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Notarized translation and apostille for a Korean Business Registration Certificate
The Business Registration Certificate (사업자등록증) and the National Tax Service’s Certificate of Business Registration (사업자등록증명) are different documents. The NTS certificate is eligible for online e-Apostille, while the apostille route for the registration certificate itself is advised after checking the document and the Overseas Koreans Agency criteria.
This page covers documents issued in Korea. For documents issued in another country, see our guide to documents issued abroad. →
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Who this is for and request status
- A Business Registration Certificate submitted for overseas transactions, tenders or company formation — accepted after pre-review
- Cases where the NTS Certificate of Business Registration can be used instead — accepted
- A foreign business document for submission in Korea — certified in the issuing country
Request status — Accepted: standard procedure, we proceed directly · Pre-review: we check the document and receiving body first, then confirm whether we can proceed and quote · Information only: guidance on this page, handled by individual consultation
What to confirm before requesting: Business Registration Certificate
| Item | What to confirm |
|---|---|
| Registration certificate (사업자등록증) vs NTS certificate (사업자등록증명) | The registration certificate is issued by the tax office at registration; the Certificate of Business Registration is a certificate issued by the National Tax Service. Only the NTS certificate is on the e-Apostille online list. |
| Original or copy | First check whether the receiving body wants a (notarized) copy of the registration certificate or the original NTS certificate. The route is confirmed according to the receiving body and the document. |
| English names | The NTS certificate has an English form. Match the English business name and representative’s name with your other corporate documents. |
| Purpose of submission | The documents submitted with it differ by purpose, such as supplier registration, tenders or company formation. |
Issuance and what to prepare
- Where it is issued
- Registration certificate: competent tax office / Certificate of Business Registration: Government24, Hometax (National Tax Service)
- English
- The Certificate of Business Registration can be issued on an English form.
- Apostille route
- For the registration certificate, whether the original is certified directly or a copy is notarized is advised after checking the Overseas Koreans Agency criteria.
- What to send us
- The receiving body’s instructions (which document it wants) and the English business name and representative’s name.
Procedure — what you do and what we do
What you do
- Ask the receiving body whether it wants a copy of the registration certificate or the NTS Certificate of Business Registration.
- Tell us the English business name and representative’s name.
- Accept the confirmed quote and pay.
What Vision ApoKorea does
- We confirm the certification route from the document type and the receiving body’s requirements.
- If needed, we arrange translation and notarized translation, or notarization by proxy.
- We apply for the apostille (the NTS certificate is eligible for e-Apostille).
- We send the documents by your chosen method.
Service scope
| Service | Details | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Issuance on your behalf | Support in obtaining the NTS certificate (whether a delegation is needed is checked) | Subject to conditions |
| Translation | Into the destination country’s language | Available |
| Notarization by proxy | If needed once the route is confirmed | Subject to conditions |
| Certification filing | Apostille / non-member countries: consular confirmation | Available |
| Delivery | Pick-up, domestic courier or international delivery | Available |
Issuing and certifying authority rests with each official body; we file applications on your behalf and do not promise approval outcomes.
Service, cost and timing
Apostille for corporate documents
- Applies to
- One Business Registration Certificate or NTS Certificate of Business Registration, one copy, for submission to a Convention country (finalized after the route is confirmed)
- Included
- Document check, Translation, Certification filing
- Possible extra costs
- Translation and notarized translation, Notarization (depending on the route), Extra copies, International delivery, VAT
- Total
- Confirmed quote after we review your document — based on number of documents, language, pages, copies, certification scope and delivery address.
- Government fee
- KRW 1,000 per apostille (electronic revenue stamp; Overseas Koreans Agency, checked 2026-10-09) — separate from our fee
- Processing starts
- After you accept the confirmed quote and payment is confirmed; steps that need the original start on the day the original arrives
- Timing
- Our processing, government processing and delivery are quoted separately. We do not present government processing time as the total completion time.
- Delivery
- Pick-up, domestic courier or international delivery (shipping cost included in the quote by destination and method)
Cancellation and re-processing
If something has to be redone, we separate the cause as below. Who bears the cost in each case, and the cancellation and refund terms, are written in the confirmed quote and agreed before payment.
| Item | Example |
|---|---|
| Our processing error | Redo needed because of our mistake, such as a translation error or missing document |
| Change in your materials | The document, destination country or number of copies changes after the request |
| Additional requirement from the receiving body | The receiving body asks for another document, translation or certification |
Business Registration Certificate: frequently asked questions
Do I need a notarized translation of the Business Registration Certificate?
Can a Business Registration Certificate receive an apostille?
Can the Business Registration Certificate be issued in English?
Must it be submitted with the corporate register extract?
How is the cost set?
Simple request: Business Registration Certificate
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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Sources — official materials and date checked (2026-10-09)
- Overseas Koreans Agency — Apostille issuance procedure (eligible documents, notarization, proxy application, fees, processing time) [Korean] — www.oka.go.kr
- e-Apostille (apostille.go.kr) — documents eligible for online issuance [Korean] — www.apostille.go.kr
- Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Uruguay notice (2025-01-15) — notarization of company and private-school documents, separate notarization of translations [Korean] — overseas.mofa.go.kr
- Government24 — certificate of business registration (National Tax Service) [Korean] — www.gov.kr
Points we could not confirm in official materials are not stated as fact and are marked 'to be confirmed for your receiving body and issuing country'. We update this page when official guidance changes.