Legal Guides
Practical guides to the legal situations foreigners actually face in Korea. Written by a Korean attorney who speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese — and who has lived the gap between systems you're now navigating.
Immigration & Visas
Fourteen days to report a move, and a fine that looks trivial. What the record does to your next renewal, and how to cure reports you already missed.
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Three routes, a 90-day clock, and one thing that cannot wait: filing does not stop removal. Why suspension of execution (집행정지) is the real application, and what actually persuades.
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An extension is not a change. Which switches can be done inside Korea, which require a new visa from abroad, and why the application date matters more than the expiry date.
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Permission to look for work, not to do it. How the points assessment is scored, what the extensions require, and the part-time trap that ends the status early.
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A one-semester waiting period, hour caps tied to your Korean ability, and jobs that are off-limits no matter what — the part-time work permit explained.
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The easiest long-stay visa to get and to lose. Why attendance is the visa, what part-time work permission requires, and when to move to a D-2 before the record turns.
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The money does not buy the visa. A foreign-investment report filed before the funds move does — and that sequence is where funded applications fail.
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A departure order and a deportation order carry very different re-entry bans. The seven-day objection window, detention release, and how long you're kept out.
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A drug screen sits inside a routine health form. What is tested, when it must be done, and what an abnormal result actually triggers.
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Your status belongs to one employer, not to teaching. Workplace change permission, private tutoring, and what happens when a hagwon contract collapses.
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Which jobs actually qualify, the employer sponsorship hurdles behind the scenes, and the points-based route for upgrading from a skilled worker visa.
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The Employment Permit System, the narrow grounds for a workplace change, and why your departure insurance is effectively your severance pay.
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A visa is permission to travel, not to enter. What secondary inspection involves, why the statement you sign outlasts the interview, and the difference between one refusal and a ban.
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A status that belongs to you rather than your employer. How the points table works, where applications fail, and why it shortens the road to permanent residency.
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Which visa categories allow dependents, which don't, and why a legally resident spouse still cannot take a part-time job without separate permission.
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Near-permanent residency without employer sponsorship, and a short list of jobs it still doesn't allow — F-4 eligibility and limits explained.
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No charge, no trial, no release date. The routes out of a detention centre, and the order that decides whether you can ever come back.
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A long course that removes several obstacles at once. The level structure, what completion replaces, and when the hours are actually worth it.
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Income requirements, cohabitation proof, and interview screening catch many couples off guard. The real F-6 process, explained.
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Points-based, marriage, investment, and overseas-Korean routes all lead to F-5 differently. Which pathway actually fits your visa history.
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Decided on an interview, refused far more often than granted, appealed on clocks measured in days. What the airport route costs, and where humanitarian stay fits.
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Divorce does not automatically end the visa — but F-6-3 turns on proving the Korean spouse’s fault (귀책사유), and a divorce by agreement proves nothing. The route through a child, and what to secure first.
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Fines, entry bans, and detention are all on the table — but overstaying doesn't always mean deportation. Voluntary departure, orders, and appeal options.
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Your visa permits a specific kind of work, not work in general. When permission is required, what skipping it costs, and why the employer is exposed too.
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E-9 and E-7 visa holders generally can't just quit and start a new job. How the workplace change permit (사업장 변경허가) process works, and what happens if you fall out of status.
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A bar fight or a shove can become a criminal case fast. Assault vs. bodily injury, why settlement matters so much, and the immigration risk.
Read ArticleCriminal Procedure
A crime victim in Korea does not always have to sue twice. The criminal court can order the defendant to pay — for certain offences, and certain losses.
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The verdict is not the end. But the window is seven days, and it starts the day sentence is pronounced — not the day the written judgment arrives.
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Reporting is not complaining. What the document has to contain, why so many cases end in non-prosecution, and the two appeal routes with short deadlines.
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For some offences a settlement does not reduce the sentence — it ends the prosecution. Which ones, the deadline that closes the option, and what the written agreement has to say.
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Interpretation covers the hearing, not the file. The order a Korean hearing runs in, custody from the courtroom, and the seven days that start at pronouncement.
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Foreigners get a suspension, not a ban — and most find out at the check-in counter. The five grounds, the extension cycle, and the request that actually gets it lifted.
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Forty-eight hours, then a judge decides whether you stay locked up until trial. Why foreigners are read as flight risks, and what has to be ready before the hearing.
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Zero tolerance means exactly that. Testing, detention, deportation risk, and why "it was legal where I'm from" isn't a defense in Korea.
