How to obtain a police certificate on immigration purpose if you live outside of South Korea:
You should apply for a Criminal (Investigation) Records Check Reply (범죄·수사경력회보서) from a Korean National Police station in Korea,Or by our representative. Please note that the police certificate must indicate that all records have been searched. For Canada immigration, you should specifically request a search on your entire record, including Criminal Records (including lapsed criminal sentences), and investigation records.
You/they will need:
- the original passport or ID of your representatives
- a copy of your passport
- 1 passport-size photo
- a consent form which can be downloaded from the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA)’s website
- Your signature on the consent form must match your signature in your passport
- Certificate of your Entry/Exit Record issued by Korean Immigration
- To obtain the Entry/Exit record, you must submit:
- the passport or ID of your representative
- a copy of your passport and
- a consent form
- The Korean Immigration consent form can be downloaded from the Hi Korea website
- To obtain the Entry/Exit record, you must submit:
If you use a representative, they must pick up your Criminal (Investigation) Records Check Reply in person.
Document required and processing (Apostille and Legalization by Embassy/Consulate):
1, copy of your passport;
2, application form;
3, original police certificate;
Processing time abt 4-6 working days based on work flow+ intl shipping
; If translation needed, please count two more days on top.
Other documents including school letter, diploma/degree, transcript, and marriage cert may takes lengthy, please contact us via wechat: 铭洋咨询服务
