We manage your Korean diplomas and transcripts from request through delivery — wherever you are applying to graduate school. Diplomas and transcripts issued by your Korean university, authenticated for a graduate school or further study application.
Foreign nationals who completed some or all of their education in Korea are often required to submit their Korean diploma and academic transcript when applying to graduate school or a further study program — whether in their home country, in Korea again, or elsewhere. This applies whether the applicant is continuing directly from Korea or returning to their Korean study history years later.
Korean universities issue academic documents through their own registrar systems, which typically require a Korean student ID login, an in-person campus visit, or a Korean mobile phone number for identity verification. Former students who have left Korea usually lose access to these systems, making it difficult to request an official transcript or diploma directly from abroad.
This service is for anyone who completed a degree program at a Korean university and now needs that degree or transcript authenticated for a graduate school or further study application — including foreign nationals who studied in Korea on a D-2 student visa and Korean nationals living overseas. You do not need to be currently enrolled, and you do not need a Korean bank account, Korean mobile number, or Digital Certificate (Joint Certificate) — a signed power of attorney and identity verification are enough for us to request the records on your behalf.
WES (World Education Services), ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators), and ICAS (International Credential Assessment Service) are independent organizations based in the United States and Canada — not Korean or government agencies. They review a foreign degree and transcript and explain what it's equivalent to within the U.S. or Canadian education system.
When a university, employer, immigration program (such as Canada's Express Entry), or licensing board asks for a "credential evaluation" or "ECA" (Educational Credential Assessment), they're asking you to have your Korean diploma and transcript reviewed by one of these agencies — not simply authenticated. This is different from an Apostille, which only confirms a document is genuine. A credential evaluation goes a step further and explains what the degree actually means in the receiving country's terms.
Which agency you need — WES, ECE, or ICAS — depends on your destination country and the purpose of your application. Your receiving institution will typically tell you which one they accept; if you're not sure, let us know during your consultation and we can help you confirm it.
There are two ways to get a Korean degree or transcript authenticated for a graduate school application once you've left Korea.
Option 1 — Handle it yourself. You can request the document directly from your Korean university's registrar (which may require an in-person visit or a Korean-verified online account), then bring it to Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an Apostille, or to your destination country's embassy or consulate in Korea for Consular Confirmation. This is possible without a service, but it typically requires either a trip back to Korea or a Korean resident acting on your behalf, plus separate visits to the university, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and, if applicable, the embassy.
Option 2 — Use GetKoreanDocs. We request the document from your university, complete the Apostille or Consular Confirmation, and ship the finished document to you internationally — without you needing to set foot in Korea or coordinate between separate offices yourself.
Three ways to complete authentication, depending on where — and to whom — your documents are going.
Covers issuance and Hague Apostille certification, for destination countries that are Hague Convention members.
Final pricing depends on your destination country's embassy or consulate in Korea, and is confirmed during your consultation.
Your Korean institution seals the document and adds a reference number, and we send it directly to your credential evaluation agency (WES, ECE, ICAS, etc.) — bypassing the apostille/consular process entirely.
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Tell us which document you need and where it's being submitted. No Korean phone number, Digital Certificate (Joint Certificate), or physical visit required on your end — you sign a power of attorney and provide identity verification, and we handle the rest directly with the issuing agency.
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We request the document on your behalf from your Korean university or institution's registrar office.
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Depending on the package you choose, we complete an Apostille or Consular Confirmation, or send your documents directly to your credential evaluation agency (WES/ECE/ICAS).
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Your completed documents are shipped directly to your address, or to your evaluation agency, anywhere in the world.
Yes. We request the document from your Korean university and complete the Apostille or Consular Confirmation on your behalf, without you needing to visit Korea in person.
No — during your consultation we'll confirm exactly which documents are needed for your case; in most cases we request the document to be freshly issued directly by your university's registrar, on your behalf.
An Apostille or Consular Confirmation only verifies that your Korean diploma or transcript is genuine. A credential evaluation from WES, ECE, or ICAS goes further and explains what your degree is equivalent to in the receiving country's education system. Which one you need depends on what your graduate program is asking for — let us know during your consultation and we'll help confirm it.
Apostille and Consular Confirmation packages generally take 8 or more business days to process, not including international shipping. WES/ECE/ICAS direct submission takes about 10 business days. Exact timing depends on your university and destination country, and is confirmed during your consultation.
Yes. We can ship your completed documents to your own address, to the graduate school's admissions office, or directly to a credential evaluation agency — wherever they need to go.
That's common — tell us your destination country and what your graduate program is requesting during your free consultation, and we'll confirm the correct authentication path before anything is charged.
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