Preparation of Nationality and Naturalization Application Documents

When this applies

Persons intending to apply for ordinary, simplified, or special naturalization, nationality restoration, or nationality selection.

Procedure

Procedure type

Permit Difficulty High
A procedure that allows a business, activity or stay that the law generally restricts, after review; licenses fall into this type. The authority reviews facility standards, location and consultation with other agencies, and a permit can be refused if the standards are not met.

01
Determine the route and scope: Review stay and entry-exit history and family relationships to identify general, simplified or special naturalization and calculate residence requirements. Distinguish document support from procedures performed personally.
02
Check stay, conduct and basic-knowledge eligibility: Review relevant sanctions, arrears and criminal records and check KIIP, assessment and interview exemptions and deadlines. Government processing time is not office working time.
03
Compare domestic and foreign evidence: Review family and livelihood documents and consistency of foreign identity and criminal-record documents and the supplied translations and authentication. Apply actual exemptions, including special-naturalization livelihood exemptions and recommendation exemptions for simplified and parent-based special naturalization.
04
Prepare application documents: Assist with the naturalization application, family-relationship notification data and attachment list. The applicant completes required handwriting and signatures. Recommenders write and seal recommendations. A five-page statement is not universally required; explanations are prepared for actual issues, such as a breakdown of marriage.
05
Personal filing and review preparation: Applicants aged 15 or older apply personally, and a legal representative applies for a child under 15. We explain appointments, original documents, official fees, assessments and interview procedures, and include two ordinary supplements totaling one hour once in the baseline. Mock interviews and accompaniment are additional.
06
Explain later procedures: Distinguish permission from nationality acquisition and explain the oath, certificate and foreign-nationality deadline. Separate post-acquisition filings, foreign renunciation procedures, resident registration, name changes and extensions of stay are separate services.

Filing route

Nationality counter of the competent immigration office handling nationality affairs / HiKorea visit reservation

Confirm the current filing office, jurisdiction, and online availability on the official website.

Official check

Actual processing agencyImmigration office responsible for nationality affairs · Korean diplomatic mission overseas

Statutory and policy authorityKorea Immigration Service, Ministry of Justice

Online routeHiKorea

Deadlines & processing notes

Naturalization application fees are guided as a government revenue stamp of KRW 300,000, and overseas documents generally require verification of issuance date, translation, and apostille or consular confirmation.Official check

Fees & official charges

Administrative service fee

from KRW 300,000

All administrative service fees exclude 10% VAT.

Government fee / taxNaturalization KRW 300,000; restoration of nationality KRW 200,000Official fee source

Included in the basic fee — Initial document review, required-document guidance, basic form preparation, one filing support and responses to up to two supplement requests.

Conditional success fee — For this service, any conditional success fee may be separately agreed within the lawful service scope and stated in a written engagement agreement. No outcome is guaranteed.

Displayed amounts are starting estimates, not statutory or standard rates. The final fee is confirmed after consultation and document review in the engagement agreement. Government fees and actual expenses may change.

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Basic documents

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Naturalization application (Nationality Act Enforcement Rule Form 2), passport and residence or permanent-residence cardHandwritten family-relationship notification and identity and family documents for the applicant, parents, spouse and childrenForeign identity, birth, family and criminal-record documents, supplied translations and applicable authenticationLivelihood evidence for the applicable general or simplified route; check statutory special-naturalization exemptionsKorean spouse or parent family documents and marriage-breakdown, adoption or child-care evidence for the applicable routeRecommendations from at least two Korean nationals and their identification where required; simplified and parent-based special naturalization are exemptKIIP completion, assessment results and exemption evidence where applicableAdditional explanations only where applicable, such as marriage-breakdown statements or outstanding-talent submissions

귀화허가 신청서(별지 제2호서식)

HWP original PDF

Source: Korea National Law Information Center, 「국적법 시행규칙」 별지 제2호서식(effective 2026.10.02.) · checked 2026.10.26. · the form is in Korean; confirm it is the current version before submitting.

Scope of services

Hwang Yunsang Administrative Agent Office prepares and translates documents for administrative agencies, submits them on your behalf, and guides you through permit, application, and notification procedures. Services that require the principal’s personal appearance, principal’s application, or electronic signature may be limited in delegation.