ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE MARRIAGE BROKERS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ACT
Presidential Decree No. 20815, Jun. 11, 2008
Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22076, Mar. 15, 2010
Presidential Decree No. 22494, Nov. 16, 2010
Presidential Decree No. 23488, Jan. 6, 2012
Presidential Decree No. 23970, Jul. 23, 2012
Presidential Decree No. 24446, Mar. 23, 2013
Presidential Decree No. 24755, Sep. 17, 2013
Presidential Decree No. 25050, Dec. 30, 2013
Presidential Decree No. 25532, Aug. 6, 2014
Presidential Decree No. 26471, Aug. 3, 2015
Presidential Decree No. 27751, Dec. 30, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 27960, Mar. 27, 2017
Presidential Decree No. 30509, Mar. 3, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 35806, Oct. 1, 2025
| Article 1-2 (Requirements for report of domestic marriage brokerage business) |
| 1. | To purchase surety insurance pursuant to Article 25 of the Act; |
| 2. | To secure a brokerage office in a building, which is entered in the building ledger as Class I neighborhood living facilities pursuant to subparagraph 3 of Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act, Class II neighborhood living facilities pursuant to subparagraph 4 of the same Table, neighborhood living facilities inside sales facilities pursuant to subparagraph 7 of the same Table, or general business facilities pursuant to subparagraph 14 (b) of the same Table. In such cases, the right to use shall be secured by possession, Jeonse or lease, or loan for use, etc. |
[This Article Added on Nov. 16, 2010]
| Article 2 (Requirements for registration of international marriage brokerage business) |
"The requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as surety insurance benefit and a brokerage office" in the former part of Article 4 (1) of the Act means any of the followings: <Amended on Jul. 23, 2012; Dec. 30, 2016> | 1. | To be educated pursuant to Article 24 of the Act; |
| 1-2. | To meet the requirement for capital prescribed in Article 24-3 of the Act; |
| 2. | To purchase surety insurance pursuant to Article 25 of the Act; |
| 3. | To secure a brokerage office in a building, which is entered in the building ledger as Class I neighborhood living facilities pursuant to subparagraph 3 of Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act, Class II neighborhood living facilities pursuant to subparagraph 4 of the same Table, neighborhood living facilities inside sales facilities pursuant to subparagraph 7 of the same Table, or general business facilities pursuant to subparagraph 14 (b) of the same Table. In such cases, the right to use shall be secured by possession, Jeonse or lease, or loan for use, etc. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 16, 2010]
| Article 3 (Provision of translated version of marriage brokerage contract) |
| (1) | A marriage broker shall provide a translated version of marriage brokerage contract in a language understandable by the user, who enters into a written contract pursuant to Article 10 (1) of the Act. |
| (2) | Deleted. <Nov. 16, 2010> |
[Title Amended on Nov. 16, 2010]
| Article 3-2 (Provision of personal information) |
| (1) | Personal information, which an international marriage broker obtains pursuant to Article 10-2 from a user who has entered into a contract under Article 10 (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "user") and the other party to marriage brokerage (hereinafter referred to as the "other party"), means the following documents; provided, the documents under subparagraphs 1, 2, and 4 shall be substituted by similar supporting evidences commonly used in the country of the other party's citizenship: <Amended on Jul. 23, 2012> |
| 1. | Marital history: Family relation certificate pursuant to Article 15 (1) 1 of the Act on the Registration of Family Relationships or marriage relation certificate pursuant to subparagraph 3 of the same paragraph; |
| 2. | Health conditions: Medical certificate pursuant to Article 10-2 (2) of the Act; |
| 3. | Occupation: Certificate of employment, copy of business registration certificate, certificate of farming, or other documents that can verify occupation or income; |
| 4. | Relevant criminal records: response to inquiry into criminal records (limited to criminal records related to sexual violence, domestic violence, child abuse, and brokerage and forcible compulsion of sex trafficking, and criminal records corresponding to imprisonment without labor or greater punishment for the latest ten years from the date of inquiry into criminal records); |
| 5. | Documents related to other matters prescribed by statutes of the country of the other party's citizenship. |
| (2) | An international marriage broker shall prepare a certification of personal information for international marriage based on the information authenticated by a notary public pursuant to Article 10-2 (1) and shall receive written agreement on the confirmation of the fact in the certification and on the provision of personal information from the user and the other party. <Amended on Jul. 23, 2012> |
| (3) | An international marriage broker shall translate and provide a certification of personal information for international marriage pursuant to paragraph (2) and documents falling under each subparagraph of paragraph (1) in languages understandable by the user and the other party, respectively, and shall arrange a meeting where both the user and the other party agree to the meeting in writing. In such cases, before providing documents falling under each subparagraph of paragraph (1), information on resident registration numbers contained therein shall be deleted. <Amended on Jul. 23, 2012; Dec. 30, 2016> |
