Documents
Documents in Korea, in English 서류 발급 안내
Where to get each certificate, what it costs, how to do it online — and the Korean you need at the counter. Written for foreigners living in Korea.
Not a government website
KoreaSum links only to official sites. Each guide shows the date we last checked it; fees and rules change, so confirm before you go. Questions: Immigration Contact Center 1345 (multilingual).
Checklists and tools
Tick items off as you go — your progress stays on your device.
- Just Arrived in Korea: Checklist입국 후 할 일Residence card, phone, bank, address — in the right order.Open checklist →
- Moving House in Korea: Checklist이사 체크리스트Check the registers, report the lease, report your address.Open checklist →
- Visa Extension in Korea: Checklist체류기간 연장 체크리스트When to apply, the fee and the papers to gather.Open checklist →
- Leaving Korea for Good: Checklist출국 체크리스트Money to claim, papers to take, and what to hand back.Open checklist →
- Deadline calculator신고 기한 계산기Residence card, address report, visa extension and rent report dates.Open →
Start here
- How to Log In to Korean Government Websites본인인증 · 로그인The login methods that work for foreigners, and what to do without a Korean phone.Read guide →
- Mobile Residence Card모바일 외국인등록증Your residence card on your phone — who can get it and how.Read guide →
- Gov24 in Korean: The Words You Need정부24 필수 단어A cheat sheet for the Korean buttons on Gov24 and other government sites.Read guide →
Visa and stay
- Residence Card (ARC): Register and Reissue외국인등록증Register within 90 days of arrival. Fee, booking and reissue.Read guide →
- Certificate of Alien Registration외국인등록 사실증명Proof of your registration and address — free online, in Korean and English.Read guide →
- Certificate of Entry and Exit출입국에 관한 사실증명Your record of every entry to and exit from Korea — free online.Read guide →
- Change of Address Report체류지 변경신고Report a new address within 15 days — it also protects your deposit.Read guide →
Tax and income
- Tax Payment Certificate납세증명서Required by law when you extend your stay. Free, valid 30 days.Read guide →
- Certificate of Income Amount소득금액증명Your official yearly income — free online, English available.Read guide →
- Withholding Tax Receipt근로소득 원천징수영수증Your yearly salary and tax summary — from your employer or Hometax.Read guide →
Health insurance and pension
- Health Insurance Certificates건강보험 자격득실확인서 · 납부확인서Proof of coverage and of paid premiums — and the enrollment rules.Read guide →
- National Pension Certificate국민연금 가입증명서Proof of your pension enrollment — free, in Korean or English.Read guide →
- National Pension Refund (Lump-sum)국민연금 반환일시금Claim your pension contributions back when you leave Korea.Read guide →
Housing
- Rent Report and Fixed Date전월세 신고 · 확정일자Report your lease within 30 days and protect your deposit.Read guide →
- Check a Home Before You Rent: Property and Building Registers등기사항증명서 · 건축물대장Two registers to check before you pay any deposit.Read guide →