hikorea.go.kr : Foreigner Registration Certification South Korea

Name of the Organization : Hi Korea
Type of Facility : Foreigner Registration Certification
Country : South Korea

Website : http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt?catSeq=513&categoryId=2&parentId=413&showMenuId=406

How To Get Hi Korea Foreigner Registration Certification?

Scope of Foreigner Registration Certification In Korea:
The certification will be issued only to foreigners that have registered in compliance with the procedures under Immigration Control Act

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When related laws require a national ID card or a resident registration in various procedures and transactions, Domestic Residency Card / Certificate, foreigner registration card or foreigner registration certificate can be substituted instead.

If foreigners’ registration expires due to permanent departure, death, or if they are staying illegally, certification will not be issued. However, provided that the record of termination is available through foreigner registration information system, certification can be issued as a former visitor.

Those eligible for Foreigner registration Certification:
The scope of applicants is limited as below pursuant to Personal Information Protection Act by Public Institutions

Subjects themselves, their legal representative, or those assigned by the subjects:
Even direct family members must be given power of attorney from the subjects in order to apply in their stead (except when subjects are dead or missing)

Spouse of the subject or ascendants or descendants:
** Only if subjects themselves cannot express their intent because they are dead or missing.
** Or, if the application will benefit the subject, then it is deemed equivalent to those made when subjects are dead or missing (i.e. termination of mobile phone etc.)
** In the cases mentioned above, the person on behalf of the subject must submit appropriate support documentation. (i.e. billing statement of a mobile phone etc.)

The certification must only be used for the purpose stated:
If billing statement of a mobile phone is submitted, the certification must be used only for “termination of service of the mobile phone”. Not for any other purposes.

Those that have employed the subjects (foreigners), or their representatives:
Only if the subjects departed for good. If their departure cannot be confirmed due to termination of the employment or subject’s whereabouts becoming unknown after they registered as a foreigner upon employment, then it is possible to apply for certification which proves departure or entry until that time..

Others that Ministry of Justice deems necessary to be certified for public interest:
Only if the purpose of issuing is related with public interest, and the executive agencies, municipality, or public entities (limited to public entities under the Clause 2 of “Personal Information Protection Act by Public Institutions and the Clause 2 of its regulations) requests the applicant to submit the certification for the purposes of enforcing its.

Where to Apply:
** Any Immigration Office or civil service at a branch
** It can be issued immediately upon visitation
** Banpo metropolitan airport branch and Goseong branch do not issue this certification.
** Civil service at City .Do, City .Gun . Gu, Eup . Myun .Dong office
** The certification will be issued within 4 hours, after application is faxed.

Online (Internet) Application

Everything from application to issuance is possible through Korea e Electronic Government Homepage (certified authentication is required)

If you get a message stating “inconsistent record of departure and entry” or “issuance impossible” when applying online, you need to visit and consult local Immigration office or civil service branch.

Required Documents:
Fee: 2,000 KRW per copy

When applied by subjects themselves:
Form of identification such as National Identification card

When applied by an appointed agent:
** Power of attorney
** A copy of subject’s identification
** Identification of the representative

Provided that where a legal representative applies, document that shows the representative relation may substitute power of attorney or subject’s ID.

Example) If either parent applies on behalf of their minor child (children), document that shows the relation of parents and child (children) substitutes power of attorney and the child (children)’s ID. In such case, the parent may submit only the document of relation and his or her ID.

Documents that prove family relation: medical insurance card, national Identification card, a cop of family registration etc.

What power of attorney must contain:
If there are no formal requirements for the content, power of attorney must at least contain the following:
** Identification of principal and agent
** Relation of principal and agent
** Authority granted by principal
** Date of power of attorney
** Signature or sealing of principal

If spouse, ascendants, or descendants apply due to death or missing of subject:
** Document that proves family relation
** Applicant’s ID
** Explanatory document on applicable fact

(Example: Runaway report acknowledgement, death certificate or dead body certificate, family census removal registration, civil defense training notice, medical insurance payment notice, mobile phone payment notice or explanatory document regarding termination etc.)

If former employer of a foreigner who departed for good or his or her representative applies:
** Explanatory document on relation of principal and agent (example: power of attorney, certificate of incumbency or employee identification)
** Applicant’s ID
** Explanatory material that proves employment relation with subject

(Example: employment contract or a copy of business registration certificate, a copy of foreign registration card etc.)

Where it is deemed necessary for public interest:
Explanatory document that shows facts regarding public interest (example: public document or relevant document). Applicant’s ID