gbr.mofa.go.kr National Police Criminal Records Certificate Issuance South Korea : Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Name of the Organization : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Type of Facility : National Police Criminal Records Certificate Issuance
Country : South Korea

Website : https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/gb-ko/index.do

National Police Criminal Records Certificate Issuance :

Criminal Records Certificate Issuance:
The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) is providing Criminal Records Certificates (CRC) according to below procedure.

Related : MOFA Visa Application & Certificate for Confirmation of Visa Issuance South Korea : www.statusin.org/7564.html

1. Applicants:
** Korean nationals living abroad
** Foreign nationals who lived in Korea in the past.
** Korean nationals as well as foreigners who currently live in Korea can request this service through local police stations.(tel: +82-2-3150-1960~1)

2. Required Documents:
** 1pc of Application
** Photo in 6 months (3×4 )
** Passport and 1 photo copy of the passport (* if you had and used different passport when in Korea please provide them with current passport)
** You can fill out Application in Diplomatic Offices.

3. Procedure:
1) You must come to the Embassy(60 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ)with above documents, fill out an application form.(APPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE)
** You should write down your current address(or address you lived) in Korea

2) Completed Form MUST BE CERTIFIED by Korean Embassy personnel with a seal or stamp. Register your application with required documents.
** CR is Sensitive information by Private Act, certifying step must be done

3) After 3 or more weeks later you registered, ask about status of your CRC, visit Diplomatic Offices to pick up your CRC or you can request mailing service it if your residence is distant. For mailing service you need to bring a self-Addressed Envelope with stamps when you apply CRC in the embassy
** Issuance is Only for the person registered. If you use mailing service, destination is the home address in the application

4. Phone No. of Identification Office in KNPA, Korea. : +82-2-3150-2676
To check the status of the CRC please call Korean Embassy(02072275505) or call above number. END.
Documents you presented to Diplomatic offices are not allowed to return

Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/7592-CRIM.pdf

General Information :
** British passport holders do not require a Visa for the entry purpose of a short term visit (e.g., tours, visiting relatives or friends, attending simple meetings) up to 90 days.

** If you want to know whether you would need a Visa or not, to visit Korea, please go to the Korean immigration webpage .immigration.go.kr/HP/IMM80/index.do
** You can apply for a Visa either by Royal mail(we cannot accept any visa application by airmail from outside UK) or in person. Or you can send someone else on behalf of you.
** You need to make NO appointment to visit the Visa section.

** Due to visa validity is for normally 3 months, for your schedule please apply for visa no more than 2 months in advance from the day of your entry.
** If you are not a British National, you have to hold residential Visa in UK to apply for Visa through us. (Make a photocopy of your UK visa and submit it with your application)

** The documents validity for visa application is three months only. Therefore, we cannot accept any documents which were issued more than 3 months before the date of your visa application has been accepted. Visa processing requires minimum 5 working days excluding delivery time.

** Note : If you apply for Korean Visa on Monday, you could collect it in person on the following Monday. This period does not include days for delivery nor bank holiday.
** You cannot hold your passport during the visa process. We will keep it.
** The cancellation of visa will take 1 working day.

** We do NOT provide ANY TRACKING SERVICE(You can check your visa progress by online, please click the banner “VISA APPLICATION STATUS” on the first page of our website), after you submit your application. If you apply by post, you have to check the delivery status on Royal mail website. It may cause delay on your application if you try to follow up your visa process.

** If you plan to stay in Korea more than 90 days, you have to have a specific reason to stay in Korea to obtain a proper long-term Visa.
** Please type or print clearly when you fill out the Visa application form AND DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN AT THE BOTTOM.

** If you are requesting a Visa by post, please be sure to enclose a self-addressed envelope marked with the correct postage to receive your Visa(s)(Please do not use franking service envelope or do not put prepaid sticker which has expired or issued date on your envelope).

** If there is a subsidiary company established in Korea, the president of the company as long as one has the necessary documents can apply for your work permit at the Immigration Office and obtain the certificate number of the Certificate for Confirmation of Visa Issuance.

** Need at least 6 months validity on the passport to apply for a visa

Contact Us :
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Address :
60 Buckingham Gate,
London SW1E 6AJ
Tel : +44 (0)20 7227 5500
Hours of Operation : 9:00-12:00 / 14:00-16:00 |
Visa Service : 10:00-12:00(face to face office hours), 14:00-16:00(telephone consultation only)
After working emergency line : +44-78-7650-6895(Emergency & Accident related with Korean National only