International Conference Planning Business Registration Requirements and Documents — 50,000,000 Won Capital and Public Event Contract Bidding

Procedure

1. 1. Check whether the business must register

   An international conference planning business is entrusted with planning, preparing and running international conferences that generate large-scale tourism demand. International conferences include seminars, discussion forums, exhibitions and corporate meetings, so event agencies that want to run forums or academic conferences are usually covered. Operating an international conference business without registration is punishable by imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to 30,000,000 won.

2. 2. Meet the capital and office standards

   A corporation needs paid-in capital of 50,000,000 won or more, and an individual needs assets used for the business with an appraised value of 50,000,000 won or more. The applicant must own the office or have the right to use it, so a leased office is proven with the lease agreement. A corporation should also check before applying that its articles of incorporation and registered business purposes include the international conference planning business.

3. 3. Check disqualification grounds for the representative and officers

   Persons under adult guardianship or limited guardianship, bankrupts who have not been reinstated, persons whose registration under the Tourism Promotion Act was revoked less than 2 years ago, and persons sentenced to imprisonment for violating the Act within the last 2 years after completing the sentence or still on probation cannot register. A corporation cannot register if even one officer falls under these grounds. Foreign representatives or officers prepare documents from their home country showing no disqualification, with an apostille or consular confirmation.

4. 4. Apply for tourism business registration at the city, county or district office

   Submit the tourism business registration application with a business plan, proof of paid-in capital (for an individual, a list of business assets and supporting documents) and proof of the right to use the office to the city, county or district office with jurisdiction over the office. The official checks the corporate register and real estate register through administrative information sharing. If the standards are met, a tourism business registration certificate is issued, and the fee for a new registration is 30,000 won.

5. 5. Prepare for bidding and file change registrations after registration

   After receiving the certificate, align the business registration category, and to take part in public event service contracts, add the international conference planning business to the Public Procurement Service bidding qualification registration. When the trade name, representative or office location changes, file a change registration application within 30 days from the date of the change, and after moving the office it may be filed with the office for the new location. When the business is acquired or merged, report the succession within 1 month from the date of succession.

Required documents

• Tourism business registration application
• Business plan
• Proof of paid-in capital (for an individual, a list of business assets and supporting documents)
• Proof of ownership or right to use the office (lease agreement, etc., where it cannot be confirmed through the real estate register)
• Document stating the names and resident registration numbers of the representative and officers
• Proof of no disqualification for foreign representatives or officers (apostille or consular confirmation)
• Proof of foreign investment (for foreign-invested companies)
• Letter of authorization (when submitted by an agent)

Fees

Industry range of several hundred thousand won to several million won · We will advise after consultation, depending on whether the applicant is a corporation or an individual, how capital is proven, whether foreign representative or officer documents are needed, and whether bidding qualification registration is included. Government fees are separate (30,000 won for a new registration, 15,000 won for a change registration).

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Legal basis and review date

• Tourism Promotion Act Article 3
• Tourism Promotion Act Article 4
• Tourism Promotion Act Article 7
• Tourism Promotion Act Article 8
• Tourism Promotion Act Article 35
• Tourism Promotion Act Article 37
• Tourism Promotion Act Article 79
• Tourism Promotion Act Article 82
• Enforcement Decree of the Tourism Promotion Act Article 2
• Enforcement Decree of the Tourism Promotion Act Article 3
• Enforcement Decree of the Tourism Promotion Act Article 4
• Enforcement Decree of the Tourism Promotion Act Article 5
• Enforcement Decree of the Tourism Promotion Act Article 6
• Enforcement Decree of the Tourism Promotion Act Annex 1
• Enforcement Rule of the Tourism Promotion Act Article 2
• Enforcement Rule of the Tourism Promotion Act Article 3
• Enforcement Rule of the Tourism Promotion Act Article 69
• Enforcement Rule of the Tourism Promotion Act Annex 23

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-07

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• If the trade name, representative or office location changes and no change registration is filed within 30 days, the registration may be revoked or the business suspended for up to 6 months, and a penalty surcharge of up to 20,000,000 won may be imposed instead of suspension.
• If a corporate officer falls under a disqualification ground, this is a ground for revocation, so the officer must be replaced within 3 months to avoid revocation.

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