Foreigners can now get various petition documents registered more easily through the
Minwon24 (www.minwon.go.kr) Web site.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security is providing a free service for 14 documents, most of which were previously only available at the administration offices and required a 1,000 won fee. The documents include the Certification of Nationality Acquisition and Certification of Alien Registration.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security has expanded the foreign-language service of Minwon24 from the five languages of English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese and Thai to also include Indonesian and Mongolian.
Now 82.6 percent of all foreign residents in Korea can use the online petition service through
Minwon 24.
Information: Ministry of Public Administration and Security Administration Service Department (02-2100-4442)
List of Civil Petition available in foreign language
Category |
Subject Civil Petition |
Civil Petition available for issue |
Certification of Alien Registration |
Certification of Nationality Acquisition | |
Civil Petition available for application |
Certification of Immigration |
Certification of Facts Related to Nationality | |
Certification of Domestic Residence Report | |
Application for Short-term Extension of Stay | |
Application for Extension of Stay | |
Issuance of Household Resident Register/Abstract | |
Application for Building Management Register/ Abstract Issuing (Inspection) | |
Civil Petition where only information is offered |
Notification of Change in Foreigner’s Sojourning Place |
Application for Passport Issuance (Modification) | |
Register of Birth | |
Register of Marriage | |
Application for Job Finding of Foreign Workers |
The source of news: Dynamic Busan