Read our specially curated articles informing foreigners on how to navigate the legal pathways of South Korea.
Recovering Korean Nationality and Acquiring Dual Citizenship in 2023: A Comprehensive Guide for Korean-Americans Many Korean Americans (especially those over the age of 65 who wish to spend the rest of their lives in Korea) have a great interest in [...]
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Korea Inheritance Tax Advice in 2023 Many of our foreign clients here at Pureum Law Office [...]
Sex Crimes in Korea Since 2014, PLO has represented various foreign nationals in sex-related offenses. Let’s [...]
Extradition to Korea in 2023 After first signing an extradition agreement with Australia in 1991, [...]
Korean Franchise Law: 3 Franchisee Protection Systems In South Korea, new types of commercial activities such as franchising, factoring, and leasing have already spread throughout the industry and become [...]
Divorce in Korea for Foreigners – #1 Divorce Lawyer in Korea Untying the knot in South Korea doesn’t have to turn into a K-pop drama, but getting a divorce in [...]
Travel to Korea – K-ETA Application Note: As of April 1, 2023, K-ETA requirements have been waived for several nationalities, such as US citizens, so please check with travel experts [...]
5 Steps for Collecting Debt in Korea (in and out of court) Collecting Debt from Korea There are many different ways to collect on debts in Korea. Pureum [...]
5 Tips to Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney in Korea Simon Lee is a managing partner at Pureum Law Office (PLO). He has been practicing law since 2012, establishing [...]
Sexual Harassment on Subway dismissed The client was accused of forcible molestation by a disabled woman sitting in front of the client who was on the way to work [...]
Foreigners residing in South Korea who wish to retain their F-2-7 visa should be aware of the rules and exemptions. [...]
Korean Inheritance Law – Wills in Korea In a previous article, we talked about the legal effect of a will created in Korea by a foreigner and methods of creation [...]
COVID-19 Immigration-related Measures The following immigration-related measures are a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and points provided by the Ministry of Justice Situation Room in regards to the COVID-19 [...]
Division of inheritance in Korea This time we will talk more about the division of inherited property — division of inheritance in Korea — according to the Korean inheritance law. [...]
Legal effect and validity of a will created in Korea Lately, we have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries about inheritance and wills in Korea. In response to this, [...]
Uncontested Divorce in Korea Sometimes things just don’t work out. You’re both good people, but somehow you drifted apart. Or maybe you just want different things out of the future. [...]
Criminal Procedure in Korea – How to handle a Call from Investigator in Korea What to do if one day you, as a foreigner in Korea, receive a phone [...]
Detention and Release in Korea Today we will take a look at the procedure that may let you get released if you were detained and how the investigation is going [...]
Arrest Procedures in Korea: How can I possibly be detained in Korea? Our law office is a firm specializing, among other areas of law, in criminal matters regarding foreigners. Our [...]
Today we are entering another mini-series of articles by Pureum Law Office. This time we will discuss two sub-types of F-2 visa: F-2-7 and F-2-99. First, we are going to [...]
F-6 Visa after Divorce in Korea (Alimony, custody, child support and the loss of F-6) In the previous articles of PLO we have talked about whether it is possible [...]
Advice from a Divorce Lawyer in Korea Dear expats, this is the second article in our series on divorce procedures in Korea. We previously determined whether or not foreigners can [...]
Divorce in South Korea 1. My spouse and I have never registered nor reported our marriage to the Korean government; can we still divorce in Korea? Yes, as long as [...]
How to Apply for Korean F-5 Visa While on a Spousal Visa (F6) One of our most common inquiries is whether someone can apply for the F-5 visa if they [...]
Become a Korean Citizen: Korean Special Naturalization What is Special Naturalization? Special Naturalization has been established to allow for a variety of unique circumstances which Korean society would like [...]
How to Become a Korean Citizen : Korean Simplified Naturalization Korean Simplified Naturalization vs. Generalized Naturalization Simplified naturalization in Korea, despite its name, is only simple if you happen [...]
This article is the first in a 4-part series. Skip to the end of the article for links to the following 3 parts and more detailed processing information. Applying For [...]
We live in a country where you don’t just put down your first and last month’s rent when you move into a new place. You could be putting down millions, [...]
