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List of Apostille Offices, Embassies, and Korean Consulates

  • American Apostille Offices
  • Embassies
  • Consulates
The word ‘Apostille’ is French and means to authenticate or to certify. For your working visa in Korea, citizens of the U.S must get both their diploma and FBI check Apostille-approved in their state. Below is a list of Apostille offices for each US state.

ALABAMA
Alabama Secretary of State
334-242-7210
State Capitol, Room E-204, 600 Dexter Ave. Montgomery, AL 36104

ALASKA
Alaska Secretary of State
907-269-7460
550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1700, Anchorage, AK 99501

ARIZONA
Arizona Secretary of State
602 542-4086/602 542-4758
1700 W. Washington, 7th Floor, Phoenix, AZ
85007-2888

ARKANSAS
Arkansas Secretary of State
501-682-1010
State Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201-1094

CALIFORNIA
California Secretary of State
916-653-3595
P.O. Box 942877, Sacramento, CA 94277-0001

COLORADO
Colorado Secretary of State
303-894-2200 /303-894-2680
# 9500 1700 Broadway Suite 200, Denver, CO 80290

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Secretary of State
860-509-6135
30 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT 06106

DELAWARE
Delaware Secretary of State
302-739-3073
401 Federal St., Suite 3, Dover, DE 19901

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Secretary of State
202-727-3117
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW, Room 419, Washington, DC 20004

FLORIDA
Florida Secretary of State
850-245-6000
Department of State, Division of Corporations, Apostille Certification, P.O. Box 6800, Tallahassee, FL 32314-6800

GEORGIA
Georgia Secretary of State
404-327-6023
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 1104, West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334-1530

HAWAII
Hawaii Secretary of State
808-586-0255
State Capitol, 5 th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

IDAHO
Idaho Secretary of State
208-334-2300
Secretary of State, PO Box 83720, 450 N 4th Street, Boise ID 83720-0080

ILLINOIS
Illinois Secretary of State
217-782-9785
111 E. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62756

INDIANA
Indiana Secretary of State
317 -232-2677 / 317-232-6532
Indiana Secretary of State, Authentication Department, 302 W. Washington Street, Room E-018, Indianapolis, IN 46204

IOWA
Iowa Secretary of State
515-281-5204
Lucas Building, 321 E. 12th St. Des Moines, IA 50319

KANSAS
Kansas Secretary of State
785-296-4564
Kansas Secretary of State, Memorial Hall, 1st Floor, 120 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612-1594

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Secretary of State
502-564-3490
Office of the Secretary of State Apostilles Branch, 700 Capital Avenue, Suite 156  Frankfort, KY  40601

LOUISIANA
Louisiana Secretary of State
225 922-0330
Louisiana Secretary of State  Commissions Division, P. O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125

MAINE
Maine Secretary of State
207-624-7650 / 207-624-7736
Visit website for more details

MARYLAND
Maryland Secretary of State
410-974-5521
16 Francis Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401

MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Secretary of State
617-727-2832
McCormack Building, Room 1719, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108

MICHIGAN
Michigan Secretary of State
517-373-2531
Department of State, Office of the Great Seal, 7064 Crowner Boulevard, Lansing, MI 48918

MINNESOTA
Minnesota Secretary of State
651-296-2803
Retirement Systems of Minnesota Building, 60 Empire Drive, Suite 100, St Paul, MN 55103

MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Secretary of State
601-359-1350
401 Mississippi Street, Jackson, MS 39201-1004

MISSOURI
Missouri Secretary of State
573-751-2783
Commissions, Secretary of State’s Office, 600 West Main, Room 322, Jefferson City, MO 65101

MONTANA
Montana Secretary of State
406-444-2034
State Capitol Building, 1301 E. 6th Avenue, Helena, MT 59601

NEBRASKA
Nebraska Secretary of State
402-471-2558
Nebraska Secretary of State, Notary Division, PO Box 95104, Lincoln, NE 68509

NEVADA
Nevada Secretary of State
775 684 5708
Nevada Secretary of State, 101 North Carson St., Suite 3, Carson City, NV. 89701

NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Secretary of State
603-271-3242
Secretary of State’s Office, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Secretary of State
609.292.4087
NJ Division of Revenue, Notary Unit, PO Box 452, Trenton, NJ 08646

NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Secretary of State
800-477-3632
325 Don Gaspar – Suite 300, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503

NEW YORK
New York Secretary of State
518-474-4770
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Suite 600, Albany, NY 12231

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Secretary of State
919-807-2000 PO Box 29622, Raleigh, NC 27626-0622

NORTH DAKOTA
North DakotaSecretary of State
701-328-2900
Capitol Building, 600 E Boulevard Ave., Dept 108, Bismarck, ND 58505

OHIO Ohio Secretary of State
877-767-6446
180 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Secretary of State
405 522-8604 OR 405-521-4211
2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Ste. 101, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4897

OREGON
Oregon Secretary of State
503-986-2593
Corporation Division Notary Public Section, 255 Capitol St. NE Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310-1327

PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Secretary of State
717 787-5280
Pennsylvania Department of State  Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation Room
210 North Office Building Harrisburg, PA 17120

RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Secretary of State
401-222-3040
148 W. River Street, Providence, RI 02904-2615

SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Secretary of State
803-734-2512
Edgar Brown Building, 205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201

SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Secretary of State
605-773-3537
500 E Capitol Avenue, Suite 204, Pierre SD 57501-5070

TENNESSEE
Tennessee Secretary of State
615-741-3699
312 Eighth Avenue North, 6th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tower, Nashville, TN 37243

TEXAS
Texas Secretary of State
512-463-5705
Authentications Unit, 1019 Brazos, B-13, Austin, TX 78701

UTAH
Utah Secretary of State
801-530-4849 210 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84134-9000

VERMONT
Vermont Secretary of State
802-828-3287
Kathy Watters Office of the Secretary of State
VT State Archives & Records Administration
1078 U.S. Route 2 – Middlesex, Montpelier, VT 05633-7701

VIRGINIA
Virginia Secretary of State
804-786-2441
1111 East Broad Street, 4th Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219

WASHINGTON
Washington Secretary of State
360-725-0344 or 360-725-0345
801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98504-0228

WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Secretary of State
304-558-6000 Capitol Building, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, No. 157-K, Charleston, WV 25305-0770

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Secretary of State
608-266-8888 30 W. Mifflin, 10th Floor, Madison, WI 53703

WYOMING
Wyoming Secretary of State
307-777-5335 OR 
307-777-5346
The Capitol Building, 200 West 24th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020

In the event that you require government assistance while living and teaching in Korea, reach out to your country’s embassy in Korea, listed below.

CANADIAN EMBASSY – SEOUL
Canadian Embassy – Seoul Website

9th Floor, Kolon Building, 45 Mukyo-dong, Chung-ku, CPO Box 6299, Seoul, Korea
Tel: 822-3455-6000    Fax: 822-755-0686

U.S EMBASSY – SEOUL
U.S. Embassy – Seoul Website
Embassy of the United States Seoul,32 Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-710, Korea
Tel: 82-2-397-4114

AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY – SEOUL
Australian Embassy – Seoul Website 
11th Fl, Kyobo Building, 1 Jongno 1-Ga, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel: 02 2003 0100

SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY – SEOUL
South African Embassy – Seoul Website 
1-37 Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-885, South Korea
Tel: + 82 (0)2 792 4855    Fax: + 82 (0)2 792 4856
Email: general@southafrica-embassy.or.kr

NEW ZEALAND EMBASSY – SEOUL
New Zealand Embassy – Seoul Website 
15th floor of the Kyobo Building, Chongno 1-ga, KPO Box 2258, Seoul 110-110, Korea
Tel: (82) (0)2 3701-7700
Off Hour Duty Telephone: 82 (0)11 267 7743    Fax: (82) (0)2 3701-7701
E-mail: nzembsel@kornet.net

IRISH EMBASSY – SEOUL
Irish Embassy – Seoul Website
15F. Daehan Fire & Marine Insurance Bldg.,51-1 Namchang-dong, Chung- ku, Seoul 100-778, Korea
Tel: 822-774 6455    Fax: 822-774 6458
E-mail: irelandkor@kornet.net

BRITISH EMBASSY – SEOUL
British Embassy – Seoul Website 
Taepyungro 40, 4 Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-120, Korea
Tel: +82 (2) 3210 5500
Email: Consular.Seoul@fco.gov.uk

