Korean Criminal Record Translation
Korean criminal record translation for an immigrant visa at the US embassy in Seoul, a green card through consular processing, a work permit abroad or an adoption: the 범죄·수사경력회보서 from the 경찰청, translated into certified English with every disposition term explained. $25 per page, from 24 hours.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Korean criminal record records
Reading the 범죄·수사경력회보서
The Korean police certificate is short, but the dispositions it lists come from a criminal procedure that works differently from a US court's.
Which version the US consulate wants
The 경찰청 issues the 범죄경력회보서 at any police station 민원실 or through its online system, and the version for emigration is the 범죄·수사경력회보서 marked 실효된 형 포함, including lapsed sentences under the 형의 실효 등에 관한 법률, with a 조회목적 line stating the purpose. The US embassy asks for that full version. A clean one reads 해당 사항 없음 under both 범죄경력 and 수사경력. We translate the heading, the purpose line and the 경찰서장 seal so the reader knows which check was run.
기소유예, 선고유예, 집행유예
Three dispositions trip up every translation. 기소유예 means the prosecutor found grounds but chose not to indict. 선고유예 means a court convicted but deferred pronouncing the sentence. 집행유예 means a sentence was pronounced and its execution suspended. A US form asking whether you were ever convicted treats these differently, and a loose translation can read as a conviction where there was none. We translate each with a short gloss and keep the Korean term beside it.
벌금, 약식명령 and 즉결심판
Many Korean records show a 벌금, a fine, imposed by 약식명령, a summary order from a court on the prosecutor's papers without a hearing, or by 즉결심판, a summary trial by a judge for minor offenses referred by the police. A US reader sees a fine and a court and assumes a trial took place. The translation says summary order or summary trial, gives the amount in won, and keeps the 처분청 and the 처분일자 as written.
Who is asking for your Korean criminal record translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS and the National Visa Center
Consular processing asks for police certificates with a complete English translation and a signed certification. No notarization is needed.
IRCC
IRCC accepts a certified translation with the translator's affidavit. Order the certified translation and add notarization if your application guide asks for it.
Residency applications abroad
A US background check going to another country usually needs an apostille and a translation into that country's language, sometimes notarized.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Korean criminal record.
Get the certificate first, then the translation
Most police certificates are valid for a few months. Have the certificate issued, then upload it, so the translation and the original are current together.
Check which authority the checklist names
A state letter, a federal letter and a court record are different documents. Read the consulate or USCIS checklist and send the one it asks for, or all of them.
Keep the QR code and verification number in the scan
Online certificates carry a QR code or a verification code. They are translated with the rest and are how a consulate confirms the document is genuine.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Korean criminal record translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the criminal record is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Korean Criminal Record FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Can I get the record if I already live in the US?
- The 경찰청 lets Korean nationals abroad apply through a Korean consulate, and the online system issues it to anyone who can pass Korean identity verification. The US Department of State's reciprocity page for Korea is the current word on where the embassy expects the certificate to come from, so check it before you apply, then send us the PDF or a photo of the paper.
- Is the 범죄경력회보서 the same as a background check?
- No. The 회보서 is the police record of criminal and investigation history, and nothing else. A background check for a job in Korea or the US adds employment, education and address history and, for jobs with children, the 성범죄경력 조회. Those documents are on our Korean background check page, and the two are often ordered together.
- Korean immigration wants my FBI record. Does it need Korean?
- It depends on the office. Korean immigration asks a foreign spouse applying for an F-6 visa, or an applicant for 귀화 naturalization, for a home-country criminal record, and an FBI Identity History Summary or a state police record is the US version. Many offices accept it in English with an apostille, but some ask for a Korean translation, so check with the 출입국·외국인청 handling your case. We translate into Korean when they do.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Korean documents we translate
Criminal record translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's criminal record records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements before you order.