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About the Australian Embassy in South Korea

Head of Mission

Bill Paterson PSM

Australian Ambassador to South Korea & Non-Resident Australian Ambassador to Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Mongolia

Contact information

Australian Embassy address and contact numbers

Opening hours

Visa : 9.00am - 12 noon and 1:30pm - 4:30pm (4pm on Tuesdays) by appointment, from Monday to Friday
Consular : 9am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:30pm Monday to Friday 
AEI (Education Centre) : 9am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday
Austrade : 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday
Other sections : 8.30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday  

Public holidays in 2013

The embassy will be closed on:

• Tuesday 1 January - New Year’s Day
• Monday 28 January - Australia Day (substitute for 26 January as this is a Saturday)
• Monday 11 Feb- Lunar New Year
• Friday 29 March - Good Friday
• Monday 1 April - Easter Monday
• Thursday 25 April- ANZAC Day
• Friday 17 May- Buddha’s birthday
• Monday 10 June - Queens Birthday
• Thursday 15 August - Korean Independence day
• Wednesday 18 Sept - Chusok
• Thursday 19 Sept - Chusok
• Friday 20 Sept - Chusok
• Wednesday 25 Dec - Xmas
• Thursday 26 Dec - Boxing Day

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