Joowon Law · Insights
Clear notes for companies entering Korea and overseas Koreans managing matters here. Read the context, then decide the next move.
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Many overseas Koreans and foreign nationals keep a home in Korea and rent it out: an apartment they lived in before moving abroad, one they inherited, or one…
Overseas Koreans and foreign nationals who buy a home in Korea usually pay with money held abroad: savings, the proceeds of selling a home overseas, investments, or help…
Since August 26, 2025, foreign nationals who want to buy a home in Seoul and most of the surrounding metropolitan area have needed government permission before signing a…
Many divorces between overseas Koreans, or between a Korean and a foreign national, are decided in the United States, Canada, Australia, or elsewhere, while a significant part of…
Many overseas Koreans learn they are suspects in a Korean criminal case only by accident: a passport renewal is refused, they are stopped at Incheon Airport, or a…
Many overseas Koreans assume that selling their only home in Korea will be tax-free, as it often is for people living in Korea. For non-residents, that is usually…
When a parent who lived in Korea, or kept assets there, passes away, children overseas often have no clear picture of what the parent owned or owed. There…
A divorce decree from a court in California, Ontario, or New South Wales ends the marriage where it was granted, but it does not update your records in…
When a parent in Korea begins to lose mental capacity, children living overseas often learn that being family is not enough to manage the parent’s affairs. Banks freeze…
A will written in Los Angeles, Toronto, or Sydney can be perfectly valid where it was signed and still run into trouble in Korea. Before Korean real estate…