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Korea's limit is 0.03% — two drinks can put you over. Penalties, visa consequences, scooters, and what to do if you're pulled over.
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Compensation is lawful to ask for. Leverage is not always lawful to apply. Where extortion (공갈) and criminal threat (협박) begin, and what to do on either side.
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What actually separates criminal fraud from a broken business deal, why disputes get filed as police complaints, and how to respond to a summons.
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One fraud report can lock your entire balance and block new accounts. Why it hits innocent foreigners, and what to do in the first week.
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The same collision is a minor traffic case if you stay and a felony if you drive off. How fleeing after injury (도주치상) works, and why insurance does not fix it.
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Taking, sharing, keeping, and watching are four separate offences. What the forensic examination recovers, and the registration and visa consequences that outlast the fine.
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Korean law looks at where the bettor is, not where the site is licensed. Penalties, visa consequences, and what to do if you're contacted by police.
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Settlement no longer ends the case. Registration, employment restriction, and the visa consequences that a fine alone can still trigger.
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It doesn't have to be false to be a crime. How insult (모욕죄) differs from defamation, the public-perception requirement, and the six-month complaint deadline.
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In Korea, defamation is criminal — even if what you said is true. The penalties (up to 7 years online), real complaint scenarios, and how to protect yourself.
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48-hour detention, recorded interrogations, separate prosecutor questioning — 7 features of Korean criminal procedure that shock foreigners, and what to do.
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A bank account, a business registration, a phone line. Lending your name in Korea is often the offence itself — before anyone asks what it was used for.
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No hearing, no trial, seven days to object. Why paying the fine is how you accept a conviction — and what it costs at your next visa renewal.
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Suspended indictment (기소유예), suspended sentence (선고유예), and suspended execution (집행유예) compared — what each leaves behind, and what each does to a visa.
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Korean theft law has no threshold below which taking something stops being a crime, and the shop cannot withdraw the case. What settlement actually buys, and why a foreign national is more likely to be held.
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A 참고인 (witness) and a 피의자 (suspect) can sit in the same chair. What separates them, what you may refuse, and why the first statement matters most.
Read ArticleLabor & Employment
Two documents, one signature. Which language governs, what a prevailing-language clause does, and the clauses where gaps usually hide.
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Foreign teachers and hagwon staff are mandatory reporters and are rarely told. What triggers the duty, what it costs to ignore it, and what protects a good-faith report.
Read ArticleEmployment
Wage claims rank ahead of most creditors, the state guarantee fund pays when the employer cannot, and your sponsored visa is running on its own timetable.
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Two years converts your status by operation of law — unless an exception applies. When a non-renewal counts as a dismissal, and the three-month deadline that decides it.
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Delivery riders and platform workers now fall under a specific legal category with its own insurance rights. Where foreign gig workers get misclassified.
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Unpaid salary, cut hours, or a firing with no notice — a foreign teacher's rights under Korean labor law, the E-2 visa risk of speaking up, and how to actually recover what you're owed.
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No at-will firing, mandatory severance after 1 year, no arbitrary deductions — 7 rights most foreign workers in Korea don't know they have.
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Union rights attach to workers, not passports. Who may join, what unfair labour practice (부당노동행위) covers, and the visa question underneath.
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The rate applies to you the same as anyone. The disputes are about inclusion, deduction, and the weekly holiday allowance (주휴수당) nobody mentions.
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Signed on day one, read on your last. The six factors that decide enforceability, and the injunction that lands before anyone argues the merits.
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Statutory leave attaches to the employment relationship, not the passport. What foreign workers are entitled to, who pays for it, and the visa question underneath.
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A probation period lowers the notice you're owed, not the requirement that a dismissal have justifiable cause. What's still protected, and what to do if you were let go.
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What notice you actually owe, why a penalty clause for quitting is unenforceable, why final pay and severance cannot be held back, and what a sponsored visa needs from you.
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Owed to anyone who worked a year or more, regardless of visa status or why the job ended. How it's calculated, the 14-day payment deadline, and how to file a complaint.
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Coverage rules differ by visa type, and how your job ended matters more than the 180-day rule. What foreign workers get wrong about claiming 실업급여.
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Wage theft claims run through a labor office, not a courtroom — and they apply regardless of visa or documentation status. How the process actually works.
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Below five employees, a sixty-hour week can owe nothing extra. The premiums, the leave that becomes cash when you leave, and the clause that tries to absorb both.
