US Consular Visit to Busan

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1. CONSULAR SERVICES IN BUSAN - MARCH 21-22

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Officials from the Embassy's American Citizen Services (ACS) Unit will offer

consular services in Busan on March 21-22 at the offices of the United Seamen’s

Service.  Consular officers will be available on March 21 from 1:00 p.m.’4:00 p.m.

and on March 22 from 9:00 a.m.’noon.  

PLEASE NOTE THE LOCATION:

The United Seamen’s Service 

1185-8 Choryang-dong, Dong-ku 

Busan, Korea

Tel.: 051-462-8029 

A map of the location is available at: http://asktheconsul.org/Jan07map.GIF

American citizens will be able to apply for U.S. passports, additional visa pages in

their current passports, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, and Social Security

cards.  Consular officers will also offer notarial services and provide information

regarding voting, federal benefits, and registration with the Embassy.

Any questions about requirements, particularly for Consular Reports of Birth Abroad,

should be directed by email to [email protected].  Please allow at least three

days for a response. 

If you plan to visit the ACS Unit in Busan, we strongly urge you to consult the

website at http://www.asktheconsul.org for more information on our consular services

and to ensure that you bring the proper forms (filled out in advance) and fees with

you.  In addition to bringing original supporting documents (i.e., birth

certificate, passport, Certificate of Naturalization), please bring photocopies of

all documents you plan to submit.  There will not be a photocopier available

on-site.  

Any questions about requirements that cannot be answered from our website should be

directed by email to [email protected].  

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Need Additional Pages in Your Passport During the Consular Visit to Busan’ 

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If you notify us prior to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 20, we can add pages to your

passport in Busan while you wait.  Please complete form DS-4085, which can be

downloaded at: http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/Passport/DS4085.pdf.  Write ‘Busan -

Extra Pages’ at the top of the completed form, include a copy of your passport’s

personal data page (the page with your photo), and fax it to our office at (02)

397-4101.  Alternatively, you can email us your request.  Be sure to attach clearly

scanned copies of both your DS-4085 form and your passport’s data page.  Email it to

[email protected] and put ‘RESEND: BUSAN EXTRA PAGES’ in the subject line.  Please

note that additional pages cannot be added to one-year emergency passports or to

damaged passports.  There is no charge for this service.  Additional information

about adding pages is available on our website:

http://korea.usembassy.gov/add_pages.html.