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Domestic Residence Report Card (F-4) and Certificate of Residence Report Facts
Report of Change in Registered Details
Certificate of Entry and Exit Facts
Grant of Status of Stay (Children Born in Korea, etc.)

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Seal Registration for Foreigners (Making a Registered Seal)
Personal Seal Certificate Issuance
Corporate Seal Certificate: Issuing Locations Nationwide
Resident Registration Abstract (Foreigners Listed in a Korean Household)
Fixed Date for a Housing Lease
Report of Real Estate Acquisition by a Foreigner

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Joint Certificate and Financial Certificate

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Income Amount Certificate
Tax Payment Certificate and Payment History Certificate
National Pension Enrollment Certificate
National Pension Lump-Sum Refund for Foreigners

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Apostille (Korean Documents and Foreign Documents)
Consular Legalization (for Non-Apostille Countries)
Employment Certificate
Criminal Record Report (Korea, for Stay and Visa Purposes)
Foreign Criminal Record Certificate (for Stay Permits)
Business Registration (Foreign Business Owners)

Family Relation Certificate and Basic Certificate (Including English Issuance)
Birth Report (Child of a Korean and a Foreigner / Both Parents Foreigners)
Divorce Report
Marriage Immigration (F-6) Visa Invitation Documents

Exchanging a Foreign Driver License for a Korean License

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Seal Registration for Foreigners (Making a Registered Seal)

ID: an alien registration card, or a certificate of alien registration facts (only when you visit in person).
Passport: the passport number is checked against the passport.
The seal to be used as your registered seal: a seal that meets the size and material rules above.

Alien Registration Card Reissue Guide

Passport
1 photo
If reissued for a reason other than loss, the original card
Application form: tick “Reissuance of registration card” on the Integrated Application Form (Report Form). Integrated Application Form (HiKorea forms page)

Report of Change of Place of Stay (Move-in Report) Guide

Alien registration card (you submit it when you report)
Lease agreement, etc.
Passport.
The form is Form No. 34.

Extension of Period of Stay Guide

Passport and alien registration card
Application form and the documents set by Ministry of Justice ordinance
Ask the competent office before you visit about the additional documents required for each status.

Foreign Driver License Exchange and International Driving Permit Guide

Original foreign driver license
Passport
ID (alien registration card)
3 photos (3.5x4.5)
Embassy confirmation or apostille (apostille guide)
Certificate of entry and exit facts (certificate of entry and exit facts guide)

Alien Registration (New)

The alien registration application, your passport and other documents set by Ministry of Justice ordinance.
HiKorea common documents: passport (including copies of the personal data page and visa page), application form, 1 color photo, fee, and proof of place of stay (lease contract, accommodation confirmation, utility bill receipt, etc.).
Examples of extra documents by status (HiKorea): study (D-2) requires a certificate of enrollment; marriage migrant (F-6) requires the Korean spouse's marriage relationship certificate (detailed) and resident registration copy.
Documents the official can check through shared administrative information do not need to be submitted.
A person aged 17 or older who must register must provide biometric information (fingerprints, etc.).

Bank Accounts and Overseas Remittance for Foreigners

Opening an account: ID (one of passport, residence card or resident registration card), a seal (a signature can replace it) and documents proving the purpose of the financial transaction.
Examples of proof of purpose: employees bring a certificate of employment, students a certificate of enrollment, business owners a business registration certificate, and so on (FSS).
For receiving salary, examples given include the health insurance eligibility certificate and the earned income withholding receipt (FSC).
Overseas remittance (pay of foreign workers): passport, foreign currency remittance application, an employment contract or certificate of employment if the bank asks, and proof of domestic income if you send more than USD 50,000 per year (FSS).
Information needed to send money: names, addresses and phone numbers of sender and recipient, the receiving bank’s name and address, the bank code (SWIFT, etc.) and the recipient’s account number.