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Employers must investigate every complaint and can't retaliate — what counts as workplace bullying (직장 내 괴롭힘) under Korean labor law, and how to report it.
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Protection applies regardless of visa status — but the reporting process and employer obligations work differently than back home. How to actually report it.
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Workers' compensation applies regardless of visa or documentation status — most foreign workers just don't know it. How to claim what you're owed.
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Korea doesn't allow at-will firing. How unfair dismissal (부당해고) claims work, the 3-month filing deadline, and what remedies look like.
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Eligibility, the mandatory home study, and why Family Court approval is not a formality — adoption in Korea explained for foreign residents.
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Korea grants nationality by parentage, not birthplace. The deadline nobody mentions at the hospital, and what changes when one parent is Korean.
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Korea is a Hague Convention country. How the return process actually works, the 1-year clock, and the narrow defenses that can stop a return order.
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Custody, parental rights, and the Hague Convention work differently when one parent isn't Korean. What international parents need to know.
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Unpaid child support (양육비) is a widespread problem, but wage garnishment, travel bans, and a dedicated enforcement agency give parents real tools to collect.
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Property division works almost like a divorce, but inheritance and marriage-visa eligibility don't exist at all — de facto marriage explained for foreign partners.
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Death certificate, death report, repatriation of remains, and an estate that may be governed by another country’s law — with a three-month deadline to renounce the deceased’s debts.
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Korean courts may have jurisdiction even if you married abroad. Consensual vs. contested divorce, fault, asset division, custody, and recognition back home.
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Debt inherits along with assets, and the deadline to reject it is just three months. What foreign spouses and children need to know.
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The ceremony marries nobody. What the district office requires from a foreign spouse, and why the marriage and the F-6 visa are separate matters.
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What a Korean marital property agreement can and can't cover, why registration timing matters, and the drafting mistakes that get prenups invalidated.
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Public school admission runs on proof of residence, not immigration status. Documents, grade placement review (학력심의), and what to do when a school office says no.
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How the School Violence Prevention Act process and the School Violence Committee (학폭위) hearing actually work — for foreign families on either side of a case.
Read ArticleInheritance & Estate
Five statutory will forms, strict formality rules, and the forced heirship (유류분) claims that can override what the will says — explained for foreign residents.
Read ArticleFinancial Crime & Fraud
Fake exchanges, romance investment schemes, and rug pulls under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act (가상자산이용자보호법) — reporting channels and why recovery differs from a bank scam.
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A Korean judgment moves no money by itself. Attachment, auction, seizure — what each one reaches, what the law protects, and the freeze that has to come before the win.
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Late-night calls, threats to contact your employer, interest rates that don't add up — illegal debt collection (불법추심) is a crime, not just aggressive business. The Fair Debt Collection Act, explained.
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Ten years, three years, three months, seven days — and they run from earlier than you think. How to interrupt a period, and the rule that catches people who left Korea with something unresolved.
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Personal rehabilitation (개인회생) and personal bankruptcy (개인파산) offer a legal path out of overwhelming debt. Eligibility, process, and visa consequences for foreigners.
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A judgment against an empty account is worth nothing. What can be frozen without notice to the debtor, what security costs, and the counter-move that lifts the order.
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The bank is refusing a category, not an amount. What each kind of money has to prove, why splitting a transfer is the worst possible fix, and the order to do things in when you leave.
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A withheld deposit or an unpaid invoice doesn't require a lawyer to recover in Korea. How the 소액사건심판 process and its 이행권고결정 shortcut actually work.
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A payment order gives you two weeks, a complaint gives you thirty days. Which envelope is which, what the objection actually does, and the late appeal when the papers never reached you.
Read ArticleFinancial Crime & Fraud
Voice phishing (보이스피싱) drains victims' accounts, and can also turn a foreigner who hands over a bank card into a criminal suspect. The freeze process, and how money-mule investigations actually work.
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The cooling-off period (청약철회), free mediation through the Korea Consumer Agency (한국소비자원), card chargebacks, and when a bad purchase becomes fraud (사기).
Read ArticleIntellectual Property
Korea's first-to-file trademark system means someone else can register your brand before you do. What's protected automatically, and what isn't.
Read ArticleTax Law
Tax residency status decides whether your worldwide crypto gains are taxed in Korea. Reporting obligations, thresholds, and what foreign holders get wrong.
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How the flat rate compares to the progressive tax schedule, who it actually benefits, and the filing mistakes that cost refunds.
