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Notarized translation and apostille for a Korean career certificate
A career certificate is a private document issued by a company, so it is notarized first and the notarized document then receives a Ministry of Justice apostille. It is a different document from a criminal record certificate, so do not confuse the two.
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 career certificate issued by a Korean company for submission to a Convention country — accepted (apostille after notarization)
- The former employer has closed down — alternative documents reviewed (pre-review)
- You need a criminal record certificate — see criminal record certificate guide
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: Career Certificate
| Item | What to confirm |
|---|---|
| Duties, period and title | Recognition of experience looks at your duties and period of work. First check that the entries suit the purpose of submission. |
| Issuing company | Notarization requires the signature of the representative (or an authorized person) and the company seal. |
| Consistency with other documents | If the period or title differs from your CV, contract or Certificate of Employment, the receiving body may ask for corrections. Its criteria are confirmed for each receiving body. |
| English notarization | An English career certificate is notarized as it is; a Korean one is translated and the translation notarized separately. |
Issuance and what to prepare
- Where it is issued
- The company you worked for. There is no official online issuance route.
- Notarization
- Required (privately written document).
- Proxy
- Notarization can be requested by a proxy (documents proving the proxy’s authority needed).
- What to send us
- A copy of the career certificate, destination country and the receiving body’s instructions. Originals after the quote is confirmed.
Procedure — what you do and what we do
What you do
- Obtain a signed and sealed career certificate from the company.
- Check the receiving body’s translation and copy requirements.
- Accept the confirmed quote and pay.
What Vision ApoKorea does
- We check the contents, signature and seal, and consistency with other documents.
- We arrange notarization by proxy (translation notarized separately).
- We apply for the Ministry of Justice apostille.
- We send the documents by your chosen method.
Service scope
| Service | Details | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Issuance on your behalf | Not offered — the company issues this document | Not offered |
| Translation | Into the destination country’s language | Available |
| Notarization by proxy | Notarization of the original · translation notarized separately | Available |
| Certification filing | Ministry of Justice 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
Notarized translation + apostille for employment and career certificates
- Applies to
- One career certificate issued by a Korean company, one copy (1–2 pages), translation into one language, for submission to a Convention country
- Included
- Document check, Translation, Notarization by proxy, Certification filing
- Possible extra costs
- Translation language and pages, Extra copies, International delivery, Embassy legalization for non-member countries, 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 |
Career Certificate: frequently asked questions
How is a notarized translation of a career certificate done?
Can a career certificate also receive an apostille?
How is an English career certificate notarized?
Can I send career certificates from several companies at once?
How long does it take?
Simple request: Career 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
- Notary Public Act, Articles 2, 31, 57 and 57-2 [Korean] — www.law.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
- Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Italy notice (2024-01-30) — apostille after notarization of the translation [Korean] — overseas.mofa.go.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.