South Korea Consulate General Los Angeles

Before your visit

• The after-hours emergency number is only for incidents and accidents, not for visa or other administrative questions. Consular service e-mail (nationality, notary, visa, passport): service-la@mofa.go.kr.
• The office is closed on U.S. federal holidays and Korean national holidays. 24-hour Consular Call Center in Seoul: +82 2-3210-0404.
• Location: The consulate general is in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, California, about 4.7 km in a straight line from the centre of Los Angeles; the nearest large airport is Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), about 17 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Consulate General of South Korea in Los Angeles

The consul general is Jung Kang, according to the Korean foreign ministry. Its consular district covers Southern California (the counties of San Luis Obispo, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial), Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. It is one of 12 career consular posts of South Korea in the United States listed by the Korean foreign ministry. In South Korea, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Seoul (kr.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Other consulates in Los Angeles

46 other countries are represented in Los Angeles, among them: Argentina (consulate general), Australia (consulate general), Austria (consulate general), Bahamas (consulate general), Burma (Myanmar) (consulate general), Lebanon (consulate general), Malaysia (consulate general), Mexico (consulate general), New Zealand (consulate general), Panama (consulate), Paraguay (consulate general), Peru (consulate general), Philippines (consulate general), Poland (consulate general), Romania (consulate general), Spain (consulate general), Thailand (consulate general), Türkiye (consulate general), United Arab Emirates (consulate general), United Kingdom (consulate general). The full list of all 47 missions is on the overview page for the United States.

Closing days

The dates of the US federal holidays are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The consulate general may also close on public holidays of South Korea.

Emergency assistance

Korean citizens can call +1 213-700-1147 in an emergency. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in South Korea can contact the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.

Diplomatic missions of South Korea in the United States

South Korea in the United States

Measured in a straight line from Los Angeles, the nearest other Korean office is the Consulate General (California) in San Francisco (about 560 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Los Angeles.

• Washington, D.C. – Embassy of South Korea in the United States
• Anchorage – Consulate (Alaska)
• Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
• Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
• Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Dallas (1,990 km) – Consulate (Texas)
• Honolulu – Consulate General (Hawaii)
• Houston (2,210 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (this page)
• New York – Consulate General (New York)
• San Francisco (560 km) – Consulate General (California)
• Seattle (1,540 km) – Consulate General (Washington)
• Washington – Consulate General (District of Columbia)