Birth Registration (Child of a Korean and a Foreigner / Both Parents Foreign)

Birth report form: the child's name, surname origin (bon), sex and registration base, date, time and place of birth, and the parents' details. If the father or mother is foreign, write their name, date of birth, nationality and alien registration number.
A birth certificate issued by a doctor or midwife. If there is none, a document proving the birth issued by a competent Korean or foreign authority, etc. may be attached instead.
If the child has multiple nationalities, state that fact and the foreign nationality acquired.
The child's name must be written in Hangul or commonly used Chinese characters.
An identity document must be shown in cases such as when the person concerned does not appear in person.

Business Registration for Foreigners

Business registration application (for individual businesses)
If you lease the place of business, a copy of the lease; if you lease only part of a commercial building, a drawing of that part
For businesses needing a permit, registration or report, a copy of it. If you register before obtaining it, a copy of the application or a business plan can replace it.
For a joint business, the partnership agreement (NTS guidance)
Foreigners: a copy of the residence card (or passport). Overseas Korean nationals submit a copy of the overseas national registration (NTS guidance).
If you do not usually stay at the place of business or will stay abroad for 6 months or more, a report appointing a tax administrator (NTS guidance)

Employment Certificate (Certificate of Employment Service) Guide

No documents are prescribed by law. Decide which items the certificate should state and request them: any of the period of employment, type of work, position, wages and other necessary matters.
If you will submit it for a stay application, check the required items first. Example: in the Immigration Stay Manual, the work-experience proof for job seeking (D-10) is "an employment certificate or certificate of employment including the period, place, occupation, etc."
For an employment certificate issued by a foreign company, under the common attachments for Special Activities (E-7) in the Visa Issuance Manual, attach a Korean or English translation, and for key documents submit consular notarization or an apostille (apostille guide).

Daycare, Kindergarten and School Enrollment for Foreign Children

The school principal (or superintendent) checks the certificate of entry and exit facts or the certificate of alien registration facts through shared administrative information.
If the guardian does not consent to this check, attach one of the following: a document proving entry/exit or alien registration facts, or a document confirming residence such as a lease contract or a neighbor's guarantee of residence (인우보증서).
Documents listed by the Seoul Jungbu District Office of Education for middle school re-admission: certificate of entry and exit facts (1 copy each for father, mother and student), vaccination certificate (translated, notarized and confirmed by a public health center), foreign school enrollment and grade documents (if applicable), alien registration card or proof of residence in Korea.
To receive Seoul childcare fee support for foreign children, you need valid alien registration and a National Happiness Card (국민행복카드).

Consular Legalization (for Non-Apostille Countries) Guide

The application form (filled in on both front and back) and the document to be legalized. For documents such as those from the Internet Registry Office or Government24 that come in a viewing version and an issuance version, the viewing version has no legal effect, so be sure to obtain the version issued for submission.
A document not issued by the state or a local government must be notarized. Originals of Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry certificates of origin (from 2024.4.1.), national university academic records (from 2024.6.1.) and public medical institution documents (from 2025.12.1.) can be submitted without notarization.
Identification: for an application in person, a resident registration card, driver's license, passport or similar; for an application by a proxy, the applicant's ID, the proxy's ID and an authorization letter; for company documents, the representative's ID or the proxy's ID together with the business registration certificate.
An electronic revenue stamp (1,000 KRW per issued item), and for mail applications a return envelope with a registered-mail stamp and the recipient's name and address written on it.

Criminal Record Report (Korea, for Stay and Visa Purposes)

An authentication method in your own name (to log in to the system)
Check that the personal information on the application screen matches yours, and choose the report type and related details (user manual).
A printer to print the report. The user manual says to use Chrome or Edge if printing does not work in Internet Explorer.

Divorce Registration (By Agreement / By Court)

Divorce report form: details of the parties and of their parents and adoptive parents, and the person with parental authority if determined.
Divorce by agreement: the family court's confirmation copy of the intention to divorce. When attached, the joint signature of 2 witnesses required by the Civil Act is deemed given.
If there is a child to raise, submit at the confirmation an agreement on child custody and parental authority or the family court's decision.
Judicial divorce: a copy of the judgment and a certificate of finality, with the date of finality written on the form.

