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Vehicle Transfer Registration
Application period
- Sale : Within 15 days from the date of full payment.
- Gift : Within 20 days from the date the gift becomes legally effective.
- Inheritance : Within 6 months from the end of the month in which the inheritance is commenced. (date of
death)
* In case of late application, KRW 100,000 for delay up to 10 days / Additional KRW 10,000 per day for each day / Maximum penalty: KRW 500,000.
Required documents
- Common documents : Transfer Registration Application Form, Certificate for Vehicle transfer.
| Division | Contents | |
|---|---|---|
| Both Transferor and Transferee visits | Transferor | Alien Registration Card, Vehicle Registration Certificate |
| Transferee | Alien Registration Card, Compulsory (liability) Insurance Certificate | |
| Transferor visits only | Transferor | Alien registration card, Vehicle registration certificate |
| Transferee | - Copy of Alien Registration Card (front and back) - Compulsory Vehicle Liability Insurance Certificate - Certificate of Transfer with transferee’s seal affixed. - Power of attorney with transferee’s seal affixed. ※ If a Personal Seal Certificate is submitted, the seal on the Certificate of Transfer and the power of Attorney may be replaced with a handwritten signature using the same writing instrument. |
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| Transferee visits only | Transferor | - Personal Seal Certificate or Identity Verification document for vehicle transfer. - Certificate of Transfer with transferor’s seal affixed. ※ If an Identity Verification Document for vehicle transfer is submitted, the seal on the Certificate of Transfer may be replaced with a handwritten signature using the same writing instrument. - Vehicle Registration Certificate |
| Transferee | Alien Registration Card, Compulsory (liability) insurance Certificate | |
| By Proxy | All documents required for the transferor and transferee, Identification of the proxy | |
Please check before visiting
- Only foreign nationals who have completed domestic residence registration.
- Compulsory (liability) Insurance must be registered under the transferee’s name
- Any outstanding taxes, penalties, or fines must be fully paid
- Fee related to acquisition tax and public bonds may arises. (public bonds must be paid in cash only)
Vehicle Change Registration
- When the registered information of the vehicle or the personal details of the owner have changed.
Application Period
- Within 30 days from the date the change occurs.
* Late application Penalty : KRW 20,000 for delays up to 90 days / Additional KRW 10,000 every 3 days after90 days / Maximum penalty: KRW 300,000
Required documents by Type of Change
- Common documents : Change Registration Application Form, Vehicle Registration Certificate
| Change of Name and Registration Number |
Plate Number Change | Naturalization |
|---|---|---|
| Identification document reflecting the change, Alien Registration Fact Certificate | Identification document, previous registration number (Loss or damage must be reported at the police station) |
Identification document, Resident register abstract (including alien registration number and date of naturalization) |