UK help and services in South Korea

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in South Korea. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and South Korea.

Emergency help for British nationals in South Korea

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
  • The British Embassy in South Korea maintains and develops relations between the UK and the Republic of Korea.

  • Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad

  • Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.

  • Explanation of the legal and prison system to British Nationals

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.

  • The process when a British national dies in Liechtenstein, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

  • The process when a British national dies in Switzerland, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

Passports and emergency travel documents in South Korea

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to South Korea

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from South Korea

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in South Korea

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in South Korea

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.
  • Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK

  • What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council

  • Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.

  • How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre

  • Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)

  • Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43

Birth, death and marriage abroad in South Korea

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events in South Korea

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in South Korea.

Trade and invest: South Korea

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in South Korea.
  • DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in South Korea, and Korean companies set up and invest in the UK.

  • Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in South Korea.

  • Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.

  • The Science & Innovation Network in South Korea promotes and facilitates collaboration between the UK and South Korea on key science and innovation themes.

British embassy or high commission in South Korea

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • The British Embassy in South Korea maintains and develops relations between the UK and the Republic of Korea.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.