Exchanging a Foreign Driver License for a Korean License

Original valid regular foreign driver license
Embassy confirmation or apostille for the foreign license (issued within 1 year of the application date)
Certificate of entry and exit facts (from date of birth to the present)
Original passport
ID (alien registration card, etc.)
3 color photos taken within the last 6 months (3.5cm × 4.5cm)
If the name or date of birth differs between the passport, the foreign license and other documents, additional documents are required.

Joint Certificate and Financial Certificate Guide

A state in which you can use the certificate center of your bank (internet banking or app). Check each bank for the identity verification method it requires.
When a reference number and authorization code are needed: these are 1-time passwords issued when you apply to use a certificate at the certificate registration authority (the bank) (YESKEY guidance).
A mobile phone to receive the SMS authentication during Financial Certificate issuance, and a new password to set (YESKEY issuance procedure).
Supported environment: the Financial Certificate service is provided on browsers such as Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Firefox and Opera, and on mobile apps for Android 5.0 or later and iOS 9.0 or later (YESKEY).

Emergency Numbers and Helplines for Foreigners

Nothing special is needed; you can report or get counseling by phone right away. 1345, 110 and 129 are all reached without an area code.
When reporting, it is important to give your exact location. If you report through the 119 reporting app, your location (GPS) and the report are sent together.
With the single smartphone app "Emergency Report app" (긴급신고 바로앱) you can report crime, fire, rescue and maritime accidents, with multilingual reporting in English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipino.

Domestic Residence Report Card (F-4) and Certificate of Residence Report Facts Guide

Domestic residence report: the domestic residence report form, 1 photo (half-size business card format), a copy of your passport, a certificate of enrollment or similar if you attend school, and other documents announced by the Minister of Justice.
Relocation report: the domestic residence relocation report form and one document that confirms the move, such as a lease contract or a sales contract.
Reissuance: the reissuance application, documents explaining the reason, and 1 photo. For reasons other than loss, also submit the original card.
Certificate (Government24 guidance): the person shows an ID card; a delegated person brings a letter of delegation, a copy of the delegator's ID card, and the representative applicant's ID document.

Marriage Immigration (F-6) Visa Invitation Documents

Basic documents: visa application form, 1 passport photo, the foreign spouse's original passport (at least 6 months of remaining validity) and 1 copy of the personal information page, and the fee (manual).
Documents to fill in: invitation letter for the foreign spouse, letter of surety, and the foreign spouse's marriage background statement (manual).
Korean spouse: 1 copy of passport, 1 Korean-language original each of the basic certificate (detailed), marriage relation certificate (detailed) and family relation certificate (detailed) (within 3 months of issue), original resident registration copy, certificate of completion of the international marriage guidance program, and health certificate (in the health check form for civil service recruitment applicants, issued within 6 months of the application date) (manual).
Foreign spouse: marriage certificate from the home country (only if needed), criminal record certificate (within 3 months of issue), health certificate (within 6 months of the application date, including a tuberculosis test), and documents specifically required for that country (manual).
Income requirement: in addition to the commonly required original certificate of income amount and 1 credit information report from the Korea Credit Information Services, add documents for the items you use among earned, business or other income, or assets. Deposits, insurance, securities and bonds are recognized only if they are 1,000,000 KRW or more and have been held for 6 months or more (manual).
Korean language requirement: one of a King Sejong Institute (Beginner 1A+1B) certificate of completion or Korean Education Center (Korean course level 2) certificate of completion (120 hours or more), a Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) level 1 or higher score report, a certificate of completion from a designated educational institution, or a Korean language-related degree (manual).
Housing requirement: a certified copy of the property register if owned; if rented, the property register and 1 copy of the lease agreement. Proof of relationship: photos together, family photos, social media chat records and similar, edited to within 5 pages of A4 (manual).

Foreign Criminal Record Certificate (for Stay Permits)

The original foreign criminal record certificate (with an apostille or consular confirmation)
A notarized translation. Write the translator's personal details and contact information and attach a copy of their ID.
Only if there is no criminal record, you may submit a translation, a translator's confirmation (the applicant cannot be the translator) and a copy of the translator's ID instead of a notarized translation.
To be exempt because issuance is difficult, documents explaining why, such as the issuing country's issuance criteria (example: Canadians under age 18).

