South Korea maintains the Consulate of South Korea in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to provide consular services for Korean nationals living in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the surrounding regions.
Contact Details
| Address | Luis Doreste Silva, 60 - Edificio 101, 35004 Las Palmas, Spain |
| Telephone | +34 928 230 699 +34 928 230 499 |
| Fax | +34 928 243 881 |
| laspalmas@mofa.go.kr | |
| Head of Mission | Sangwon Kwon, Consul |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published in the Spanish consular list. Check the official website or call before visiting.
Location of the Consulate
About the Korean consulate
The consulate provides consular services for Korean citizens living in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the surrounding regions of Spain. The office is headed by Consul Sangwon Kwon (in office since August 2026). The Spanish list names 3 consular officials for this post. It is one of 2 career consular offices of South Korea in Spain. The office is located in the province of Las Palmas, in the Canary Islands. The Spanish Foreign Ministry files this office under Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; the street address is in Las Palmas. The embassy in Madrid is roughly 1,735 km away.
Documents checklist
What Korean citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Korean government information:
Korean passport (new or reissue, at a mission abroad)
- Apply in person at the embassy or consulate responsible for your place of residence (often by reservation)
- Application form and one passport photo
- Your most recent previous passport and a copy of its photo page
- Proof of residence status in Spain (visa or residence permit)
- Men aged 25 or over who have not completed military service may need permission from the Military Manpower Administration for travel abroad
Sources: Embassy of the Republic of Korea – applying for (or reissue of) a Korean passport (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate before your visit.
Travelling from Spain to South Korea
Spanish citizens do not need a visa for short tourist stays in South Korea (up to 90 days). The passport should be valid for at least six months. Spanish travel advice lists no specific restrictions for trips to South Korea. Details: Spanish travel advice (Recomendaciones de viaje).
Other consulates and embassies in Spain
44 other countries are represented in Spain, among them: Austria (honorary), Brazil (honorary), Cabo Verde (honorary), Colombia (consulate), Costa Rica (honorary), Cuba (consulate general), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Equatorial Guinea (consulate general), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (consulate), Ghana (honorary), Guatemala (honorary), Japan (consulate), Mauritania (consulate general), Morocco (consulate general), Panama (consulate general), United Kingdom (consulate), Uruguay (consulate general). The full list of all 45 missions is on the overview page for Spain.
Closing days
Like most offices in Spain, the consulate closes on public holidays and on South Korea’s national day (3 October). Regional holiday in the Canary Islands: Canary Islands Day (30 May).
Emergency assistance
In Spain, the general emergency number is 112.
Embassy and consulates of South Korea in Spain
South Korea in Spain
Measured in a straight line from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the nearest other Korean office is the Honorary Consulate in Seville (about 1,350 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- Madrid (1,740 km) – Embassy of South Korea
- Barcelona (2,170 km) – Consulate General
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – Consulate (this page)
- Bilbao (2,020 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Málaga (1,410 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Palma de Mallorca (2,090 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Seville (1,350 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Valencia (1,870 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 9 October 2026. Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Lista Consular (as of 30 September 2026), Spanish travel advice for South Korea. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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