Overview
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Seoul is the Kingdom's diplomatic mission to South Korea, processing visa applications for South Korean residents, providing consular services to Saudi nationals, and supporting a deep and long-standing trade relationship between the two countries.
Visa Services
South Korean residents applying to visit Saudi Arabia for tourism, business, family visits, or Umrah should note that most eligible nationalities can now obtain an eVisa online rather than applying in person at the embassy — this also extends to holders of a valid Schengen, UK or US visa and to permanent residents of the US, EU or UK, with a visa on arrival available to the same travellers. Umrah can be performed year-round on the tourism e-visa, with the Umrah permit applied for online; Hajj needs a separate permit and only takes place in the Hajj season. Purpose-specific or long-term visas that require embassy processing are handled through the consular section, with requirements typically including a valid passport, passport photo, and purpose-specific supporting documents.
Consular Services
The embassy provides passport and travel document services, civil registration, document attestation and legalization, and emergency consular assistance for Saudi nationals in South Korea.
Trade & Export Support
South Korea and Saudi Arabia maintain a deep trade relationship built on construction and engineering — Korean firms have a long history of major infrastructure projects in the Kingdom, from early industrial-city development to today's Vision 2030 giga-projects, alongside strong Korean automotive and electronics exports to the Saudi market. The embassy's economic section supports bilateral trade promotion and business matchmaking between Korean and Saudi companies.
Service Area
South Korea.
Appointment Information
Consular appointments are booked through the embassy's official channels; visa applications for most nationalities are processed via the Saudi eVisa portal rather than in-person embassy visits.
Special Notes
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's National Day is September 23.
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