Certified copy of the court decision permitting a new surname and family origin
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This is the document in which the Family Court permits you to use a new surname (성) and family origin (본). You attach it to the report creating the surname and family origin.
📌 Key points
You must report within 1 month from the day you received the certified copy of the permission. The day you received the copy is what counts, not the day the permission was granted.
📍 Where to go and get it in person
Family Court (the one with jurisdiction over your registered domicile or your address)
Basis
- 가족관계의 등록 등에 관한 법률 제96조(국적취득자의 성과 본의 창설 신고) 제1항·제5항 (법제처 국가법령정보센터 — 현행 시행 2026-10-02 판으로 2026-10-05 대조 · 2026 개정은 제14조뿐, 이 조문 그대로)
This content was checked on 2026-10-03.