The Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong confirmed that its visa and passport counters would be closed on Friday, 19 June 2026, in observance of Hong Kong’s Tuen Ng public holiday. In an online notice, the mission said applicants with scheduled biometric enrolment or document-collection slots have been automatically moved to Monday, 22 June, and urged travellers to check email or SMS for updated appointment letters. The one-day shutdown affects more than 900 short-term visitor-visa applicants, many of whom are students preparing for summer language programmes in Seoul and Busan.
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For those looking to keep their travel plans on track despite the holiday closure, VisaHQ’s Hong Kong office (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/) can facilitate expedited visa submissions, arrange secure courier pickups and provide real-time application tracking—saving applicants precious days and reducing the stress of rescheduling consulate appointments.
Travel agents report that demand for last-minute visas to Korea remains high since Seoul reinstated its pre-Covid 90-day visa-waiver for HKSAR passport holders only in April. Corporate mobility teams relocating employees to South Korea should note that the closure tightens an already narrow window: the consulate is also scheduled to shut on 24 June for a Korean national holiday. Employers are advised to build at least a four-working-day buffer into start dates and to use the consulate’s new online visa-status checker, launched in May, to monitor progress. The Korean office is not alone; visa application centres for the UK, Canada and Schengen states are also operating on reduced hours during the Dragon Boat long weekend. Experts recommend that travellers verify document-collection times and, where possible, opt for courier return of passports to avoid congestion when offices reopen.
For those looking to keep their travel plans on track despite the holiday closure, VisaHQ’s Hong Kong office (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/) can facilitate expedited visa submissions, arrange secure courier pickups and provide real-time application tracking—saving applicants precious days and reducing the stress of rescheduling consulate appointments.
Travel agents report that demand for last-minute visas to Korea remains high since Seoul reinstated its pre-Covid 90-day visa-waiver for HKSAR passport holders only in April. Corporate mobility teams relocating employees to South Korea should note that the closure tightens an already narrow window: the consulate is also scheduled to shut on 24 June for a Korean national holiday. Employers are advised to build at least a four-working-day buffer into start dates and to use the consulate’s new online visa-status checker, launched in May, to monitor progress. The Korean office is not alone; visa application centres for the UK, Canada and Schengen states are also operating on reduced hours during the Dragon Boat long weekend. Experts recommend that travellers verify document-collection times and, where possible, opt for courier return of passports to avoid congestion when offices reopen.
