Korean Consulate

The passport that I applied for on Christmas Eve… that was suppose to take approx 4 weeks… ready in 12 days. That’s badass. Just sayin’

Quick and easy. I applied for a korean visa and got out of there within 10 mins. Be sure to print out a mock flight booking as they ask for it even though it’s not listed on the website. They have a computer and a printer in case you forget though.

Quick and helpful, as long as your questions are straightforward and sensible. While Iw as there I overheard them take a call in Korean, and the caller was making unreasonable claims and requests so the employees here seemed a little flustered. However, the service I got was good, especially Mr. Jang is helpful.
**Tip: you can park in the areas painted white, as long as you go in and get a parking permit from them. Remember to return the permit before you leave!

Hands down the best service ever owned by the government. Kind, friendly, knowledgeable, and quick.

I work for a major korean company. I have a passport that needs a korean visa. I came to this page as google took me here and felt i must comment/​review on my experience.
Last time i visited, i found the staff member (forgot her name) to be very understanding to my situation and helped me in getting the visa in-​time for my business trip. She was good with her English (unlike the general categorization in other review) and treated me with respect.

The new temporary location on Van Ness is awesome for the simple reason that it is right across the street from Philz coffee.
It was also the quickest visa application process I’ve ever had. I was there for 2 minutes at the most. Most of that time was spent forwarding my flight itinerary email to their email address. If only I had take a printed itinerary, I could’ve saved 75% of my time and utilized it towards the greater good of humanity.

The 2009 Korean Embassy mansion location totally rocked because I could easily find parking, but the 2012 new location where the Consulate office moved is so claustrophobic and the parking literally SUCKS! You either have to feed the blasted meter or pay an exorbitant parking rate fee; San Francisco parking is getting to be just as maniacal as trying to park in downtown Madrid, Spain!
Make sure you bring at least two rolls of quarters or a major credit card for the new, digital parking meter; I’m not parking in the parking lot-​charging $ 3.00 for ½ hour! Oh~don’t even think of parking at McDonald’s across the street either-​the tow trucks will tow your car away!
BTW: You must sign in before going up the elevator to the Korean Consulate’s Office. Some Korean Office Personnel don’t speak fluent English; Luckily, I could get by speaking a few «Hangugo» vernacular.
Oh~I took pics of the new location; look for the East West Bank-​this is where the Korean Consulate moved to and it’s on the third floor, room 320.

odd location… flag pole with republic of korea flag… residential presidio heights… easy free street parking plenty… or, park along the white curb, as long as you go in and get a parking permit… expired passport and renewal required for $ 53…free photos for passports at this location… reason for visit… renewal application in korean… difficult words and unable to comprehend… not very helpful, but if you ask they do help eventually… need to know your registered address of origin… but, if you ask, they can look it up… get a military waiver if you are a male under 35…3 weeks to get a new passport… pick up or mail…

Pretty awesome. Not as efficient as the Vietnamese office, but pretty awesome.
I had to apply for my visa to teach overseas, and these people got the job done. The language barrier was kind of disturbing, and they sort of messed up on the dates. When I was in Korea, I had to ask for an extension because they did not read my application correctly. While I was in San Francisco, I tried to remedy the problem and was told that it wouldn’t matter. But while I was in Korea, I was told that I could be fined up to $ 100 a day for overstaying my visa. So, nuts to you, Korean Consulate!

A long time ago, I lost my green card at Jupiter in Berkeley. Actually, I lost my whole wallet which had my green card and Social Security card in it. Don’t ask why I carried those things around with me. I never bothered to replace the green card until I got a job at a place where they needed to see it. I went back and forth with what was INS at the time and the Korean Consulate to give me something to prove I was here legally and could work. The green card was going to take months so they told me to get a passport stamped by INS.
My old passport was of me as a 2 year old with my mom so I needed a new one. The people at the Korean Consulate were nice, even though my Korean is terrible and I had to spell everything out for them phonetically with my dad on the phone. I never had to wait long and it took some begging but they were able to get everything sorted out so that I got my passport a day or two later.
I had that passport when I was traveling in SE Asia during the 2002 World Cup. While it sometimes took a long time for my US friends to get through customs, my Korean passport got me a lot of love while South Korea was still in it.
See, WS, I’m a fob too.

I worked with this office for quite awhile in an advisory type position. They were always very organized and punctual in their paperwork and a pleasure to deal with.

People who aren’t korean won’t appreciate the fact that Koreans are real %$#… né how, I certainly can.