The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Düsseldorf is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Rainer Matheisen. It assists South Korean citizens in North Rhine-Westphalia; passport and visa applications go to the South Korean embassy office in Bonn.
Contact Details
| Address | Poßbergweg 39, 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 174 9208662 |
| Fax | +49 228 3727 894 |
| matheisen.duesseldorf@gmail.com | |
| Head of Mission | Rainer Matheisen, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 13:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 13:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 13:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 13:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 13:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
The South Korean honorary consul in Düsseldorf
Honorary consul Rainer Matheisen represents South Korea in North Rhine-Westphalia. The office is open on weekday mornings.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Passports and visas for North Rhine-Westphalia are handled by the Korean embassy office in Bonn.
Contact details of the Korean Embassy in Korean embassy office in Bonn, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Godesberger Allee 142-148, 53175 Bonn, Germany
- Telephone: +49 228 94 37 90
- Opening hours: Monday to Tuesday 09:00–12:00 and 14:00–16:00; Wednesday 09:00–12:00; Thursday to Friday 09:00–12:00 and 14:00–16:00
- Website: overseas.mofa.go.kr/de-bonn-de/index.do
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by South Korea and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Korean citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Düsseldorf
41 other countries are represented in Düsseldorf, among them: Libya (consulate general), Liechtenstein (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Madagascar (honorary), Malawi (honorary), Malta (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Morocco (consulate general), Netherlands (consulate general), North Macedonia (honorary), Pakistan (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (consulate general), Senegal (honorary), Serbia (consulate general), Seychelles (honorary), Spain (consulate general), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary). The full list of all 42 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
South Korean missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Düsseldorf, the nearest other Korean office is the Embassy Branch Office in Bonn (about 59 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Düsseldorf.
- Berlin – Embassy of the Republic of Korea
- Bonn (59 km) – Embassy Branch Office (North Rhine-Westphalia, Rheinland Pfalz and Saarland)
- Frankfurt am Main (180 km) – Consulate General (Hesse, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria)
- Hamburg (340 km) – Consulate General (Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein)
- Dresden (490 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony)
- Düsseldorf – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia) (this page)
- Munich (490 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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