Korean Documents for France

Does France accept Korean apostille documents directly, or is embassy legalization needed?

When a French authority receives a Korean public document, the method is an apostille, and no legalization by the French Embassy in Korea is needed. Family documents for a French administration, such as a mairie for a marriage, are apostilled. Some procedures, such as Campus France, take English scans instead, so check the receiving body's guidance first. The Overseas Koreans Agency (OKA) issues apostilles for public documents and the Ministry of Justice for notarized private documents.

What type of French translation is accepted by French authorities?

Marriage at a mairie needs a translation by a sworn translator (traducteur assermenté), and the préfecture residence permit lists point to the list of approved translators. The Campus France procedure takes documents in English. We prepare the French translation in the form the receiving body asks for.

I am applying for a French talent passport (Passeport Talent). What Korean documents do I need?

The Interior Ministry's talent passport residence permit list asks for supporting documents such as a degree and translations of foreign-language documents, and does not name an apostille. The exact document set depends on the talent passport category, and visa-stage documents are listed on France-Visas. If a French authority separately asks for an apostille, it is issued by the Overseas Koreans Agency (public documents) or the Ministry of Justice (notarized private documents).