Health Insurance and Premiums for Foreigners

Local membership acquisition report: 1 copy of the residence card or a certificate of alien registration (for foreign nationals of Korean descent, a copy of the domestic residence report card or its certificate), plus documents for premium assessment notified by the Minister of Health and Welfare, such as an income statement.
If the NHIS can confirm your alien registration and similar facts with data received from the state or other bodies, that confirmation replaces submitting the documents.
The documents needed to register family members together are explained case by case below in "Registering your family for health insurance".
Exclusion application: a document proving that you can receive medical coverage under foreign law, foreign insurance, an employment contract or similar, and a document stating that you will not join health insurance.
Residence card (for F-4 holders with a domestic residence report, the residence report card); overseas Koreans bring a resident registration card or a copy of the resident register (NHIS guidance).
Documents showing income and assets (certificate of income amount, lease contract, etc.) and, for students, a certificate of admission or enrollment.
Document validity: documents issued by Korean agencies within 3 months of issue; documents from your home country within 9 months of issue or of the foreign ministry or apostille confirmation (NHIS guidance).

Using Hospitals and Getting Care in Your Language

To be covered by health insurance you must be eligible to enroll. For foreigners, enrollment requires alien registration (or domestic residence report).

Renting a Home in Korea: Monthly Rent, Jeonse, Deposit and Fixed Date

Fixed date (in person): the original lease contract and ID (resident registration card, driver's license, passport, residence card, etc.).
The contract must state the landlord's and tenant's details, the property, the term, and rent and deposit, with the signature or name and seal of the parties.
Electronic fixed date: a certificate that can confirm your real name, designated and announced by the Minister of Court Administration.
Report of change of residence: the change-of-residence report form, residence card or domestic residence card, and proof of residence (lease contract, accommodation confirmation, etc.) (Yeongdeungpo-gu guide).

Income Amount Certificate Guide

Applying yourself: show 1 valid ID (resident registration card, driver's license, residence card, passport, etc.).
Applying through a representative: letter of authorization, the representative's ID, and the principal's ID (for a corporation, 1 of: seal certificate, registered seal-use form, or representative's ID).
According to Gov24 there is no separate application form.
English certificate: the official checks your passport information through administrative information sharing; if you do not consent, you submit it yourself.

Fixed Date (Hwakjeong Ilja) for a Housing Lease

The original lease contract
ID to confirm identity: resident registration card, driver's license, passport, or residence card, etc.
The contract must be a completed document stating the landlord's and tenant's details, the leased property, the lease term, and rent and deposit, with the signature or name and seal of the parties.
If the contract has two or more pages, it needs seals across the pages, and corrected parts need the number of corrected characters and the signature or seal of the parties.

Opening a Mobile Phone and ID Verification for Foreigners

ID: alien registration card, domestic residence report card or passport. Overseas Korean nationals who hold a resident registration card use that card.
If you cannot present one of these IDs, or the system cannot confirm that it is genuine, the carrier checks identity with an equivalent document set out in its terms of service.

National Pension Membership Certificate

Online and mobile app: log in with a joint certificate to view and print; only the member can issue it (Government24 guidance).
In person: ID for identity check (passport, residence card, etc.) (Government24 guidance).
Representative in person: application form, the representative's ID, a letter of authorization and a copy of the member's ID (Government24 guidance).
The application is Form No. 10 (application for a membership certificate), and the certificate is Form No. 11.

National Pension Lump-sum Refund for Foreigners

Claim form for the lump-sum refund and death lump sum
One copy of the claimant’s ID (showing the ID can replace it). According to NPS, foreigners bring their passport and residence card.
Proof of departure: NPS pays once departure is confirmed; to claim before leaving, submit a flight ticket or similar proof that you will leave within 1 month.
Bank account: submit a copy of a Korean or overseas account in addition, in case the airport payment cannot be made (NPS guidance).
If a representative claims, one copy of the beneficiary’s ID.

