Criminal Record Background Check (in Korea)

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The Korean National Police Agency issues "Criminal Background Checks" for foreign nationals who have previously lived in Republic of Korea and have requested it through the following procedure.

• Required Documents:
  • Application for Criminal Background Check 
  • A Recent Passport sized colour Photo
  • A Valid Passport
     
• How to Apply:
  1. Application for Criminal Background Apply at a Korean Consulate. The information on the application must be legible; please type or print.
  2. Present the required documents at a Korean consulate. You must attain an official approval/stamp that the individual requesting the background check was present in person and that your purpose for the request is valid.
  3. Send your application to the Korean National Police Agency via mail, door to door delivery service, or in person.
  4. After your application is received by the National Police Agency, your criminal background check will be completed within one week. The individual requesting the background check may pick up the document in person at the National Police Agency. If not, it will be mailed to you, provided that you have attached an envelope (with correct return address).
      
• The contact information for National Police Agency is the following:
  Korean National Police Agency
  Sinwonban, Foreign Affairs and Planning Division,
  97, Tongil-ro, Seodaemun-gu, 120-704
  Seoul Korea

* All materials received by the Police Department cannot be returned. We recommend that you keep a photocopy of the completed application.