutes.
2. Take Bus No. 7022 or 7018 and get off at Hyoja-dong Stop, then walk about 1 minute.
Address of Consular Office: 50-7, No.2 Street, Namsan-dong, Chung-gu, Seoul, Korea
Transport:
Take Subway No.4 Line, exit at Exit No.3 of Myeong-dong Subway Station, then walk about 400 meters (437.4 yards) toward Namsan. The Consular Office is close to the Ticket Office of Namsan Cable Car Station. Visa Fees
The embassy only accepts Cash as means of payment if you are individual applicant. The Checks and Credit Cards are not accepted. Please pay for your visa when you pick it up.
1. Regular Visa Fee per Person (the Currency is in Korean Won)
| Visa Types | Korean Citizens | American Citizens | Citizens of Other Countries |
| Single-Entry Visa | 35,000 | 120,000 | 35,000 |
| Double-Entry Visa | 53, 000 | 120,000 | 53,000 |
| Multi-Entry Visa with 6-month Validity | 70,000 | 120,000 | 70,000 |
| Multi-Entry Visa with 12-month Validity | 100,000 | 120,000 | 105,000 |
| Group Visa | 15,000 | 100,000 | N/A |
2. Expedited Service Fee per Person
The regular processing time of a visa is 4 working days. For urgent cases, you can apply for the expedited service. In addition, more money will be charged as following:
| 1 working day processing (Applications should be submitted between 09:00-10:00, and visas can be picked up between 11:30-12:00 at the same day) | KRW 35,000 (for individual applicant) KRW 32,500 (for group visa applicant) |
| 2 working days processing | KRW 24,000 (for individual applicant) KRW 26,000 (for group visa applicant) |
Note: Except for special cases, you must pay for your visa after you submit applications. The required documents for applying Tourist/Family Visit Visa (L Visa)
1. The Registered Permanent Residence Book or Driving License and their copies.
2. One properly completed Visa Application Form with one recent passport photo attached on it. Applicants should write clearly their address and telephone on the Visa Application Form. If applicants want to stay in China for more than 30 days, please write the name, address and telephone of their relatives or friends in China.
3. The passport with at least 4-month validity and one blank visa page. Special required documents for applying Tourist/Family Visit Visa (L Visa)
1. If applicants are high-ranking officers in South Korea including members of parliament, senior officer, vice senior officer, mayor and vice mayor in DO (Province) or Special City, please tell the consular officers and provide the schedule in China and the name & telephone of host organization in China.
2. If applicants are religious people, they must offer a letter of guarantee with their signed name and seal. They can't organize religious activities in China.
3. If applicants are journalists or personnel of media institutions, please tell the consular officers and guarantee that they won't make interviews in China.
Note: Tourist/Family Visit Visa (L Visa) is also applicable for people who enter China for investigation or exchange but they can't offer the official invitation letter. The Tips for applying Chinese Visa
1. The embassy doesn't accept applications by post/mail.
2. If you apply for Tourist/Family Visit Visa (L Visa), you can entrust the Travel Agencies that are authorized by the Chinese Embassy in Korea to deal with it. The exact information of the Travel Agencies is on the website: http://kr.china-embassy.org/chn/lsqz/ls_qz/ls_qz_13/t229558.htm (Korean Version).
3. If you apply for other types of visa, you can entrust your company, organ or the Travel Agencies that are authorized by the Chinese Embassy in Korea to deal with it.
4. If a company or travel agency applies for visas, please submit the Visa Application Form with the company seal in the lower right-hand corner.
5. Please show your Pick-up Receipt when you pick up your visa. If it is lost, the applicant should go to the Consular Office in person with the Lost Certificate of Police Station, Identity Card and its copy.
6. If the consular officer calls you and asks you to hand in other documents, please hand in them and then pick up your visa.
7. After picking up your visa, please check it carefully. Important Notice on Methods Change of Individual Visa Application
1/ From September 1, 2007, the Consular Office of Chinese Embassy in South Korea will no longer accept individual application for Tourist (L) Visa, Business (F) Visa, Work (Z) Visa, Student (X) Visa, Residence (D) Visa, Transit (G) Visa and Crew (C) Visa. Therefore, Korean Citizens and other aliens in South Korea have to apply for China visa (Hong Kong Visa is not included) through travel agencies authorized by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Korea. Please refer to the website http://kr.china-embassy.org/chn/lsqz/ls_qz/ls_qz_13/t229558.htm to see the list of designated travel agencies.
2/ The Consular Office of Chinese Embassy in South Korea still accept the individual applications of the following categories of people. (They can also apply for China visa by travel agencies authorized by Chinese embassy)
(1) Diplomatic/Service Passport Holders of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
(2) Holders of ROK Ordinary Passport and the note issued by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of ROK
(3) Personnel and their family members of other countries’ diplomatic missions, international institutes or organizations in ROK
(4) Journalist Visa Applicants
(5) Hong Kong Visa applicants
3/ Those who apply for visa to Hong Kong and Visa to Mainland of China at the same time still need go to Consular Office of Chinese Embassy in South Korea. The service fee of travel agencies authorized by Chinese embassy should be not more than 20, 000 won. If they charged you more money, you can send a complaint to the embassy (consulate_korea@mfa.gov.cn)
Please contact Embassy of South Korea in China if this country's citizens are in troubles there.
