Embassy of the United Kingdom, Seoul

The British Embassy, Seoul ^[a] (Korean: 주한 영국 대사관) is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in South Korea, with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to South Korea being the chief of mission.

British Embassy Seoul
Embassy building in May 2013.
Location	Seoul
Address	Sejong-daero 19-gil 24 Seoul Jung-gu 04519 South Korea
Coordinates	37°34′1.327″N 126°58′30.083″E
Ambassador	Colin Crooks[1]
Website	Office website

Role

The British embassy in Seoul performs a sustaining role in the diplomatic relations between South Korea and the United Kingdom, dealing with political, economic, and cultural interaction between the two nations, and also offers visa services to Koreans and other nationals in the Republic of Korea.

History

Starting on 11 October 2007, the embassy stopped processing visa requests. Requests after this date are handled by the visa application centre.^[2]

The embassy began offering free English-language education and job training to North Korean defectors in May 2011.^[3]

In August 2017, the embassy returned part of the land it owned on the street along the Deoksu Palace to create a pedestrian path.^[4]

See also

• South Korea–United Kingdom relations
• Embassy of South Korea, London

British Legation to Korea, c. 1900.

References

Notes

1. Also rendered as the British Embassy in Seoul, British Embassy in South Korea, or Embassy of the United Kingdom in Seoul.

Citations

1. "Colin Crooks". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
2. Se-jeong, Kim (13 September 2007). "British Embassy to Open New Visa Center". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
3. Young-jin, Kim (17 May 2011). "British Embassy launches English program for NK defectors". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
4. Se-jeong, Kim (30 August 2017). "British Embassy returns street along Deoksu Palace to public". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.