비전 아포코리아Korean documents for use abroad: request apostille and notarized translation by document
Check the certification steps for family, education, employment and corporate documents. Tell us the issuing country, destination country and document, and an administrative agent will review it and send you a confirmed quote.
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- Operated by Vision Administrative Office (비전행정사사무소)
- Representative administrative agent Lee Won-jung
- Business registration no. 405-05-54079
- 3F Sungwoo Bldg, 324 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Mon–Fri 09:30–17:30 (KST)
What are you preparing documents for?
Choose a purpose to go straight to the documents usually prepared together. Each document page shows what to prepare, the procedure and how costs are set, and lets you make a request.
Family & marriage
Family relation records used for international marriage, immigration and family invitation
Study & employment
Education and career documents for study, employment and recognition of experience abroad
Business & investment
Corporate documents for setting up companies or branches abroad and for overseas transactions or tenders
If you have not obtained the document yet, start with Korean document issuance support. If your document was issued in another country for use in Korea, start with documents issued abroad.
Main services and what they include
Frequent document and certification combinations are handled as standard services. Requests with several documents or complex receiving-body requirements go through expert review. Check what is included first.
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Standard service
Apostille for family relation records
For Family Relation, Basic or Marriage Relation Certificates issued in Korea and submitted to an Apostille Convention country
- Included
- Document check, apostille filing on your behalf, delivery of completed documents
- Optional extras
- Issuance on your behalf, translation and notarized translation, international delivery
- Total
- Confirmed quote after document review
- Timing
- Given step by step with the quote
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Standard service
Notarized translation + apostille for family relation records
When the receiving body requires a translation into its language
- Included
- Translation, notarization of the translation by proxy, apostille filing
- Optional extras
- Issuance on your behalf, extra copies, international delivery
- Total
- Confirmed quote after document review
- Timing
- Given step by step with the quote
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Standard service
Apostille for graduation certificates and transcripts
For education documents issued by Korean schools and submitted abroad
- Included
- Check of school and document type, guidance on the certification order, apostille filing
- Optional extras
- Notarization (depending on school and document type), translation, international delivery
- Total
- Confirmed quote after document review
- Timing
- Given step by step with the quote
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Standard service
Notarized translation + apostille for employment and career certificates
For company-issued documents submitted for employment or recognition of experience abroad
- Included
- Check of document details, translation, notarization by proxy, apostille filing
- Optional extras
- Extra copies, international delivery
- Total
- Confirmed quote after document review
- Timing
- Given step by step with the quote
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Standard service
Apostille for corporate documents
For a Certificate of Corporate Registration or Business Registration Certificate submitted for company formation or transactions abroad
- Included
- Check of document type and current/historical scope, apostille filing
- Optional extras
- Translation and notarized translation, issuance on your behalf, international delivery
- Total
- Confirmed quote after document review
- Timing
- Given step by step with the quote
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Standard service
Notarization + apostille for a power of attorney
For a power of attorney signed in Korea and used abroad
- Included
- Check of the scope of authority and signing requirements, notarization by proxy, apostille filing
- Optional extras
- Translation, international delivery
- Total
- Confirmed quote after document review
- Timing
- Given step by step with the quote
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Expert review
Expert review for multiple documents or corporate document sets
When there are several documents or receiving bodies and names or company names must match across documents
- Included
- Check of receiving-body requirements, cross-document consistency check, certification route and schedule, one-page review summary
- Optional extras
- Translation, notarization and certification quoted separately after review
- Review fee
- Confirmed quote after document review
- Timing
- Given step by step with the quote
※ Prices will be published once document type, language, length, copies, certification scope, delivery and VAT conditions are set. Until then we provide a confirmed quote after reviewing your document, and payment details (a payment link) follow once the quote is confirmed. Government fees (KRW 1,000 per apostille or consular confirmation; Overseas Koreans Agency, checked 2026-10-09) are separate from our service. We do not present government processing time as our total completion time.
How it works, from request to delivery
- Simple requestLeave the issuing country, destination country, document and one contact method, and you get a reference number right away.
