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Royal Thai Embassy · South Korea

🇰🇷Royal Thai Embassy · Seoul

Consular jurisdiction: เกาหลีใต้ + DPRK. ดูแลคนไทยกว่า 200,000 คนในเกาหลีใต้

Address
42, Daesagwan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04408
Contact
+82 2-795-3098
24h emergency: +82 10-6747-6636
thaisel@thaiembassy.or.kr
Hours
จันทร์–ศุกร์ 09:00–12:00, 13:30–16:30
Turnaround & Languages
~5 business days
Languages: ไทย, อังกฤษ, เกาหลี

Services Offered

  • พาสปอร์ต
  • รับรอง
  • หนังสือรับรองโสด
  • หนังสือมอบอำนาจ

Consular Fees (Approx.)

ServiceFee
พาสปอร์ตKRW 45,000

* Fees per Consular Affairs Dept, MFA Thailand. Please verify with the embassy before submission.

NYC prepares Thai source documents before submitting to Seoul

Thai-issued documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, single-status affidavit, power of attorney) must be MFA-legalized/Apostilled and translated into languages the embassy accepts (ไทย / อังกฤษ / เกาหลี) before shipping to Seoul.

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Thai missions in the same region

🇯🇵
Japan
Tokyo
🇯🇵
Japan (Osaka)
Osaka
🇨🇳
China (Beijing)
Beijing
🇨🇳
China (Shanghai)
Shanghai
🇨🇳
China (Guangzhou)
Guangzhou
🇸🇬
Singapore
Singapore

Regulatory updates for South Korea 2025–2026

  • South Korea is a Hague Apostille member — Thai docs via MFA can carry Apostille (Thailand joined 15 Dec 2025), saving 3–7 days vs. Consular Legalization.
  • MFA Consular (Chaeng Watthana) accepts online booking only from Jan 2026 — reserve e-service in advance.
  • Original Thai document + MFA-certified translation must be submitted together.
  • South Korea requires certified translation + 혼인관계증명서 filed at the Gu Office.

Common mistakes that trigger rejection

  1. Using freelance translators not on the MoJ/MFA registry — South Korea refuses on sight.
  2. Name/place spelling mismatches with the passport — always cross-check.
  3. Original documents older than 6 months — some countries require ≤ 3 months.
  4. Filing Consular Legalization when South Korea accepts Apostille — wastes 5–10 days and duplicate fees.

Anonymized micro case

A client prepared docs for South Korea themselves and was refused because the translator was off-registry and the MFA step was missing. NYCLI (DBD 0435567000061) re-translated via MoJ-registered translators, filed MFA + Apostille, cleared in 5 business days — accepted first pass.

Quotable stats

5 business days
Total turnaround
Apostille ✓
Certification type
125+
Hague Apostille members

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