| (4) | Where a user refuses to agree in writing to the submission of documents under each subparagraph of paragraph (1) or the provision of personal information pursuant to paragraph (2), or where it is confirmed that false information was submitted, an international marriage broker shall refuse to broker such marriage. |
[This Article Added on Nov. 16, 2010]
| Article 4 (Scope of violation of foreign criminal statutes or foreign administrative statutes) |
| (1) | The cases where an international marriage broker violates any foreign criminal statutes or the foreign administrative statutes under the former part of Article 11 (2) of the Act, shall be the cases where a sentence has been finalized for the reason that an international marriage broker violated the foreign criminal statutes when conducting international marriage brokerage in a foreign country (including the cases where it is finalized that the sentence shall not be executed) or an administrative disposition has been finalized for the reason that an international marriage broker violated the foreign administrative statutes when conducting international marriage brokerage in a foreign country. <Amended on Nov. 16, 2010> |
| (2) | Under Article 11 (2) of the Act, the Minister of Foreign Affairs shall, without delay, notify the Minister of Gender Equality and Family of the personal information, such as the name and resident registration number, and the business information, such as the company name and registration number, of any international marriage broker who violates this Act or any criminal or administrative statutes or regulations of a foreign country. This shall apply to an international marriage broker whose final and conclusive judgment or administrative disposition has been canceled. <Amended on Mar. 15, 2010; Nov. 16, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Sep. 17, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025> |
| (3) | The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall, without delay, notify the information received from the Minister of Foreign Affairs under paragraph (2) to the head of the Si (including the head of an administrative city under the Special Act on the Establishment of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Development of Free International City; hereinafter the same shall apply), the head of the Gun, or the head of the Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) that has jurisdiction over the place where the international marriage broker is registered, after going through the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, the Metropolitan City Mayor, the Do Governor, or the Special Self-Governing Province Governor. <Amended on Nov. 16, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025> |
[Title Amended on Nov. 16, 2010]
| Article 5 (Return of certificate of completion of report) |
| (1) | A person whose business registration is revoked or who receives an order to shut down his or her place of business or suspend business under Article 18 of the Act, shall return the certificate of registration or the certificate of completion of report to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. <Amended on Mar. 15, 2010; Nov. 16, 2010; Aug. 3, 2015; Oct. 1, 2025> |
| (2) | Where the period of business suspension of a person subject to a disposition for business suspension expires, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall, without delay, give the returned certificate of completion of report or certificate of registration to the relevant marriage broker. <Amended on Nov. 16, 2010> |
| Article 6 (Purchase of surety insurance) |
| (1) | A marriage broker who intends to report or register marriage brokerage business pursuant to Article 3 or 4 of the Act shall purchase surety insurance which covers the following amount pursuant to Article 25 (2) of the Act: <Amended on Nov. 16, 2010> |
| 1. | Domestic marriage brokers: not less than 20 million won; provided, where they have branch offices, 10 million won shall be added for each branch office; |
| 2. | International marriage brokers: not less than 50 million won; provided, where they have branch offices, 20 million won shall be added for each branch office. |
| (2) | When the term of guarantee of surety insurance pursuant to paragraph (1) expires, a marriage broker shall purchase another surety insurance which guarantees the amount pursuant to paragraph (1) before the expiration date of the term of guarantee, and shall submit evidential documents to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu. <Amended on Nov. 16, 2010> |
| (3) | When a marriage broker purchases surety insurance pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu shall be the insured. <Amended on Nov. 16, 2010> |
[Title Amended on Nov. 16, 2010]
| Article 7 (Payment of surety insurance benefit) |
| (1) | A user who suffered loss in connection with marriage brokerage may request a payment of surety insurance benefit pursuant to Article 25 (3) of the Act, when a marriage broker fails to compensate for such loss. <Amended on Nov. 16, 2010> |
| (2) | When a user requests the payment of surety insurance benefit pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall submit an agreement for compensation for loss (it shall be a notarial document), a compromise protocol between the user and the marriage broker, a certified authentic copy of the written final judgement of the court, or other documents with effect equivalent thereto, to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu. <Amended on Nov. 16, 2010> |