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Money from parents abroad or property put in a spouse's name can trigger gift tax — who counts as a taxable recipient, and the 3-month filing deadline.
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Company structures, visas (D-8/D-9), employee-friendly labor law, taxes, licenses — the 7 things that catch foreign founders off guard, plus the full process.
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Whether you're taxed on worldwide income or Korea-source income only depends on your tax residency (거주자) status. The 183-day rule, filing obligations, and tax treaty relief, explained.
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The inspection report (성능·상태점검기록부), the dealer warranty nobody mentions, what “accident history” actually excludes, and the transfer deadline that leaves the car in the seller’s name.
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A landlord's duty to return your deposit (보증금) doesn't depend on finding a new tenant. The lease registration order, demand letters, and how to force payment.
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Self-help eviction (자력구제) — changed locks, removed belongings — is illegal. The real eviction lawsuit (명도소송) process, and the tenant protections landlords hope you don't know about.
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Deposit-based leasing can cost you your life savings. Red flags, registry checks, guarantee insurance, and how to recover a withheld jeonse deposit.
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One renewal, a 5% rent cap, and a short list of reasons a landlord can refuse — the lease renewal right explained for foreign tenants.
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Floor noise (층간소음) is one of the most common apartment conflicts in Korea — and there's a free government mediation system built for it. How the process actually works.
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There's no general ban on foreign ownership — but a 60-day acquisition report, permit zones, and fund-source checks trip people up. The full process.
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The agent fee is capped by ordinance and the maintenance fee (관리비) is not a black box. What each may lawfully contain, and how to get an overcharge back.
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Which agency certifies which document, and why apostille doesn't work everywhere — document authentication explained for foreign residents.
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Korea keeps two records, and a suspended indictment (기소유예) sits on the one people forget. Which certificate shows what, who may request it, and when the entries lapse.
Read ArticlePrivacy & Data Protection
Access, correction, and deletion rights, mandatory breach notification, and statutory damages you can claim without proving financial loss.
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A power of attorney that is valid is not the same as one a Korean bank will accept. The difference is in the authentication, and in how narrowly it is drafted.
Read ArticleNationality & Military Service
Missing the nationality renunciation (국적이탈) deadline can lock a dual national into Korean citizenship. The deadline, the overseas exception, and the 2022 special permission process.
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Name change after naturalization runs through Family Court, not the district office counter. The standard judges apply, and why some petitions get denied.
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Permanent residency (F-5) is not citizenship. The three naturalization (귀화) tracks, the language and culture test, and the dual nationality rules most applicants get wrong.
Read ArticlePersonal Safety
Emergency measures (응급조치), protective orders (보호처분), and why an F-6 marriage visa doesn't have to depend on staying with an abusive spouse.
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Korea's Anti-Stalking Act lets police issue emergency no-contact measures within hours. How to report it — and what to do if a measure is issued against you.
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Sunflower Centers (해바라기센터), the free victim's attorney system (피해자 국선변호사), and how the reporting process actually works for a foreign victim in Korea.
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Insurance, fault-ratio tables, and a separate criminal track for injuries all move at once. What to do at the scene and how fault is actually decided.
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Your international driving permit only covers your first year in Korea. Which countries skip the road test, the document checklist, and what happens if you're late.
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Camera fines, officer-issued tickets, and a points system that stacks silently across separate violations. How suspensions happen, and how to contest a fine.
Read ArticleMedical Malpractice & Patient Rights
How negligence is proven, the burden-of-proof problem foreign patients face, mediation through K-MEDI vs. a civil lawsuit, and the 3-year deadline to act.
Read ArticleHealth Insurance & Benefits
Enrollment in national health insurance (건강보험) is mandatory after 6 months, not optional. Employer vs. local subscriber status, premiums, arrears, and the visa renewal risk of not paying.
Read ArticlePensions & Benefits
Eligibility for the lump-sum refund (반환일시금) depends on your nationality's reciprocity agreement with Korea. Who qualifies, and how the process works.
Read ArticleInmigración y Visados
Registro de extranjería (외국인등록), los 14 días para comunicar la mudanza y los avisos que nadie recuerda: multas pequeñas que pesan en la renovación.
Leer ArtículoInmigración
Prórroga, cambio de estatus (체류자격 변경허가) y permiso de actividad son tres trámites distintos. Cuál te toca, y por qué el plazo lo decide todo.
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El permiso de trabajo a tiempo parcial (시간제 취업허가) va ligado a un empleador y a unas horas concretas. Cuándo puedes pedirlo y qué pasa si trabajas sin él.
