Need a smaller administrative filing handled?

Not every filing fits neatly into a single big category — a name change, a seed/variety business report for an agricultural operation, private lending business registration, or a food service permit are each their own small procedure with their own government counter. On-Admin handles these as they come up, alongside the larger service areas above.

What this covers

• Name change (개명) court permission and the follow-on family registry report
• Seed/variety production, import, and sales reporting (종자업, 품종생산·수입·판매 신고) for agricultural businesses
• Private lending business (대부업/대부중개업) registration, including the capital and independent-office requirements tightened by a 2025 rule change
• Food service business permit vs. reporting classification (식품영업 허가/신고) — which category a given food business falls into
• Signature verification certificate (본인서명사실확인서/전자본인서명확인서) — the signature-based replacement for the traditional 인감증명서 seal-registration certificate, in-person only, free through December 31, 2028
• Foreign children's mid-school transfer admission in Seoul — for a G-1-6 (humanitarian stay) parent's G-1-12 minor dependent or other visa-holding foreign children, from pre-arrival document prep through school placement
• Private certification registration (민간자격 등록) — registering a privately-developed credential (e.g. a senior-industry program) with the relevant government body so it carries legal standing and protection against unauthorized use
• Medical institution overseas-expansion reporting (의료기관 해외진출 신고) — mandatory before opening/operating a clinic abroad, dispatching medical staff overseas, licensing techniques or an EMR/CRM system, or supplying equipment/medicine to an overseas branch; missing it carries a penalty
• Foreign company Korea branch office setup and D-7 (intra-company transferee) visa — the 5-step process (foreign-exchange bank reporting, branch registration, business registration, capital remittance, D-7 filing) for a foreign head office opening a Korean branch, distinct from setting up a Korean subsidiary via FDI investment
• Guidance on which local immigration office or civil affairs office (재외동포청, local district offices) handles a specific matter

What we handle

• Filing the specific application or report the matter requires, from name change to seed business registration to private lending registration
• Confirming whether a food service business needs a permit or a simpler reporting filing
• Signature verification certificate guidance and, where relevant, coordinating with a foreign national's other document needs
• School enrollment procedure and required document translation for a foreign child transferring into a Seoul mid-school
• Private certification registration filings, including the disqualified-field check (fields touching life, health, safety, and national defense can't be registered)
• Medical institution overseas-expansion reporting across all four trigger categories
• Foreign company branch registration and D-7 visa filing, sequenced correctly across foreign-exchange bank reporting, corporate registry (via our affiliated 법무사 network), business registration, and immigration
• Directing a matter to the correct government office when jurisdiction isn't obvious — a common source of delay for less common filings

How the process works

1. We confirm which government office and filing type applies to your specific matter.
2. We prepare and file the application or report.
3. We follow through to completion, including any required registry updates.

Who typically needs this

Anyone with a specific administrative filing that doesn't fall under On-Admin's larger service categories — a name change, an agricultural seed business report, a private lending registration, a food service permit question, a signature verification certificate, a foreign child's school transfer, a private certification registration, a clinic's overseas-expansion report, or a foreign company's Korea branch setup.

Common mistakes

• Assuming every food business needs a full permit when some qualify for the simpler reporting track, or vice versa
• Missing the 2025 tightened capital/office requirements for private lending business registration
• Assuming a signature verification certificate can be obtained by proxy — it can't; the applicant (age 17+) must appear in person
• Assuming a small-scale overseas medical partnership (a licensing/branding deal, a staff secondment) is too minor to require the overseas-expansion report — any one of the four trigger categories requires it regardless of scale
• Treating a foreign branch office as equivalent to setting up a subsidiary — the reporting/registration sequence and requirements are different
• Not confirming which government office actually has jurisdiction before filing, which delays less common matters

Timeline

Timeline varies widely by filing type — a name change follows court scheduling, most registrations/reports follow the standard government processing window, and private certification registration takes roughly 3–4 months for a new registration.

Have a filing that fits a larger category instead? See the full service list above — administrative appeal, licensing, translation, and immigration filings all have their own dedicated page.