Certificate of Entry and Exit Facts Guide

What It Is and When You Need It

• It is a certificate issued under the Immigration Act.
• The certificate of entry and exit facts is among the documents needed to exchange a foreign driver license for a Korean license (driver license guide).
• It is sometimes submitted to schools, companies, for visas, or to open accounts, but whether it is required differs by place of submission.

Where to Get It

• You get it at an immigration and foreigner office, a city, county or district office, an eup, myeon or dong community center, or an overseas mission.
• Government24 also has a guide (Government24 guide).

Who Can Apply

• The person themselves, a legal representative, or a person authorized by them can apply.
• ID is required, and when an agent applies, additional documents are required.

Statutory Fee

• It is 2,000 KRW per copy. The Government24 guide also shows 2,000 KRW per 1 case.
• The fee is waived when the certificate is viewed or issued as an electronic document; other issuance costs 2,000 KRW per copy.

Deadline

• Check with the place of submission whether it sets a validity period counted from the issue date.