Apostille in South Korea for use abroad
Documents issued in South Korea – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by South Korea’s designated authority and then accepted in 130 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.
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Designated competent authority (Art. 6)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- (administrative documents)
- Ministry of Justice
- (1) documents emanating from an authority or an official connected with the courts or tribunals of the State, including those emanating from a public prosecutor, a clerk of a court or a process-server ("
- huissier de justice
HCCH record updated 18 March 2026
- 1Upload a scanWe pre-check it and confirm the route
- 2Verify with your phoneID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
- 3We obtain the apostilleCompetent authority + sworn translation
- 4DeliveredCourier worldwide or protected download
An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from South Korea that means South Korea’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in South Korea, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where South Korea issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.
Authority fee: 1,000 won (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)
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- www.apostille.go.kr
- www.oka.go.kr
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Where an apostille from South Korea is not enough
No Contracting State has an objection in force against South Korea: the apostille is accepted in every other Convention country. Non-Convention countries (UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq …) still require consular legalisation.
- South Korea → United StatesApostille
- South Korea → United KingdomApostille
- South Korea → GermanyApostille
- South Korea → FranceApostille
- South Korea → SpainApostille
- South Korea → ItalyApostille
- South Korea → NetherlandsApostille
- South Korea → TürkiyeApostille
- South Korea → United Arab EmiratesLegalisation required
- South Korea → CanadaApostille
- South Korea → AustraliaApostille
- South Korea → SwitzerlandApostille
Documents we apostille from South Korea
Where will your South Korea document be used?
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Apostille in South Korea: questions
Under Article 6 of the Convention South Korea has designated: Ministry of Foreign Affairs; (administrative documents); Ministry of Justice; (1) documents emanating from an authority or an official connected with the courts or tribunals of the State, including those emanating from a public prosecutor, a clerk of a court or a process-server (". The notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.
In every other Contracting State – no objection is in force against South Korea. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) still need consular legalisation.
The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: 1,000 won. Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.
The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in Korean or English; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.
The Convention has been in force for South Korea since July 14, 2007.
Apostille for documents from South Korea
Competent authority, translation and worldwide delivery in one request, quoted before you pay.
Questions? Write to [email protected]