Procedure
Procedure
- Registration Difficulty Medium
The authority checks whether the statutory registration requirements, such as facilities, staff and capital, are met before issuing a registration certificate. Registration can be refused if the requirements are not met.
We will prepare the reading room registration documents and operating principles. Study Cafe will first review whether it is eligible for registration based on its actual operation type and building use.
Scope & fee
- Reading room registration
- We will review the location, facilities, and operation data of 1 reading room and prepare operating principles and registration application documents. It does not include facility construction, firefighting technology books, or actual business operations. Scope of writing: Reading room operation principles, 1 type, 5 pages per page. 1 office visit is included.
- Study cafe preliminary assessment
- We will review the actual operation mode and building use and facility data of 1 study cafe to guide you on whether or not it is eligible for registration as a reading room. This type does not include the actual reading room registration application. 1 office visit is included.
- 01
Decide whether registration is required: Under Article 2 of the Act, check whether 10 or more people can use the space at the same time and whether it is provided as a place of study for 30 days or more, organize the seating operation, pass structure and whether the space is study-only, and obtain the education office's judgment.
- 02
Check building use: In the building register, confirm that the floor's use allows a reading room, such as a Class 2 neighborhood living facility (reading room) under Annex 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act; if not, change the building use first.
- 03
Meet the facility standards: Check the competent city or provincial ordinance for reading area size and capacity, one reading desk per person, separate restrooms for men and women, and lighting and ventilation standards, finalize the floor plan, and install fire safety facilities under the fire safety laws.
- 04
Prepare the rules and usage fees: Draft the institute rules covering the reading room name, capacity, operating hours, closing days, usage fees and refund standards, and name the facility with its own name followed by "reading room".
- 05
File the registration: Submit the hagwon establishment and operation registration application with the rules, facility floor plan and proof of the right to use the premises to the competent education office. If the facility standards and educational environment are met, the registration is accepted and a registration certificate is issued.
- 06
Prepare for opening: Post the registration certificate and usage fees on site, join liability insurance or a mutual aid scheme covering users' life and bodily injury as required by ordinance, and check the local ordinance's operating rules such as late-night restrictions for minors.
Filing route
Filing route
Confirm the current filing office, jurisdiction, and online availability on the official website.
Official checkDeadlines & processing notes
Deadlines & processing notes
Fees & official charges
Fees & official charges
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.
Fees & official charges →Basic documents
Basic documents
If a business opened as a study cafe is later judged to be a reading room, it becomes subject to criminal penalties for unregistered operation, so check the operating structure and building use against the education office's standards before interior work.
Scope of services
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.