The Honorary Consulate of South Korea in Plovdiv represents Korean interests on an honorary basis; formal consular services are provided by the Korean Embassy in Sofia.
Contact Details
| Address | D-r Georgi Stranski Street, office tsentar Plovdiv Plaza, Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Telephone | +359 877 569 735 |
| plovdiv@hconsulate-korea.bg | |
| Website | www.hconsulate-korea.bg |
| Head of Mission | Violeta Sechkova, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
Opening hours are not published. Please get in touch first to arrange a meeting.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Plovdiv
The embassy in Sofia is roughly 135 km away.
Bulgarian citizens do not need a visa for short stays in South Korea, according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; a valid passport is required. See the ministry’s visa table for Bulgarian citizens (in Bulgarian).
Which Korean office issues passports and visas?
Applications for Korean passports, visas and official certificates are not processed here but by the Korean Embassy in Sofia.
Contact details of the Korean Embassy in Sofia, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Srebarna Street 2V, 4th floor, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Telephone: +359 2 971 21 81
- Email: koreanembassybg@mofa.or.kr
- Website: overseas.mofa.go.kr/bg-bg/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 Plovdiv
14 other countries are represented in Plovdiv: Belarus (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Equatorial Guinea (honorary), Germany (honorary), Indonesia (honorary), Italy (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), Moldova (honorary), Romania (honorary), Russia (honorary), San Marino (honorary), Serbia (honorary), Türkiye (consulate general), Ukraine (honorary).
Holidays and closures
The honorary consulate is normally closed on Bulgarian public holidays. The Korean national day, 3 October, normally means a closure too.
Where else is South Korea represented in Bulgaria?
Measured in a straight line from Plovdiv, the nearest other Korean office is the Embassy in Sofia (about 130 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Plovdiv.
- Sofia (130 km) – Embassy of South Korea
- Burgas (230 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Plovdiv – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Varna (290 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 14 October 2026. Sources: Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – List of the Diplomatic Corps (September 2026), Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – visas for Bulgarian citizens (in Bulgarian). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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