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Travelers' Voices on China Embassy in South Korea
1.
Feb. 8,2010 22:29 Reply
Mr.Chris Crosbie(Canada) said:
I'm a Canadian citizen working as an English teacher in Korea. I have planned to go to China this upcoming weekend. I've left the visa a bit late and I'm intending on going to Seoul and pick it up. I understand that the process can be done in two days. My question is payment. Can I pay when I pick the visa up after two days?
Feb. 9,2010 04:09
Mr.Lee replied:
Mr.Chris Crosbie, I 'm a liitle confused, do you mean that you didn't pick up your visa on time? You pick it up 2 days later than the specified date on the Pick-up Form
2.
Feb. 8,2010 18:25 Reply
Mr.Hunt(USA) said:
I am an American living in Seoul with over just over a year left on my Korean visa. I would like to visit China in February and then again in August. I might want to hop over randomly at other times over long weekends for fun.
Is it possible for me to get a multiple entry year visa to China?
Thanks!
Feb. 9,2010 03:29
Mr.lee replied:
you can have a try to apply for a multiple entry visa in Seoul, it is not easy to get it. You have to apply for Chinese visa through a travel agency authorized by Chinese embassy in seoul.
3.
Jan. 25,2010 22:05 Reply
Mr.BH(USA) said:
I am a US citizen currently in China with an F visa (1 year, 120 day entries). My visa expires at the end of the month, and I am going to Seoul tomorrow. I would like to get the same type of visa in Seoul, is this possible? I already have two of these visas in my passport. I also have an invitation letter from a Chinese company.
If I cannot get this exact visa, is there any way for me to get a visa that allows for stays of longer than 30 days?
Thank you
Jan. 30,2010 23:43
Mr.JOHNNASH(United States) replied:
Mr. BH, have you gotten the one year multiple entry F visa in South Korea? Some friends told me that it is difficult to get a multiple entry visa in a third country, they all advice me to get a Chinese visa in USA, however, I stay in China now and want to apply for a new multiple entry Chinese visa in Seoul.
Feb. 1,2010 07:43
Mr.BH(USA) replied:
I was not able to get a multiple entry visa, all I could get was a double entry 30 day L visa. The agent who helped me in fact said that he'd never even seen a visa before with 120 days (or longer).
Seems almost impossible to get anything with more than 30 days in Korea if you're not Korean.
I even had an official stamped invitation letter from a Chinese company which I used before in NY without a problem but it was of no use here. The agent told me that the Chinese Embassy in Korea only accepts invitation letters issued by the Chinese govt.
Feb. 3,2010 19:22
Mr.JOHNNASH(United States) replied:
Mr. BH, thank you very much for the information, I will ask my wife to apply for multiple entry visa valid for one year in Los Angeles for me, the fee is same for all types of visa, 130$ for single entry visa, double entry visa or multiple entry visa. I like to get a multiple entry one.
Feb. 3,2010 22:40
Mr.BH(USA) replied:
Glad I could help. One other word of advice though, I am not sure if it is possible to apply for a visa in the US if you are not in the US - that is your passport won't have the stamp indicated you've left China and entered the US. Might want to look into that in advance.
Feb. 5,2010 01:11
Mr.JOHNNASH(United States) replied:
Mr. BH, thank you very much! I will look into this issue and would like to have a try to do so. If everything goes well, I will get a Chinese visa in this way.
4.
Jan. 30,2010 08:45 Reply
Mrs.kim(korea) said:
hi. i'm a south korean. and my husband is from romania ( eu citizen).
and he has L visa for going to china. and he have to change L to Z visa.
can he get a Z visa in korea ? (ah~ one more thing - can he change L to Z in china?)
if he can do it, what kind paper he need?
Jan. 30,2010 23:48
Ms.JIMMYB(China) replied:
I'm afriad that he can't change L visa into work visa in Korea or in China, when he arrives in China, please enquire his employer whether he can get a Z visa at the Exit & Enter Department under the local Public Security Bureau.
5.
Jan. 27,2010 10:03 Reply
Mr.Karl(S.Korea) said:
I'm an American Citizen teaching in S.Korea. I have family in China and I'd like to visit them more than once since I'm nearby. That means I want to get a multiple-entry visa for a year. However, my visa expires in less than a year. How likely will I be able to to get the visa?
Jan. 30,2010 23:46
Ms.JIMMYB(China) replied:
You can have a try to apply for a multiple entry visa valid for 6 months, please provide the invitation letter from your family members, the relationship certificate, such as marriage license, birth certificate, etc