U.S. Passports
Add Pages
Additional visa pages may be added to undamaged U.S. passports, free of charge. Please download the necessary form (DS-4085) from the Department of State's website.
You, or someone bearing a letter signed by you designating the person to request additional pages to your passport, can submit your application (DS-4085) and passport at the Embassy on your behalf during normal business hours (M, T, W, TH and F, 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m.). We are closed Wednesday afternoons and on U.S. and Korean holidays.
Please allow up to 24 hours for processing. Plan to pick up your passport at 3:30 p.m. or the next day or request it be mailed to you at a local address (see below). We do not send passports to APO addresses.
How to Submit Your Application (DS-4085) to the Embassy
You can send your passport and application to us, and after we add pages, we’ll send your passport to you using the two-way system described below. This method means that you do not need to visit the Embassy to have additional pages added to your passport.
You (or a designated representative) can submit your application (DS-4085) and passport at the Embassy during normal business hours (M, T, W, TH and F, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m.). We are closed Wednesday afternoons and on U.S. and Korean holidays.
How to Get Your New Passport Returned to You
1. By Private Courier (non-APO addresses only)
You can send your passport and application to us and after we add pages, we’ll send your passport to you using the two-way system described below.
You can also take advantage of the courier system for a one-way trip, submitting your passport in-person to the Embassy (see above) and filling out a one-way courier delivery slip available in our lobby.
For information about courier services (cost, time, to schedule a pickup), please contact the courier company directly.
Call ILYANG at 1588-0002, or refer to their website.
Call HANJIN at 1588-0011, or refer to their website.
The courier company will charge you by region. Both companies charge the same prices. For Seoul, the cost is W6,000. For the Kyonggi-do area, W8,000. For southern Korea (Busan) the cost is W10, 000. Delivery charges are paid COD. The courier companies cannot deliver to APO addresses.
2. In person
If you (or a designated representative) submit your passport in person, you can pick up your passport with additional pages generally within 24 hours depending on staff availability.
For usfk personnel:
Military Passport Acceptance Agencies
We strongly encourage you to use the Military Passport Acceptance Agency located on your base. We do not return passports via the APO. You can either pick up your passport at the Embassy or at your nearest Military Passport Acceptance Agencies.
Military Passport Acceptance Agents:
OSAN (Personnel Office)
DSN: 784-6719
51st MSS/DPMAC
(MILPERCEN-K)
APO AP 96266
DAEGU (CP Henry)
DSN: 768-7692
19th TAACOM, Unit 15015
APO AP 96218-0171
Attn: Legal Assistant
YONGSAN (ACS bldg)
DSN: 738-6841
Legal Office
CP CASEY (ACS)
DSN: 730-3107, 730-3032
ACS, SA Area 1
Unit 15543
APO AP 96224
For American Citizen Services (ACS) inquiries, please e-mail us at seoulinfo@state.gov.
For more information on how to contact us, please click here.
Updated: Ocotber 22, 2009