Korean power of attorney letter — fill in and print, free
A Korean letter of authority names the person delegating and the person acting for them (name, date of birth, address, phone and relationship), says what is delegated and for how long, and is dated and signed by the person delegating. For a parent's papers you may not need one: a child can get a parent's resident registration abstract (and the full copy if the parent heads the household) and family relation certificate directly at the community center counter.
Fill it in here and the A4 letter updates as you type; save it as a PDF from the print dialog or download it as a Word file. A blank form prints and downloads too, for filling in by pen.
Check with the office first
Many offices and banks have their own form and their own ID rules for someone acting for another person. Ask the office before you go. This is a general letter of authority and does not replace a form an office requires.
Resident registration copies: a child can get a parent's at the community center counter without any letter — both the full copy and the abstract if the parent heads the household, the abstract only if not (Resident Registration Act, Article 29(2)5); the self-service kiosks will not issue them. Anyone else applying on someone's behalf uses the separate application form the law sets. Certificate of seal impression: the law sets its own letter of authority, and the ID cards of both people are shown. Family relation certificates: the person, a spouse or a lineal relative (a parent or a child, for example) can apply directly; anyone else needs authority from one of them.
A general letter of authority, not legal advice, and not a replacement for a form an office requires.
What the letter says, and when an office wants its own formHow this works
What goes on a Korean letter of authority
A letter of authority (called 위임장 in Korean) lets one person act for another at an office or a bank. It is short. The letter here starts with the agent: name, date of birth, phone, address and relationship to the person delegating. Then one sentence appoints them, followed by what is delegated and for how long, the date, and the box of the person delegating with room for a signature or seal. The office it is for goes at the bottom.
Under the Civil Act (Article 680), a mandate takes effect when one person entrusts a task and the other accepts it. The letter is the written proof an office asks to see.
Choices that print in Korean
You never have to type Korean to get a Korean letter. The relationship is a choice (child, parent, spouse and so on), and what is delegated can be picked from general tasks: getting documents at a community center, bank business, receiving registered mail, applications at a public office, handing in documents. Each pick prints as a Korean line. A details box and an “Other” relationship print exactly as typed.
With no dates, the period prints as “until the task is done”. The page never asks for the full resident registration number; the form has an empty line for it, to fill in by hand after printing if an office wants it.
When an office has its own form
Many offices have their own form and ID rules, so ask first; this general letter does not replace them. Some are set by law. Resident registration copies: a spouse or lineal relative of the head of household (a child of a parent who heads it, for example) applies at the counter with no letter, and a child of a parent who does not head it gets the abstract the same way (Resident Registration Act, Article 29(2)5); anyone else uses the separate application form for applying on someone's behalf (Enforcement Rules, Article 13). A certificate of seal impression needs the letter of authority the law sets out, with the ID cards of both people (Enforcement Decree of the Certification of Seal Impressions Act, Article 13).
Family relation certificates can be requested by the person, a spouse or a lineal relative such as a parent or child; anyone else needs authority from one of them (Act on the Registration of Family Relationships, Article 14). So under this rule a grown child can ask for a parent's certificate directly, while a friend needs authority.
Printing, and your data
“Save as PDF / Print” opens the print dialog with the A4 letter; choose “Save as PDF” to keep a file. “Word .docx” downloads it to edit before printing. A blank letter prints or downloads from the top of the page, for writing by hand. The person delegating signs on paper.
Everything is made in your browser. Nothing you type is sent or kept. As on every tool page here, one count is sent when you print or download: which tool and which language, nothing from the letter. This is a form, not legal advice.
What must a Korean letter of authority (위임장) include?
The name, date of birth, address and phone of both the person delegating and the agent, their relationship, what is delegated, the period, the date, and the signature or seal of the person delegating. The office it is for goes at the bottom.
Can I use this letter at a community center or a bank?
Ask the office first. Many offices and banks have their own form and ID rules, and some are set by law: resident registration copies have their own application form for anyone applying on someone's behalf (a child getting a parent's needs no letter at all), and a certificate of seal impression needs its own letter of authority with both people's ID cards. This general letter does not replace those.
Does a child need a letter of authority to get a parent's family relation certificate?
Not under the law: the person, a spouse or a lineal relative such as a parent or child can request it directly (Act on the Registration of Family Relationships, Article 14). Anyone else acting for them needs authority from one of them. Check what ID the office wants.