National Pension Lump-sum Refund for Foreigners Leaving Korea

When applying for airport payment (branch visit): passport, residence card, a flight ticket for departure within 1 month, a copy of an additional account, etc.
Common documents for an in-person claim: benefit claim form, a copy of ID (for foreigners, residence card, domestic residence report card, passport, etc.), and the beneficiary’s bank account.
If you want an overseas transfer, also submit an overseas remittance application and proof of your own account, such as a bankbook or transaction statement.
When a foreigner claims by post from abroad, the benefit claim form must be notarized by a notary in the country of residence and confirmed by a Korean consulate or embassy, and a copy of the passport and the bank account are submitted with it.
Documents in foreign languages must be understandable, for example through notarized translation (NPS benefit claim methods and documents).

Pregnancy and Childbirth Support (Foreign Mothers and Foreign Children)

Medical voucher: submit the issuance application to NHIS with a certificate confirming the pregnancy or birth.
Additional payment for areas with limited childbirth care (foreign mothers): additional payment application and a certificate of alien registration (for overseas Koreans, proof of domestic residence report). It must be issued within the last 7 days.
Newborn status of stay: application, passport or foreigner entry permit, and additional documents for each status of stay.
Pregnancy registration at a public health center (Mapo-gu example): ID, maternal handbook, pregnancy confirmation.
Goyang City public health center registration: ID, documents confirming resident registration, pregnancy confirmation issued by a hospital (with the due date).

Real Estate Acquisition Report by Foreigners

Foreigner acquisition or continued holding report: the report form for acquisition or continued holding of real estate by foreigners, plus documents by cause (gift contract, proof of being an heir, auction award decision, final judgment, proof of merger, etc.).
Sale transaction report: the real estate transaction contract report form. If the buyer has completed foreigner registration or domestic residence reporting, also submit the certificate of foreigner registration or of domestic residence report.
The person filing must show ID; when a delegate files, submit a letter of authorization and a copy of the delegating foreigner's ID.

Re-entry Permit and Re-entry Permit Exemption Guide

Re-entry permit application form and documents explaining the reason
HiKorea guide (multiple re-entry permit): passport, alien registration card, integrated application form
HiKorea guide: A-1, A-2 and A-3 status holders additionally submit one document that confirms the term of office, such as a diplomatic ID card, an official cooperation letter from the embassy or a certificate of employment.

Guide to Reporting a Change in Alien Registration Details

Report form for change in alien registration details, alien registration card and passport
Documents proving the change (Hi Korea)
For a change in enrollment status, the foreigner enrollment status report form; for a change in occupation or annual income, the foreigner occupation and annual income report form (Hi Korea)
Hi Korea states that the required documents may be added or reduced during review if needed.

Resident Registration Abstract (Foreigners Listed in a Korean Household)

Application for recording: the application form and ID. Foreigners present an alien registration card, foreign nationals of Korean descent a domestic residence report card, and the head of household or household members an ID document or mobile resident registration card.
The mayor, county head or district head records the foreigner after checking the alien registration data, the fact of residence at the place of stay and the family relationship records. If the foreigner does not consent to the provision of data, they must submit that data themselves.
Issuance of an abstract: present an ID document and submit an application. Government24 lists the alien registration card and passport among the IDs accepted when you apply in person.

Certificate of Enrollment and Certificate of Graduation Guide

Present ID such as a resident registration card (Government24 civil-service guide). Foreigners should bring ID such as a residence card.
If you are not the person concerned: a letter of authorization and documents proving a legitimate interest (Government24 civil-service guide).
At public and private schools, fees and required documents may differ under city/provincial ordinances (Government24 civil-service guide).

Severance Pay and Departure-Expiry Insurance for Foreign Workers

When the worker claims: 1 copy of the insurance claim form (certificate of scheduled departure), 1 copy of a bankbook in the foreign worker’s own name, and 1 copy of the passport or residence card.
If the worker has died: the bereaved family claims with a bereaved family certificate confirmed by the sending country and a copy of a bankbook in the family member’s name.
Claim forms are available at Employment Centers and posted on the HRD Korea and insurer websites (EPS departure preparation guide).

