Security Services Business Permit Requirements and Procedure — Corporation, Capital, Security Instructors, and Securing Plan

Procedure

1. 1. Choose the security services and check the articles of incorporation

   Decide which services you will provide, such as facility security, machine security, or crowd and traffic guidance security. The purpose clause of the corporation's articles of incorporation must include those security services. If it does not, start by amending the articles of incorporation.

2. 2. Check the standards for each service

   Check, for each service, the paid-in capital, the number of general security guards and security instructors, and the facility and equipment standards such as a control facility and dispatch vehicles. Also check that none of the executives falls under a ground for disqualification.

3. 3. Apply for the permit

   Attach the articles of incorporation and the executives' résumés to the permit application form, affix a revenue stamp of 10,000 won, and submit it to the city or provincial police agency or the police station having jurisdiction over the principal office. The processing period is 15 days.

4. 4. Carry out the securing plan and manage the permit afterward

   If you did not have the security personnel, facilities and equipment in place at the time of application, submit a securing plan, then secure them within 1 month from the permit date and have them confirmed. The permit is valid for 5 years, and a renewal permit must be applied for no later than 30 days before expiry.

Required documents

• Security services business permit application form (new, change or renewal)
• Articles of incorporation of the corporation (security services stated in the purpose clause)
• Résumés of the corporation's executives
• Plan for securing security personnel, facilities and equipment (if not in place at the time of application)
• Proof of payment of capital
• Revenue stamp of 10,000 won

Fees

The revenue stamp for a permit application is 10,000 won. Agency fees in the industry range from several hundred thousand won to the 1,000,000 won range, and vary with the number of security service types, the work needed on the articles of incorporation and the scope of drafting the securing plan. We review the corporation's situation and inform you of the fee after a consultation.

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Legal basis and review date

• Security Services Industry Act, Article 3
• Security Services Industry Act, Article 4
• Security Services Industry Act, Article 6
• Enforcement Decree of the Security Services Industry Act, Article 3
• Enforcement Decree of the Security Services Industry Act, Article 28
• Enforcement Decree of the Security Services Industry Act, attached Table 1

Checked against the statutes on 2026-09-30

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 you obtained the permit with a securing plan, you must secure the personnel, facilities and equipment within 1 month from the permit date and have them confirmed.
• It is safer to prepare the office as an independent space. A shared office or a residential space sometimes becomes a problem at the on-site inspection.

Frequently asked questions