South Korean Labor Law In recent years, South Korea has experienced an influx of foreigners with working visas. Unfortunately, the quality of working conditions for foreign workers seems to have [...]
Have you been in Korea for 5 consecutive years? Do you know what F-2-99 Visa is? If you’ve been here for 5 years you should! F-2-99 Visa grants you residential status [...]
Atty Simon(이도경 변호사) was appointed to work as a Certified Legal Counselor of Seoul Global Center this year again by Park, the Mayor of Seoul. Atty Simon has been under the duty [...]
Attorney Simon Lee has been providing pro bono legal services at Seoul Global Center (SGC) since 2014. (Post-pandemic normalization of in-person counseling remains on hold, we will update the days/hours [...]
Facebook Page of Pureum Law Office We have a Facebook page so our clients can easily stay up to date with our operating hours and to receive notifications of new [...]
Korea Inheritance Tax Advice in 2023 Many of our foreign clients here at Pureum Law Office (PLO) have asked about [...]
Sex Crimes in Korea Since 2014, PLO has represented various foreign nationals in sex-related offenses. Let’s learn about sex-related offenses [...]
Extradition to Korea in 2023 After first signing an extradition agreement with Australia in 1991, the Republic of Korea [...]
Korean Franchise Law: 3 Franchisee Protection Systems In South Korea, new types of commercial activities such as franchising, factoring, [...]
Divorce in Korea for Foreigners – #1 Divorce Lawyer in Korea Untying the knot in South Korea doesn’t have to [...]
Travel to Korea – K-ETA Application Note: As of April 1, 2023, K-ETA requirements have been waived for several nationalities, [...]
5 Steps for Collecting Debt in Korea (in and out of court) Collecting Debt from Korea There are [...]
5 Tips to Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney in Korea Simon Lee is a managing partner at Pureum Law [...]
Sexual Harassment on Subway dismissed The client was accused of forcible molestation by a disabled woman sitting in front [...]
Korean Inheritance Law – Wills in Korea In a previous article, we talked about the legal effect of a will [...]
COVID-19 Immigration-related Measures The following immigration-related measures are a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and points provided by the [...]
Division of inheritance in Korea This time we will talk more about the division of inherited property — division of [...]
Legal effect and validity of a will created in Korea Lately, we have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries [...]
Uncontested Divorce in Korea Sometimes things just don’t work out. You’re both good people, but somehow you drifted apart. Or [...]
Criminal Procedure in Korea – How to handle a Call from Investigator in Korea What to do if one [...]
Detention and Release in Korea Today we will take a look at the procedure that may let you get released [...]
Arrest Procedures in Korea: How can I possibly be detained in Korea? Our law office is a firm specializing, among [...]
Today we are entering another mini-series of articles by Pureum Law Office. This time we will discuss two sub-types of [...]
F-6 Visa after Divorce in Korea (Alimony, custody, child support and the loss of F-6) In the previous articles [...]
Advice from a Divorce Lawyer in Korea Dear expats, this is the second article in our series on divorce procedures [...]
Divorce in South Korea 1. My spouse and I have never registered nor reported our marriage to the Korean government; [...]
How to Apply for Korean F-5 Visa While on a Spousal Visa (F6) One of our most common inquiries is [...]
Become a Korean Citizen: Korean Special Naturalization What is Special Naturalization? Special Naturalization has been established to allow for [...]
How to Become a Korean Citizen : Korean Simplified Naturalization Korean Simplified Naturalization vs. Generalized Naturalization Simplified naturalization in [...]
This article is the first in a 4-part series. Skip to the end of the article for links to the [...]
We live in a country where you don’t just put down your first and last month’s rent when you move [...]
South Korean Labor Law In recent years, South Korea has experienced an influx of foreigners with working visas. Unfortunately, the [...]
Have you been in Korea for 5 consecutive years? Do you know what F-2-99 Visa is? If you’ve been here [...]
Atty Simon(이도경 변호사) was appointed to work as a Certified Legal Counselor of Seoul Global Center this year again by Park, [...]
Attorney Simon Lee has been providing pro bono legal services at Seoul Global Center (SGC) since 2014. (Post-pandemic normalization of [...]
Facebook Page of Pureum Law Office We have a Facebook page so our clients can easily stay up to date [...]