Style Consul General Formation 7 February 2014 | Inaugural holder Kyungsoo Kim Phone 044 4061 5500 | |
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Address 5th Floor, Bannari Amman Towers 29, Dr., Dr Radha Krishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004 Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday9AM–12:30PM, 2–5:30PMTuesday9AM–12:30PM, 2–5:30PMWednesday9AM–12:30PM, 2–5:30PMThursday9AM–12:30PM, 2–5:30PMFriday9AM–12:30PM, 2–5:30PMSaturdayClosed Similar Australian Consulat, Consulat of Japan, Singapore Consulate, Russia Consulate, Consulate Of Germany | ||
The Consulate General of South Korea for Southern India is one of the missions of South Korea in India focusing on Korean interests in the region. It is located in Chennai and its jurisdiction includes the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry. The other South Korean missions in the India is the Embassy of the Republic of Korea at New Delhi and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Mumbai, in addition to an honorary consulate office in Kolkata. The current consul general of the Chennai Consulate is Kyungsoo Kim. He is the first consul general of the Chennai Consulate and is the first head of mission since the establishment of the Mission in 2014.
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Location
The office of the Consulate General of South Korea at fifth floor of Bannari Amman Towers located at 29 Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore.
History
Soon after the economic liberalization by the Indian government in the 1990s, several Korean companies started setting up their bases in and around Chennai, chiefly in the automotive and electronic sectors. By 2014, there were about 4,000 Koreans staying in and around the city and there were large firms including Hyundai Motors, Samsung Electronics, Lotte India and Doosan Heavy Industries, among others, functioning in the region, in addition to about 150 small and medium enterprises run by Koreans. There was an honorary consulate of South Korea functioning at 12 Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam before the establishment of the Consulate General. However, the growing Korean population in the region demanded a full-fledged office in South India. The Consulate General was inaugurated on 7 February 2014 by the then Governor of Tamil Nadu, Konijeti Rosaiah. Commencement of visa processing services by the Consulate would begin on 17 February 2014, when visa applications from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Puducherry states would be processed directly at the consulate.