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Asistencia, permiso de trabajo a tiempo parcial, extensiones y el paso a la D-2: lo que decide si tu visa de estudiante de coreano sobrevive al primer año.
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Casarte con un coreano no basta: requisito de ingresos, prueba de convivencia, entrevista por separado y declaración del matrimonio celebrado en el extranjero.
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Puntos, matrimonio (F-6), coreanos de ultramar (F-4) e inversión: cuatro vías con relojes distintos. Qué te descalifica y por qué equivocarte de vía cuesta años.
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F-6-1, F-6-2 y F-6-3 no son lo mismo. Por qué la culpa (귀책사유) del cónyuge coreano lo decide todo y por qué el divorcio de mutuo acuerdo es el más peligroso.
Leer ArtículoInmigración
Multa y prohibición de entrada, no antecedentes penales, en la mayoría de los casos. Salida voluntaria, centro de detención (외국인보호소) y la diferencia entre orden de salida y expulsión.
Leer ArtículoDefensa Penal
Agresión (폭행) y lesiones (상해) no son lo mismo. Por qué el acuerdo (합의) es tu mayor palanca, cómo se ve la legítima defensa y el riesgo para tu visa.
Leer ArtículoDefensa Penal
De la acusación (공소장) a la sentencia. Hasta dónde llega el intérprete pagado por el Estado y qué parte del expediente tendrás que traducir tú.
Leer ArtículoDefensa Penal
Que sea legal en tu país no cuenta. Análisis capilares, 48 horas de detención y por qué la consecuencia migratoria suele ser peor que la pena.
Leer ArtículoDefensa Penal
Dos copas pueden dejarte por encima del límite. Penas por tasa de alcohol, patinetes incluidos, y por qué una condena pesa en la renovación y en la F-5.
Leer ArtículoDifamación Penal
En Corea, la difamación es penal, aunque sea verdad. Las penas (hasta 7 años en línea), casos reales de denuncia y cómo protegerte.
Leer ArtículoDefensa Penal
Detención de 48 horas, interrogatorios grabados, interrogatorio fiscal aparte: 7 rasgos del procedimiento penal coreano que sorprenden a los extranjeros, y qué hacer.
Leer ArtículoDerecho Laboral
Un año y 15 horas semanales bastan, tengas la visa que tengas y termine como termine el trabajo. El cálculo sobre el salario medio, el plazo de 14 días y la denuncia (진정).
Leer ArtículoDerecho Laboral
Tengas la visa que tengas, puedes reclamar: denuncia ante la oficina de trabajo, certificado de salarios impagos, fondo de garantía e indemnización por retiro.
Leer ArtículoDerecho Laboral
El seguro de accidentes de trabajo va unido a la relación laboral, no a tu visa. Qué cubre, por qué no debes aceptar dinero en mano y cómo recurrir una denegación.
Leer ArtículoDerecho Laboral
La ley coreana exige causa justificada para despedir, tengas la visa que tengas. El umbral de 5 trabajadores, el preaviso y los 3 meses para reclamar.
Leer ArtículoDerecho de Familia
Custodia (양육권) y patria potestad (친권) no son lo mismo. Jurisdicción por residencia habitual, qué pesa para el juez, La Haya y visitas desde otro país.
Leer ArtículoDerecho de Familia
Pago directo del empleador, embargo, multa coercitiva, arresto y la agencia estatal (양육비이행관리원). Y qué hacer si el otro progenitor se fue de Corea.
Leer ArtículoDerecho de Familia
Los tribunales coreanos pueden tener jurisdicción aunque te casaras fuera. Mutuo acuerdo vs. contencioso, culpa, bienes, custodia y reconocimiento.
Leer ArtículoDerecho de Familia
La ceremonia no casa a nadie en Corea. Qué documentos aporta el cónyuge extranjero, qué bloquea la presentación y por qué la visa F-6 es un trámite aparte.
Leer ArtículoDerecho Inmobiliario
La obligación de devolver la fianza (보증금) nace del fin del contrato, no del nuevo inquilino: cumplimiento simultáneo, fecha fija (확정일자) y orden de registro de arrendamiento.
Leer ArtículoDerecho Inmobiliario
Cambiar la cerradura o cortar la luz es ilegal en Corea. El juicio de desalojo (명도소송) paso a paso y las protecciones de la ley de arrendamientos.
