Greek Embassy in Seoul

Greece admits South Korean citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 78 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Greece’s embassy in Seoul, and 71 visas were issued. 7 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 9.0%. The refusal rate rose by 6.0 points from 2.9% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 25% compared with 2024 (104).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.0% (2023) to 9.0% (2025).

Across all Schengen consulates in South Korea, 11.5% of applications were refused in 2025; Greece’s rate worldwide was 14.5%. Greece received the 13th largest number of applications of the 20 Schengen states represented here.

The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of South Korea.

The Greek embassy in Seoul is the only mission of Greece in South Korea on record. South Korea in turn has an embassy in Athens.

About the Greek embassy in Seoul

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Greece in Seoul.

Address and contact

Address: Hanwha Building, 1 Janggyo-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. The record for the Greek embassy in Seoul includes a phone number and an official website.

Greek citizens travelling to South Korea

No visa is needed by Greek citizens for South Korea, for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Greek embassy in Seoul is closed

The next closures of the Greek embassy in Seoul for public holidays in South Korea are Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Greek embassy in Seoul

Current procedures for the Greek embassy in Seoul, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Greek embassy in Seoul

Within 1 km of the Greek embassy in Seoul there are 17 other foreign missions.