| (3) | Where a marriage broker compensated loss in connection with the relevant marriage brokerage with surety insurance benefit, he or she shall purchase another surety insurance within 15 days in order to guarantee the amount pursuant to Article 6 (1) and submit evidential documents to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu. <Amended on Nov. 16, 2010> |
| Article 7-2 (Management of personally identifiable information) |
The head of a Si/Gun/Gu (where the authority was delegated or entrusted, including persons to whom the authority was delegated or entrusted) or a marriage broker may handle data containing resident registration numbers or alien registration numbers pursuant to Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act, if it is inevitable for the performance of the following affairs: <Amended on Aug. 6, 2014; Mar. 27, 2017> | 1. | Affairs regarding the report and report of changes, reissuance of a certificate of completion of report, and preparation and management of a management register of domestic marriage brokerage business pursuant to Article 3 of the Act; |
| 2. | Affairs regarding the registration and registration of changes, reissuance of a certificate of registration, and preparation and management of a management register of international marriage brokerage business pursuant to Article 4 of the Act; |
| 3. | Deleted; <Mar. 27, 2017> |
| 4. | Affairs regarding the verification of grounds for disqualification pursuant to Article 6 of the Act; |
| 5. | Affairs regarding provision of personal information as prescribed in Article 10-2 of the Act; |
| 6. | Affairs regarding keeping of books, etc. as prescribed in Article 14 of the Act. |
[This Article Added on Jan. 6, 2012]
| Article 8 (Standards for imposition of administrative fine) |
Standards for imposition of an administrative fine provided for in Article 28 (1) and (2) of the Act shall be as set forth in the Appendix. [This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 23, 2012]
| Article 9 (Reexamination of regulation) |
The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall examine the appropriateness of the following matters every 3 years, counting from each base date specified in the following (referring to the period that ends on the day before the base date of every third year) and shall take measures, such as making improvements: <Amended on Dec. 30, 2016; Oct. 1, 2025>
| 1. | Standard of reporting domestic marriage brokerage business pursuant to Article 1-2: January 1, 2017; |
| 2. | Standard of registering international marriage brokerage business pursuant to Article 2: January 1, 2017; |
| 3. | Deleted. <Mar. 3, 2020> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2013]
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20815, Jun. 11, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on June 15, 2008.
Article 2 (Transitional measures concerning education)
An international marriage broker educated pursuant to Article 3 of the Addenda of the Act shall report such fact to the Mayer/Do Governor.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22076, Mar. 15, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 19, 2010.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22494, Nov. 16, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on November 18, 2010.
Article 2 (Applicability to provision of personal information)
The amended provision of Article 3-2 shall apply where a marriage brokerage contract is entered into pursuant to Article 10 (1) of the Act and the parties’ first meeting is held after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23488, Jan. 6, 2012>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23970, Jul. 23, 2012>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on August 2, 2012.
Article 2 (Applicability to provision of personal information)
The amended provision of Article 3-2 shall apply where the meeting under the marriage brokerage contract pursuant to Article 10 (1) of the Act is held after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 24446, Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 24755, Sep. 17, 2013>
This Decree shall enter into force on September 23, 2013.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 25050, Dec. 30, 2013>
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2014. (Proviso Omitted)
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 25532, Aug. 6, 2014>
This Decree shall enter into force on August 7, 2014.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 26471, Aug. 3, 2015>
This Decree shall enter into force on August 4, 2015.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27751, Dec. 30, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2017. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 27960, Mar. 27, 2017>
This Decree shall enter into force on March 30, 2017. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 30509, Mar. 3, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 35806, Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, the amendments to the Presidential Decrees amended under Article 4 of the Addenda, which were promulgated before this Decree enters into force but the enforcement dates of which have yet to arrive, shall enter into force on the respective enforcement dates of those Presidential Decrees.