Change of Status of Stay Permit Guide

Application form for a change of status of stay permit
Passport, alien registration card (if registered), and a certificate of enrollment if attending elementary, middle or high school (common items)
Attached documents for each status of stay you want to change to. In cases such as a national of a country at high risk of tuberculosis who entered on a short-term status of stay and applies for a change in order to stay more than 90 days, a tuberculosis certificate issued by a public health center or similar body
A person who will stay more than 90 days from the date of entry must also complete alien registration when receiving the change permit, and alien registration requires 1 passport photo (3.5cm×4.5cm).

Grant of Status of Stay (Foreign Children Born in Korea, etc.)

The application form and the attachments set by Ministry of Justice ordinance
The applicant's passport: the grant stamp is placed in, or a sticker attached to, the applicant's passport.
Attachments differ by status. Examples: accompanying (F-3) requires a birth certificate; visiting and joining family (F-1) requires a birth certificate (only if born in Korea), proof of family relationship, and the resident registration copy of the relative.
A person whose father or mother was staying with permanent residence (F-5) at the time of birth submits proof of family relationship, a birth certificate, and a document proving identity issued by the country of nationality (F-5 grant section).
Documents the official can check through shared administrative information are not required.

Tax Payment Certificate and Payment History Certificate Guide

Applying yourself: show your ID.
Applying through a representative: letter of authorization, the representative's ID, and the principal's ID (for a corporation, one of: seal certificate, registered seal-use form, or representative's ID).
The Tax Payment Certificate application states your address or residence and name, the purpose of use and the number of copies. Gov24 lists the application for national tax certificates and fact certificates as the form.
An English certificate needs your passport, and the emigration version needs the emigration report confirmation; the official checks these through administrative information sharing (if you do not consent, you submit them yourself).

Transit Cards, Climate Card and Moduui Card (K-Pass)

Climate Card short-term pass: a physical Climate Card and the amount to load.
Climate Card 30-day pass youth discount and Ttareungyi use (long-term foreign residents): foreign resident registration number and a T-money website account.
Moduui Card (K-Pass): a card with the Moduui Card (or K-Pass or Altteul Transportation Card) function, and membership on the website or app.

Unpaid Wages and Work Injuries: A Guide for Foreign Workers

Unpaid wage petition: the Labor Portal petition form (unpaid wages, workplace harassment, other labor law violations).
Substitute payment (based on a final judgment, etc.): the original and a copy of the enforceable title such as the judgment, a certificate of finality, and a confirmation of unpaid wages and of the employer.
Free legal aid from the Korea Legal Aid Corporation: a confirmation of unpaid wages and of the employer, and the worker’s resident registration certificate. If the employer is a corporation, add the corporate registration certificate.
Work injury: the medical care benefit application form with the injured worker’s personal details, workplace and how the accident happened, sealed, and the doctor’s opinion written by the hospital on the back (COMWEL how to apply).

Guide to waste sorting and disposal

General waste: the standard volume-based bag of your city, county or district (bought at a local retailer in that area).
Food waste: in detached houses (including multi-household, row and multi-family houses), drain as much water as possible, put it in a dedicated food waste bag and place it in the dedicated container (Gwanak-gu example).
Bulky waste: the disposal number or disposal sticker issued after you report to the city, county or district and pay the fee (Gwanak-gu bulky waste guidance).

Year-end Tax Settlement and Taxes for Foreign Workers

Applying for the flat rate (year-end settlement): attach the application for the flat rate for foreign workers to the wage earner’s income and tax deduction report and submit it to the company, a taxpayers’ association or the head of the competent tax office. This applies only to people who do not hold Korean nationality on the last day of the tax year.
To have 19% withheld from each monthly salary, submit the application for flat-rate withholding to the head of the competent tax office via the company by the 10th of the month after the month in which you started working.
If you do not submit a deduction report, the company applies only the basic deduction for yourself and the standard tax credit.
The company registers its list of workers by January 10, and the simplified data on Hometax becomes available from January 15 (for income earned in 2025, NTS guidance).

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