Forestry Successor Registration Application and Forestry Policy Fund Business Plan Preparation

Procedure

01
Determining the application type: Decide whether the applicant falls under the forest-ownership type (under 55; owning 3 hectares or more of forest, leasing 10 hectares or more of national or public forest, or being a child of an individual model forest manager) or the forest-product cultivation type (production at or above the notified standard size), and check that the forest area and title holder meet the requirements.
02
Organizing training and forest management plan documents: Applicants who intend to start cultivating forest products prepare a certificate of at least 40 hours of forestry training (online training recognized up to 20 hours) or a graduation certificate from a forestry-related department; forest-ownership applicants prepare the approval documents for their forest management plan.
03
Preparing the business plan: After checking the crop and the standard size of the cultivation site, prepare a plan that includes the project name, project period, direction, investment plan, schedule by project, sales plan for products, and expected effects. After selection, the city, county, or district office visits the site according to this schedule.
04
Preparing and submitting the selection application: Organize the forestry successor selection application and the supporting documents and submit them on the client's behalf to the city, county, or district where the forest or cultivation site is located. If the forest or site spans two or more cities, counties, or districts, file with the one containing the largest portion.
05
Requirement review and certificate issuance: The mayor, county governor, or district head reviews the requirements and recommends the applicant to the selecting authority, which issues a forestry successor certificate if the requirements are met. The time taken to consult other regions about forest or cultivation sites is excluded from the processing period, so supplement documents promptly when requested.
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Post-selection training and policy fund application: A forestry successor must complete training of 20 hours or more at least once within 3 years from the date of selection. For the Forestry Project Comprehensive Fund, submit the business application and business plan to the project management agency; where a subsidy-linked loan application amounts to 30 million won or more, a forestry cooperative conducts a feasibility review and credit check.

Filing route

Forestry department of the city, county, or district office where the owned forest or cultivation site is located (for the Forestry Project Comprehensive Fund, the project management agency, which is the local government or a forestry cooperative)

Confirm the current filing office, jurisdiction, and online availability on the official website.

Official check

Actual processing agencyCompetent Korean authority or official service · Competent Korean authority or official service

Statutory and policy authorityCompetent Korean authority or official service

Online routeOfficial check

Deadlines & processing notes

Check deadlines and next steps against the notice, filing date, and any request for additional documents.Official check

Basic documents

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Forestry successor selection application (Annex Form No. 1 of the Regulation on Procedures for Selecting Forestry Successors and Designating Model Forest Managers)Documents proving ownership of forest, lease of national or public forest, or ownership, lease, or rental of a cultivation siteDocuments confirming the household relationship when applying with forest or a cultivation site held in a family member's nameForest management plan approval documents (Article 13 of the Act on the Creation and Management of Forest Resources; forest-ownership type)Certificate of at least 40 hours of forestry training, or a graduation certificate from a forestry-related university department or forestry high school (for those intending to start cultivating forest products)Business plan (project name, period, direction, investment plan, schedule, sales plan, expected effects)Forestry Project Comprehensive Fund business application (Annex Form No. 3 of the Forestry Project Comprehensive Fund Execution Guidelines; when applying for policy funds)Power of attorney (when submitted by an administrative agent)

If the requirements are lost after selection, for example by disposing of the forest or stopping cultivation, the selection may be cancelled, and when a forestry successor confirmation is requested more than 2 years after selection the requirement documents must be submitted again, so keep records of forest and cultivation-site ownership and production.

Scope of services

Hwang Yunsang Administrative Agent Office prepares and translates documents for administrative agencies, submits them on your behalf, and guides you through permit, application, and notification procedures. Services that require the principal’s personal appearance, principal’s application, or electronic signature may be limited in delegation.