US Consular Visit to Busan
Pweb - Sun, 2006-11-05 18:45
CONSULAR SERVICES IN BUSAN ON NOVEMBER 13-14
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Officials from the Embassy's American Citizen Services (ACS) Unit will offer
consular services in Busan on November 13-14 at the Busan Paradise Hotel. Please
note that our hours will be different than in the past. Our services will start at
1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 13.
Busan Paradise Hotel,
Atlantis Board Room, Floor B1,
1408-5 Joong-Dong, Haeundae-Gu,
Busan City
Tel. (051) 244-9697.
For directions to the Busan Paradise Hotel, please visit:
http://www.paradisehotel.co.kr/en/main/
Consular officers will be available on November 13 from 1:00 p.m. ? 4:00 p.m. and on
November 14 from 9:00 a.m. ? noon.
American citizens will be able to apply for U.S. passports (or 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 us to respond.
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, Certificate of Naturalization), please bring photocopies of all
documents you plan to submit. This will spare you the hassle of trying to find a
shop near the hotel to make photocopies and allow us to return the originals to you
the same day. Please note that fees must be paid in cash (U.S. dollars or Korean
won).
Need Additional Pages in Your Passport during the Consular Visit in Busan?
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If you notify us prior to noon on Thursday, November 9, we can add pages to your
passport while you wait at the hotel in Busan. Please complete form DS4085. You
can download form DS4085 at this address:
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 to our office at (02) 397-4101. Alternatively, you
can e-mail us your request; be sure to attach clearly scanned copies of both your
DS4085 form and your passport?s data page. Send it to [email protected] and put
?RESEND BUSAN EXTRA PAGES? in your subject line. Please note that additional pages
will NOT 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
at our website: http://korea.usembassy.gov/add_pages.html.