Living in Korea sometimes requires you to receive an apostille on a document that you have from this country. Sometimes the document is needed back to your home-country, another one or even in Korea.
***NOTE: You can only take an apostille on the documents issues by Korean institutions.
The documents your can require an apostlile for can be: driver licence medical examination (required in your home-country), Korean university diplomas, examns certificates, company documents etc.
Due to the opening of the Office of Overseas Koreans, related tasks are relocated to civil affairs office.
From 2023.6.5. (Mon), the following Apostille (Consular Confirmation) and Overseas Emigration Report, etc. will be handled by the office located at the address below.
Any work related to overseas migration, overseas Korean Service Support Center, civil service apostille, consular check, overseas citizen registration, etc.
Address: 6 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Twin Tree Tower A (15th floor) (Tel: 02-6747-0404) Subway Line 3 Gyeongbokgung Station (Exit 6), Subway Line 5 Gwanghwamun Station (Exit 2)
주소: 서울시 종로구 율곡로 6
트윈트리타워 A(15층) (전화: 02-6747-0404) 교통편 3호선 경복궁역(6번 출구), 5호선 광화문역(2번 출구)
Hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00 (excluding holidays)
After entering the building go to the elevators and press the floor 15 on the keypad. The office is located at the 15th floor.
After arriving upstairs you go inside and follow the instructions below.
In order to receive Apostille confirmation for documents issued in Korea, the following documents are required:
- Apostlile application (download the attached file on the official website at the bottom of the page)
The application form is also available at the office.
- ‘Notarized documents’ 공증, (‘notarized documents’, and private documents that require Aposltile confirmation must be ‘notarized’ at a notary office prior to Apostlile confirmation)
- If the application is made by an agent/other person, the ID of the agent. If it is made by you your ID card and sometimes your passport (so bring both of them).
- Electronic revenue stamp (KRW 1,000 per apostile needed) - you can buy it at the office, however bring only cash
In-person visit:
If you are still in Korea and want to get your document apostilled, there steps you should follow are below.
1. Visit the official MOFA site and download the application form (Website), the application is also available at the office.
2. Prepare the application form, your id card, and the document you need to get an apostille on
3. Visit the official civil service office at the address above!
4. Go to the B1 in the same building to get your diploma translated and official notarized (if you need it)
Price for notarization: 29,000 won
Price for translation: 30,000~100,000 won (depending on the document)
5. Go to the 15th floor of the same building, get a waiting number, and wait to get the call to apply.
For the documents which don’t need to be notarized press the button number 2, on the waiting number kiosk.
For the documents who have been notarized in advance, press the button number 3 on the waiting number kiosk.
Extra notes:
You may go to the center before 1PM as all documents received after 2PM will be released the next day.
Hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00 (excluding holidays)
Issuance time
09:00-14:30 - issuance at least 30 minutes after receiving (according to the number of documents received and the number of people on the waiting list, delivery time will be informed at the time of receiving the papers)
(However, at the time of reception from 11:30-13:00, batch issuance after 13:30)
If received after 14:30, delivered after 09:30 the next day.
REMEMBER! For your own country apostile call the competent administration, but keep in mind BETTER COME WITH THE DIPLOMA, OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT APOSTILED ALREADY, because it may take time and a lot of money to send it back and forth to get the apostile while in Korea. Usually, the apostile is only taken in your country or district and most embassies don't deal with this.
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