I blogged about how to authenticate documents issued in Korea last March 2019 in this blog post: Authentication of Documents Issued in Korea based on my experience last January 2019. However, the Department of Foreign Affairs issued a new guideline after the Philippines became a party to the Apostille Convention last May 14, 2019. This means, the document apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Korea no longer needs to be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy-Seoul.
The effects of the streamlining of this process are:
- less processing time
- no need to pay for authentication at the Embassy (authentication cost was quite expensive at 30,000+ per document))
Where to Apostille Documents?
Bring the documents for apostille to the Passport Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at this address:
6th Floor, Waegyu Center, Seocho-gu
How to go there? Get out of Exit 12 of Yangjae Station. Go straight until you reach the Waegyu Center Building.
Fees
- 1,000 KRW – apostille stamp for every documents
- 500 KRW – consular legalazation stamp for every document
For more information about this new process, check the FAQs of the Department of Foreign Affairs: QUESTION-AND-ANSWER AND INFOGRAPHICS ON AUTHENTICATION THROUGH APOSTILLE
I love how affordable the government services in Korea are! I hope this will happen in the Philippines too.
may nabasa ako isa sa mga fees if you reserve online for passport renewal is 50Php for “convenience fee”. nyay!
Super Worth to visit talaga sa Korea, Sobrang ganda ng pagpapatakbo ng Government, and really worth the Price ang mga Gastusin, thanks for sharing this Mommy Wends, super laking help nito para sa mga Nanjan po sa Korea..
Ang daming magandang measures ginagawa ng korea para mas mapadali at lalong mas mapamura ang pag process ng mga documents, at kita naman sa cost na ibinaba compare sa dati. Sana ma adapt din dito sa pinas lalo na yung processing time, bumilis bilis din sana.
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I got to take a look at this one, because yesterday I processed documents to be Apostilled here in PH to be sent in Taiwan. It’s just good to know that processing time in Korea is lesser compared to the service here in PH.
Super Worth to visit talaga sa Korea, Sobrang ganda ng pagpapatakbo ng Government, and really worth the Price ang mga Gastusin, thanks for sharing this Mommy Wends, super laking help nito para sa mga Nanjan po sa Korea..
super nice nman po pla sa korea, mas ok kumpara dito sa pinas, mabilis na sobrang affordable pa, dito kc bukod sa ang mahal na minsan ang tagal pa ng proseso, tapos minsan need mo pa magpabalik balik sakanila.
Done reading your blog mommy . Grabe ang nice naman po pala dyan sa korea . kaya worth it na worth it talaga mag visit sa korea. Napaka ganda naman ng pagpapatakbo nila. Very helpful po talaga ito lalo na sa lahat ng nasa korea.
Grabe, sobrang ganda naman kung gaano kamura ang serbisyo ng gobyerno sa Korea. Isa itong patunay na mayroong magandang pamamalakad ang gobyerno nila. Makakatulong ang kaalamang ito lalo na sa mga kababayan nating nasa korea. Minsan nakakainggit din yung ganito. Kailan kaya natin mararanasan ang gantong pamamalakad ng gobyerno.
Grabe nakakatuwa tlga sa korea ang ganda na ng lugar npka affordable pa ng government service nila . Nung my nakausap pa ako sbi nga maganda din dw po mag work sa government ng korea . Hoping na sana sa pilipinas ganito kaganda ang serbisyo lalo na kung para sa mga mamamayan ❤️😊❤️
i love how the new guidelines made the process easier and cheaper. the waived authentication cost is a good thing, imagine the 30k per document that you do not need to pay anymore. i admire how fast and affordable the services in south korea is, it is very convenient.
Nice at affordable services pala sa korea!thank you for sharing this
Thank you for sharing this ms. Wendy 😍 nag affordable ng service sa korea . Very informative and very helpful ❤️
No doubt about choosing to lived here ! Almost close to perfection