We handle your Korean criminal background check from request through delivery, wherever your licensing or hiring process is based. Korean criminal background check issued and apostilled for professional licensing or international organization hiring, handled remotely.
Professional licensing boards (medical, legal, financial, engineering, etc.) and international organizations such as the UN, WHO, and various NGOs often require candidates to submit criminal record certificates from all countries of prior residence as part of their vetting process. This applies to exams and licenses such as the NCLEX (U.S. nursing licensure), USMLE (U.S. medical licensure), state bar admissions (e.g. the New York Bar), and recruitment for United Nations-affiliated agencies, among others. Foreign professionals who previously worked or trained in Korea are commonly asked to provide this document.
Licensing boards and international recruitment processes often operate on strict, non-negotiable submission windows, and require documents authenticated to a specific standard. Applicants who have already left Korea have no direct channel to request and authenticate the certificate themselves within these windows.
This service is for anyone who previously lived, worked, or trained in Korea and now needs a Korean criminal background check for a professional licensing exam or international organization application — including candidates for the NCLEX, USMLE, state bar admission, or recruitment with the UN, WHO, or affiliated agencies. 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 certificate on your behalf.
There are two ways to get a Korean criminal background check authenticated for a licensing or recruitment application once you've left Korea.
Option 1 — Handle it yourself. You can request the certificate directly from the relevant Korean government office (which requires Korean identity verification, and in many cases an in-person visit or a Korean-resident representative), 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 a trip back to Korea or a Korean resident acting on your behalf — difficult to arrange against a fixed licensing exam or recruitment deadline.
Option 2 — Use GetKoreanDocs. We request the certificate on your behalf, complete the Apostille or Consular Confirmation, and ship the finished document to you internationally, without you needing to set foot in Korea.
Two ways to complete authentication, depending on your destination country.
Covers issuance of the certificate 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.
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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 the relevant Korean government office.
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Based on the destination country you provide, we apply the required certification — including notarization first, when that's a prerequisite.
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Your completed, authenticated document is shipped directly to your address, anywhere in the world.
Yes. We request the certificate from the relevant Korean government office and complete the Apostille or Consular Confirmation on your behalf, without you needing to visit Korea in person.
Yes. Licensing and recruitment background checks involve highly sensitive personal information, and your documents and data are handled under strict confidentiality, with records securely destroyed once your case is complete.
This applies to exams and applications such as the NCLEX (U.S. nursing licensure), USMLE (U.S. medical licensure), state bar admissions, and recruitment with the UN, WHO, and affiliated agencies, among others requiring a Korean criminal background check.
Apostille and Consular Confirmation packages generally take 12 or more business days to process, not including international shipping. Exact timing depends on the certificate type and destination country, and is confirmed during your consultation.
Yes — tell us the exact requirements your licensing board or organization has specified during your consultation, and we'll confirm we can meet them before anything is charged.
That's common — tell us your destination country during your free consultation, and we'll confirm the correct authentication path before anything is charged.
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