The Honorary Consulate of South Korea in Odesa is a volunteer-run office that assists Korean citizens in Ukraine; passport and visa applications go to the Korean Embassy in Kyiv.
Contact Details
| Address | Not published – contact the consulate before visiting (Odesa, Ukraine) |
| Head of Mission | Daria Borysivna Muzaleva, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No opening hours, telephone number or e-mail address are published for this office – contact the Korean Embassy in Kyiv for help.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Odesa
The honorary consulate represents South Korea in Odesa. According to the Republic of Korea page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (Internet Archive copy of 8 July 2025), the honorary consul is Daria Borysivna Muzaleva. Its consular district covers Odesa Oblast. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. The Republic of Korea page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (Internet Archive copy of 8 July 2025) gives no telephone number or e-mail address for this office.
The website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine could not be opened directly in October 2026; the details above come from its Republic of Korea page as archived by the Internet Archive (8 July 2025). Check with the consulate before you rely on them.
Odesa, in Odesa Oblast, lies about 441 km in a straight line from the centre of Kyiv. Ukraine’s airspace remains closed to civil flights, according to GOV.UK travel advice (October 2026).
Holders of ordinary Korean passports do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine’s entry-regime table (as of 8 June 2023). Ukraine is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.
Which Korean office issues passports and visas?
Passports, visas and other formal consular services for Korean citizens are handled by the Korean Embassy in Kyiv.
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 Odesa
6 other countries are represented in Odesa: Croatia (honorary), Israel (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), Montenegro (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Vietnam (honorary).
Closing days
Article 73 of the Labour Code of Ukraine lists nine public holidays, among them Christmas (25 December), Constitution Day (28 June) and Independence Day (24 August), but under martial law these are working days (Law No. 2136-IX, Article 6). Martial law remains in force throughout Ukraine, according to GOV.UK travel advice. The honorary consulate may close on South Korea’s national day (15 August) and on other days set by its own government.
Emergency assistance
In Ukraine, dial 103 for an ambulance, 101 for the fire service and 102 for the police (GOV.UK travel advice). Ukrainian citizens who need help in South Korea can contact the Ukrainian embassy accredited there (list of Ukrainian missions: mfa.gov.ua).
Korean missions in Ukraine
Measured in a straight line from Odesa, the nearest other Korean office is the Honorary Consulate in Kherson (about 140 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Kyiv (about 440 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Odesa.
- Kyiv (440 km) – Embassy of South Korea in Ukraine
- Chernivtsi – Honorary Consulate
- Kherson (140 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Odesa – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Republic of Korea (Internet Archive copy of 8 July 2025), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – directory “Diplomatic missions of foreign states and representations of international organisations in Ukraine” (October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Entry regime to Ukraine for foreign citizens (table as of 8 June 2023), Labour Code of Ukraine, Article 73 (public holidays), Law of Ukraine No. 2136-IX on labour relations under martial law, Article 6, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Ukraine (getting help, safety; still current 18 October 2026).
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