Issuing a Sex Offense & Child Abuse Criminal Record Check

 

If you are an F-series visa holder or have lived in Korea for a while, your school might request a Korean Criminal Background Check. There are multiple different types of Background Checks so use this guide to make sure you are getting the right one. 

You can only get this check if you have an ARC. If you do not have an ARC, you are unable to be issued one. 

 

 

The Check looks like this with a red stamp on the bottom righthand corner:

 

 

There are two methods: Online method and in-person method

You can obtain a criminal record certificate (for sex offense and child abuse checks) without visiting a police station by using the online Criminal Record Certificate Issuance System.

(You can search this Korean using Naver or Google: 범죄경력회보서발급)

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Step 1: Log In

You must log in first for all procedures (consent application, information management, etc.).

You can log in without a digital certificate or I-PIN:

1. Select Mobile Phone

2. Enter your Resident Registration Number

3. Click Mobile Phone Login

4. Choose your telecom provider

5. Verify your identity (for example, via SMS)

After verification, you will return to the main page.

 

(주민등록번호 is your ARC number that starts with your birthday (for example: 20010108-8****)


It requires you to download the PASS App (here is a blog about it)

 

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Step 2: Apply for Issuance Consent (For Job Applicants)

1. Click “Consent Application for Prospective Employee”

2. Enter the information provided by the organization requesting the certificate:

   • ID

   • 4-digit verification number

3. Click Search

4. The facility director and organization name will appear

5. Click Agree/Consent

 

The school will provide the ID number and password for this section, please ask the school or your recruiter to provide it. Usually the digits look like this: 
Facility ID: ABCDEFG (all letters)

Verification Code: 0000 (all numbers)

 

 

(등의 means confirm)

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Step 3: Select Certificate Type

Choose the type of certificate to issue:

Select “Sex Offense & Child Abuse Criminal Record Check Reply”
(This option allows both checks at once.)

 

Select your applicant status:

• Prospective employee (취업예정자)

• Current employee (재직자)

Then complete the application details below.

1. Click the first option as shown in the above image (성범죄경력 및 아동학대범직전력조회회신서 (유치원, 학교, 채육시설, 어린이집, 학권 등).

2. 산청인 유형 (second box on the right hand side): Please click the first option if you have not started at the school yet. If you have started working, please check the second box (the translation of the Korean is above the image) .

 

 

The left-hand side translation is as follows (시설기관): 사업 (기관)명- Business (Organisation) Name 시업자동 록번호: Business Registration Number (both the name and number should already be written, it is not please contact the school to confirm their registered business name and registration number) 성명- Full Name 아이디- ID (username) 전화번호- Phone Number (Korean Number)

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Step 4: Identity Verification, Issuance and Printing

After submitting the application:

1. Click Identity Verification

2. You can now view or issue the certificate yourself

Because the organization must keep the official copy:

Click “Identity Verified (Send to Organization): 시설(기관)장정보관리

 

 

Important: If you print it yourself first, you cannot get another copy- you must apply again. If you want a personal copy: Save it as a PDF Print it for yourself Email the file to the organization After submission, contact the organization so they can confirm and print it from their side.

 

How to Print

 

 

Step 1:

 

Step 2:

 

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In-Person Issuance at a Police Station

To obtain the certificate in person, visit the Criminal Division of your local police station with:

1. Application form for sex offense and child abuse record check (attached below)

2. Proof that the organization is a child-related institution (license or authorization document) (please ask your school for their 아동관련기관임을 증명할 수 있는 인가증 또는 허가증)

3. Your ID (본인 신분/ARC)

*Visit between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM.
*Avoid 12:00–1:00 PM due to lunch hours and their breaktime.

 

 

Source: https://blog.naver.com/con_aww/222269409941