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I want to open a shop or run a business in Korea

사업자등록 신청

People who want to run a business on a status with no work restrictions, such as D-8 corporate investment, F-2, F-5 or F-6

Sometimes an agent can do this for you. Ask us and we will check.
🔴 The first thing to check is whether your own status lets you run a business. E-9, H-2, D-2 and others in principle cannot register a business and carry out profit-making activity, and breaking this can get your status cancelled and you deported. It overlaps with tax work, so how far it can be handled for you needs checking.
Government fee
Free
Scrivener's service fee
We'll tell you when we contact you
How long it takes
Usually 2~3 days
Where you file it
The district tax office (세무서) of the National Tax Service (국세청), or Hometax online (홈택스)
Papers you usually need
  • Business registration application form (사업자등록 신청서)
  • Passport and Alien Registration Card (외국인등록증)
  • Lease contract
  • A document confirming your visa status
  • License or permit documents (depending on the type of business)

Leave a question

Just leave one way to reach you. We check it, pass it to an administrative agent, and the agent contacts you directly.

We only take your request and pass it to an administrative agent. You pay us nothing.

The more you write, the faster the agent can answer you.

It doesn't have to be a Korean number. Pick the country, then type the number. The administrative agent will contact you on this number.

It's the first thing the administrative agent asks on the first call. Filling it in saves a call back.

We don't check what you write and we don't report it anywhere. It goes only to the agent who takes your question.

The year and month you are allowed to stay until. Look for the period of stay on your ARC (foreigner ID card), not the card's issue date. It is fine if you are not sure.

What you write and your contact go only to the administrative agent handling this. We do not tell your employer. The agent tells you the cost directly.