- Staff reviewWe check the receiving body’s requirements and your document, then send a confirmed quote and schedule.
- Payment & confirmationIf you accept the quote, we tell you how to pay (payment link). Your request is confirmed once payment is confirmed.
- CertificationWe carry out the steps needed — translation, notarization, apostille — and update you at each stage.
- Hand-over & deliveryCollect the completed documents in person or receive them at an address in Korea or abroad.
What are you looking for?
Start with whatever you already know — document, destination country, or authentication method.
Don’t have the document yet? Start with Korean Document Retrieval Support. If you already have it, find the authentication steps below.
※ Results are an estimated process and may vary by receiving institution and country. Contact us for confirmation of the exact procedure.
Frequently Requested Documents
These are the documents we're asked about most. Documents not listed here are also covered in our document guide.
- Certificate of Family RelationsSubject to translation/certified translation · apostille or consular authentication depending on destination
- Basic CertificateCheck whether translation is required · often combined with apostille/consular authentication
- Certificate of Marriage RelationsCommonly used for marriage/visa purposes · requirements vary by receiving institution
- DiplomaSubmitted for study abroad/employment · school seal verification required
- TranscriptOften submitted together with a diploma
- Certificate of Criminal RecordSubmitted for visa/employment · issuing authority must be confirmed
- Power of AttorneyPrivate document — notarization required first
- ContractPrivate document — notarization required first
- Other documents — see the full list
Frequently Asked-About Countries
Whether an apostille or consular authentication applies — and the exact procedure — differs by country.
- United StatesApostille Convention member · issuing authority varies by state
- ChinaApostille Convention member · effective 2023-11-07 (includes Hong Kong and Macau)
- JapanApostille Convention member · translation/certified translation requirements vary by document
- VietnamApostille Convention member (in effect since 2026-09-11)
- CanadaApostille Convention member (effective 2024-01-11) · private documents require notarization first
- AustraliaApostille Convention member (effective 1995-03-16) · private documents require notarization first
- PhilippinesApostille Convention member (effective 2019-05-14) · English documents can often skip translation
- ThailandTransitioning (effective 2027-02-28) · currently requires consular authentication
- Other countries — see all 12
Operating office and administrative agent
Vision Administrative Office
Representative administrative agent Lee Won-jung · Business registration no. 405-05-54079 · Founded 2018. 3F Sungwoo Bldg, 324 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul. Tel +82-70-8630-5007.
About the office →Checked against official sources
We check each country’s Convention status and procedures against official sources such as the HCCH, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Overseas Koreans Agency, and confirm anything we cannot verify before advising.
Clear about what we can do
We handle translation, notarization by proxy, and apostille and consular confirmation filings. Issuing and certifying authority rests with the official bodies, and we do not promise approval outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does China require an apostille or consular authentication?
China has been party to the Apostille Convention since it took effect on 2023-11-07, so an apostille applies (including Hong Kong and Macau).
Can an apostille be obtained online?
Eligible public documents can be issued instantly and free of charge at apostille.go.kr.
Can a private document (power of attorney) get an apostille?
Once notarized, a private document is treated as a public document and becomes eligible for an apostille.
Simple request
Just tell us these four things. Our staff will ask only for the further details they need, such as the receiving institution or number of copies, while reviewing your request.
Your request has been received
Reference number
- Current status
- Received automatically — not yet reviewed by our staff.
- We will reply by
- Reply time
- Our staff will check and reply during business hours, Monday to Friday 09:30–17:30 (Korea time).
Next steps
- Our staff review the receiving body’s requirements and your document. If we need more information, we will ask first.
- We send a confirmed quote (scope, possible extra costs and a step-by-step schedule).
- If you accept the quote, we tell you how to pay (we send a payment link). Your request is confirmed once payment is confirmed.
- We update you at each stage: intake, review, filing for certification, completion and delivery.
If you contact us again by phone or email, please quote this reference number so we can continue with the same request. No cost is incurred before you receive and accept a quote.
Replies may be prepared with the help of machine translation.
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