Required Documents on Company registration in South Korea

The following documents are required in South Korea for corporation registration in South Korea

1. Application for the registration of the incorporation of a stock company
2. Articles of incorporation (It shall be notarized by a public notary - Notarization is exempted where the total capital of the newly incorporated stock company is less than one billion won.)
3. Documents certifying subscription for shares
4. Subscription form (in the case of subscriptive incorporation )
5. Written consent to matters concerning issuance of shares
6. Written consent to shorten the period the notice of convocation is dispatched before the date of the inauguration general meeting
7. The minute of the inaugural general meeting (It shall be notarized by a public notary. Notarization is exempted where the total capital of the newly incorporated stock company is less than one billion won.)
8. The minute of the Board of Directors (It shall be notarized by a public notary. Notarization is exempted where the total capital of the newly incorporated stock company is less than one billion won.)
9. A certificate of paid-up stocks
10. An investigation report of a director, auditor, or the audit committee
11. Certificate of the delivery of pertinent property (in the case of investment in kind)
12. The public notary's report on particulars of abnormal incorporation
13. A written statement by an appraiser
14. A certified copy of the report by an inspector

15. Report certificate of foreign investment
16. Certificate of inauguration acceptance
 a. A Korean national shall put his/her seal on the certificate, and attach a certificate of the seal and a certified copy of resident registration
 b. A foreigner national shall attach a notarized original signature and certificate of the address and a copy of the passport
17. A certificate of the registration of a seal impression
 18. Translation of documents (In case where the required documents including the directors inauguration acceptance are written in a foreign language)
 19. A certificate of paid registration tax (issued by a district office which has jurisdiction over the area where the headquarters is located)
 20. Revenue stamp of Supreme Court of Korea
 21. The power of attorney (where an agent makes the report)
 22. Corporate seal
 23. Application form for corporate seal card (after the registration of incorporation)
 * The foregoing 11, 12, 13 and 14 are applied in cases where there are particulars of abnormal incorporation, such as in-kind investment.