Leer ArtículoDerecho Inmobiliario
Cómo funciona el fraude del depósito jeonse, las señales que se ven en el registro antes de firmar y qué hacer cuando el casero no devuelve el dinero.
Leer ArtículoImigração e Vistos
Registro de estrangeiro (외국인등록), os 14 dias para comunicar a mudança e os avisos que ninguém lembra: multas pequenas que pesam na renovação.
Ler ArtigoImigração
Prorrogação, mudança de status (체류자격 변경허가) e autorização de atividade são três trâmites distintos. Qual é o seu, e por que o prazo decide tudo.
Ler ArtigoImigração
A autorização de meio período (시간제 취업허가) é vinculada a um empregador e a horas específicas. Quando dá para pedir e o que acontece se trabalhar sem ela.
Ler ArtigoImigração e Vistos
Frequência, autorização de trabalho meio período, renovação e a troca para D-2: o que decide se o seu visto de intercâmbio de coreano sobrevive ao primeiro ano.
Ler ArtigoImigração e Vistos
Casar com coreano não basta: exigência de renda, prova de convivência, entrevista separada e declaração do casamento feito no exterior.
Ler ArtigoImigração e Vistos
Pontos, casamento (F-6), coreanos do exterior (F-4) e investimento: quatro caminhos com relógios diferentes. O que desqualifica e por que errar a via custa anos.
Ler ArtigoImigração
F-6-1, F-6-2 e F-6-3 não são a mesma coisa. Por que a culpa (귀책사유) do cônjuge coreano decide tudo e por que o divórcio consensual é o mais perigoso.
Ler ArtigoImigração
Multa e proibição de entrada, não ficha criminal, na maioria dos casos. Saída voluntária, centro de detenção (외국인보호소) e a diferença entre ordem de saída e deportação.
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Agressão (폭행) e lesão corporal (상해) não são a mesma coisa. Por que o acordo (합의) é a sua maior alavanca, como fica a legítima defesa e o risco para o seu visto.
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Da denúncia (공소장) à sentença. Até onde vai o intérprete pago pelo Estado e que parte dos autos você terá de traduzir.
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Ser legal no seu país não conta. Exame de cabelo, 48 horas de detenção e por que a consequência migratória costuma ser pior que a pena.
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Duas doses já podem passar do limite. Penas por teor alcoólico, patinetes incluídas, e por que uma condenação pesa na renovação e no F-5.
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Na Coreia, difamação é crime, mesmo sendo verdade. As penas (até 7 anos online), casos reais de queixa e como se proteger.
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Detenção de 48 horas, interrogatórios gravados, interrogatório do promotor à parte: 7 traços do processo penal coreano que surpreendem estrangeiros, e o que fazer.
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Um ano e 15 horas semanais bastam, seja qual for o seu visto ou o motivo da saída. O cálculo pelo salário médio, o prazo de 14 dias e a denúncia (진정).
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Seja qual for o seu visto, dá para cobrar: denúncia no escritório do trabalho, certificado de salários não pagos, fundo de garantia salarial e indenização de desligamento.
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O seguro de acidentes de trabalho está ligado ao vínculo de emprego, não ao visto. O que cobre, por que não aceitar dinheiro por fora e como recorrer de um indeferimento.
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A lei coreana exige motivo justificado para demitir, seja qual for o visto. O limite de 5 empregados, o aviso prévio e os 3 meses para reclamar.
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Guarda (양육권) e poder familiar (친권) não são a mesma coisa. Jurisdição pela residência habitual, o que pesa para o juiz, Haia e visitas de outro país.
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Pagamento direto pelo empregador, penhora, multa coercitiva, prisão e a agência estatal (양육비이행관리원). E o que fazer se o outro genitor saiu da Coreia.
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Os tribunais coreanos podem ter jurisdição mesmo que você tenha se casado fora. Consensual vs. litigioso, culpa, bens, guarda e reconhecimento.
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A cerimônia não casa ninguém na Coreia. Que documentos o cônjuge estrangeiro apresenta, o que trava o registro e por que o visto F-6 é outro processo.
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A obrigação de devolver a caução (보증금) nasce do fim do contrato, não do novo inquilino: cumprimento simultâneo, data fixa (확정일자) e ordem de registro de locação.
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Trocar a fechadura ou cortar a luz é ilegal na Coreia. A ação de despejo (명도소송) passo a passo e as proteções da lei de locação.
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Como funciona a fraude do depósito jeonse, os sinais que aparecem na matrícula antes de assinar e o que fazer quando o locador não devolve o dinheiro.
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