Applying for your teaching visa for Korea requires you to use the services of the Korean Consulate for document authentication. Below is a list of Korean Consulates for the U.S, Canada and International countries.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

WASHINGTON D.C. CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

2320 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington D.C. 20008
Tel: (202) 939-5654    Fax: (202) 342-1597

NEW YORK CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: New York, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Main Office:
335 E. 45th St.4th Fl. New York, NY 10017
Tel: (646)674-6000    Tel: (212)692-9120    Fax: (646)674-6023

Public Office(Visa Section):
460 Park Ave. 57th St. 6th Fl. New York, NY 10022
Tel: (646)674-6000    Fax: (646)674-6023

SAN FRANCISCO CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Colorado, Northern California, Utah, Wyoming

3500 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel: (415) 921-2251    Fax: (415) 921-5946

LOS ANGELES CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, South California

3243 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010
Tel: (213) 385-9300    Fax: (213) 385-1849

BOSTON CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont

One Gateway Center 2nd Fl. Newton, MA 02458
Tel: (617) 641-2830    Fax: (617) 641-2831

CHICAGO CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

NBC Tower Suite 2700, 455 North City, Front Plaza Dr. Chicago, IL 6061
Tel: (312) 822-9485    Fax: (312) 822-9849

SEATTLE CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

2033 Sixth Ave., #1125, Seattle, WA 98121
Tel: (206) 441-1011    Fax: (206) 441-7912

ATLANTA CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands

229 Peachtree St., Suite 500 International Tower, Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: (404) 522-1611    Fax: (404) 521-3169

HOUSTON CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Texas

1990 Post Oak Blvd. #1250, Houston, TX 77056
Tel: (713) 961-0186    Fax: (713) 961-3340

HONOLULU CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: American Samoa, Hawaii

2756 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817
Tel: (808) 595-6109    Fax: (808) 595-3046

HAGATNA CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
125C Tun Jose Camacho St., Tamuning, Guam 96913
Tel: (671) 647-6488    Fax: (671) 649-1336


CANADA

TORONTO CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Ontario, Manitoba

555 Avenue Road, Toronto, ON, M4V 2J7
Tel: (416) 920-3809    Fax: (416) 924-7305

OTTAWA CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Greater Ottawa Area, Nunavut, North West Territories

150 Boteler Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 5A6
Tel: (613) 244-5010    Fax: (613) 244-5043

MONTREAL CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland

1 Place Ville-Marie, S. 2015, Montreal, QB, H3B 2C4
Tel: (514) 845-2555    Fax: (514) 845-1119

VANCOUVER CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatoon, Yukon

1600-1090 West Georgia, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V7
Tel: (604) 681-9581    Fax: (604) 681-4864

INTERNATIONAL

AUSTRALIA CONSULATE – SYDNEY
Districts – Covered: All

Level 13, 111 Elisabeth St.,Sydney NSW 2000
G.P.O Box 1601, Sydney NSW 2001
Tel: (612) 9210-0200    Fax: (612) 9210-0202

AUSTRALIA CONSULATE – CANBERRA
Districts – Covered: All

113 Empire Circuit,Yarralumla ACT 2600
Tel: (612) 6270-4100    Fax: (612) 6273-4839

UK CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: England, Scotland, Wales

60 Buckingham Gate, London, England SW1E 6AJ
Tel: (020) 7227-5500    Fax: (020) 7227-5503

IRELAND CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: All

15 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: (660) 8800/8053    Fax: (660) 8716

SOUTH AFRICA CONSULATE
Districts – Covered: All

3 Greenpark Estates, 27 George Storarr Drive, Groenkloof, Pretoria. 0181
Tel: (0027) 12 460 2508

NEW ZEALAND CONSULATE – WELLINGTON
Districts – Covered: All

Level 11, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street
PO Box 11 143, Wellington
Tel: (644) 473-9073    Fax: (644) 472 3865

NEW ZEALAND CONSULATE – AUCKLAND
Districts – Covered: All

PO Box 5744 Wellesley St., Auckland
Tel: (64-9) 379-0818    Fax: (64-9) 373-3340

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