Embassy of the United States Seoul Korea

Both Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visa application information is available from the following two websites:
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/
http://seoul.usembassy.gov/visas.html,
or you may use the following contact:

Telephone: English- and Korean-speaking customer service agents are ready to assist you 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The call center is closed for U.S. and South Korean holidays.
Callers in Seoul: Please call 02) 3483-1939.
Callers in South Korea: Please call 1666-2297 without the area code.
Callers in the United States: Please call 1-646-259-0526.

Email: To reach a customer service representative via email, please write to support-southkorea@ustraveldocs.com.

Chat: To chat with a customer service representative from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., please click here. Chat software works with Internet Explorer 8.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 2, and Firefox 3.6.

  The U.S. Commercial Service is a resource for U.S. firms that are interested in establishing sales and distribution networks in Korea. For more information, please visit www.export.gov/southkorea or refer to the Country Commercial Guide (CCG) http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_6114956.pdf (PDF - 672KB).

You may visit the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)/Invest Korea website: http://www.investkorea.org/InvestKoreaWar/work/ik/eng/bo/bo_01.jsp?code=102041601. This website includes all the information you need to know about starting your business in Korea.

Please refer to following websites for tariff information:

FTA Tariff Toolkit:
http://export.gov/fta/ftatarifftool/ftamain.aspx

U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/
international_agreements/free_trade/korea/

ATO Seoul (branch of U.S. Agricultural Trade Office):
http://www.atoseoul.com/fta/how%20to%20determine%20tariffs.asp

U.S. export control information is available at the Bureau of Industry and Security http://www.bis.doc.gov. For products controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), please visit http://pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar_official.html.

For notarial service please contact the American Citizens Services of the U.S. Embassy Seoul, email: seoulinfoacs@state.gov or visit http://seoul.usembassy.gov/acs_notarial_services.html for details.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Trade Office (ATO) in Korea assists U.S. exporters of agricultural products. ATO can be reached at tel: 82-2-397-4188; fax: 82-2-397-7921, email: atoseoul@fas.usda.gov, or visit http://www.atoseoul.com/ for details.

Please contact the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at http://www.uspto.gov.

U.S. trade shows can be located at the following websites:
Export.gov Trade Events http://export.gov/tradeevents/index.asp
Trade Show News Network: http://www.tsnn.com.

Korean trade shows can be found at the following websites:
Coex Convention and Exhibition Center (COEX) http://coex.co.kr/eng/eventsche/exhibition.asp
Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) http://www.kintex.com/client/_eng/c010101/c010101_00.jsp
Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) http://www.bexco.co.kr/english/schedule/event_list.jsp?L1Idx=01

You can find the federal holidays at U.S. Personnel Management website http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2012.asp.