Korean authorities issue important civic documents, such as Birth Certificate, Academic Diploma, Degree, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree, Driver's License, Police Clearance report, etc, in Korean. When applying to US public or private institutions such as USCIS, colleges, courts, etc, it is essential that a Korean to English certified translation of these documents is done.

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Koreans started immigrating to the United States in 1903, but their volumes grew only after 1965. Currently, over 1.6 million persons of Korean descent live in the United States and there are estimated to be over 1 million Korean speakers. In 2010, after China and India, South Korea sent the largest number of foreign students to US colleges. California, New York and New Jersey have the largest population of Korean Americans.

There are approximately 7 million persons of Korean descent who live outside the Korean peninsula. 80% of these live in China, United States and Japan. Russia, Canada, Uzbekistan, Australia, Philippines and Kazakhstan have over 100,000 persons of Korean descent. In the mid 1860s there was large scale emigration of Koreans to Northeast Chine and Far East Russia. Many in Russia were moved to Central Asia. Since Japan ruled Korea from 1910 to 1945, it has a large population of persons of Korean descent.