Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC.
A one stop spot for important address and contact info. related to birth family search through NCRC’s 2 locations, the KAS website, and NEST. Also included is information about what services each location provides.
NCRC = National Center for the Rights of the Child
(A Korean Government Agency)
KAS = Korea Adoption Services (website)
(A former Korean Government Agency whose website NCRC still uses)
NEST = An NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) which has been contracted by NCRC
For questions about the transfer of ALL Korean Adoption Agency files to NCRC starting July 19th, 2025, please see:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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OVERVIEW.
Please Note:
There are now 3 IMPORTANT physical locations related to birth family search through NCRC:
Location 1: NCRC’s Main Office In Seoul
*Please note that Adoptees can begin to submit a “Petition for Adoption Information Disclosure” (birth family search request) to NCRC via the KAS website starting September 16th, 2025.
Please see:
How To Use NCRC (National Center For The Rights Of The Child) For Birth Family Search
*Please note that Adoptees can submit a request to NCRC via email from July 19th, 2025 - around December 2025 for their Adoption Certificates. Please see:
ADOPTION CERTIFICATES - NCRC Will Accept Applications From July 19th, 2025 — Via Email!
Please note - we strongly recommend that you try to request a birth family search and your records within the next 5 years (before 2030), as after 5 years, the files may move AGAIN to a different location. NCRC only has a 5 year lease on the current temporary storage facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do.
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Location 2: NCRC’s Temporary Storage Facility For ALL Korean Adoption Agency Files
*IMPORTANT UPDATE — July 23rd, 2025:
Starting in October 2025, Adoptees will be able to visit the temporary storage facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do. Adoptees will be able to request access to their records via the KAS website. NCRC will scan and send requested documents or allow in-person visits by reservation.
Please note - we strongly recommend that you try to request a birth family search and your records within the next 5 years (before 2030), as after 5 years, the files may move AGAIN to a different location. NCRC only has a 5 year lease on the current temporary storage facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do.
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-Location 3: NEST
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There is 1 IMPORTANT online location related to birth family search through NCRC:
KAS website
Please see:
How To Use NCRC (National Center For The Rights Of The Child) For Birth Family Search
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Detailed Address and Contact Information For Each Location.
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NCRC (National Center For The Rights Of The Child) — 2 Locations:
Location 1: NCRC’s Main Office In Seoul.
Please note that NCRC’s main office in Seoul is NOT where the files which were physically transferred from ALL Korean Adoption Agencies to NCRC starting July 19th, 2025 are physically housed. NCRC’s main office in Seoul is just where most of NCRC’s workers are. It is possible for Adoptees to schedule an appointment with an NCRC worker at NCRC’s main office in Seoul. However, this is NOT the location where file reviews of original adoption documents will be conducted, as the physical files will be housed at NCRC’s temporary storage facility in Gyeonggi-do, one hour north of NCRC’s main office in Seoul.
Please see “Location 2: NCRC’s Temporary Storage Facility For ALL Korean Adoption Agency Files” below this section for information about NCRC’s temporary storage facility in Gyeonggi-do, one hour north of NCRC’s main office in Seoul.
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For detailed address information on NCRC’s main office in Seoul please see:
IMPORTANT! New Changes Coming To NCRC in 2025 - Including NEW Address!
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Above — What NCRC’s main office building in Seoul looks like on Google Maps as of Summer 2025. This is an older photo of the building which is a former hotel and has since been remodeled (see photo below).
Above — What NCRC’s main office building in Seoul looks like as of Summer 2025. You can see the entrance to the building at lower left. There is a small cafe on the ground floor.
Above — One floor of NCRC’s main office building in Seoul.
NCRC moved its main office in Seoul to its NEW address at the end of February 2025:
NCRC Address in Korean:
서울특별시 중구 세종대로22길 12, 4-10층
NCRC Address in English:
Address: 12, Sejong-daero 22-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, 4th-10th floors
Alternatively:
Address: 4th-10th floors, 12, Sejong-daero 22-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (Real Korean Translator Translation of New NCRC Address from NCRC Press Release)
Google Maps location for NCRC’s NEW Address - As of Spring 2025
Google Maps STREET VIEW of NCRC’s NEW Address - As of Spring 2025
*Please Note — NCRC will be CLOSED from June 16th — September 15th, 2025, and will not accept any requests or visits during this time. Please do NOT contact NCRC frivolously, as they do NOT have many birth family search workers! Please ORGANIZE your information and questions BEFORE you contact NCRC — and write simply and clearly, since you are communicating with native Korean speakers. Being disorganized just wastes the time of NCRC and ALL Adoptees.
Also — please note that you ARE NOT ALLOWED to submit a Petition for Adoption Information Disclosure (birth family search) request to NCRC via email. You MUST submit your request via the KAS website. To learn how, please see:
How To Use NCRC (National Center For The Rights Of The Child) For Birth Family Search
NCRC’s email address: familysearch@ncrc.or.kr
NCRC English website: https://www.ncrc.or.kr/ncrc_en/main.do
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Visiting NCRC’s Main Office In Seoul.
Please note that NO paper adoption records / files are stored at NCRC’s main office in Seoul. Please see the section below regarding NCRC’s temporary storage facility for ALL Korean Adoption Agency files which NCRC began to take over starting July 19th, 2025.
Please note that while NCRC workers can write emails in English, most of them do not speak English well (verbally). If you visit NCRC, you will likely need to take a translator — or be prepared to use a translation app such as ChatGPT or Google Translate. Please note that NCRC offices do not offer Wi-Fi.
To visit NCRC, you must set up an appointment by phone or email in advance. Please note that if you call NCRC, you will need a translator, as the automated phone options are in KOREAN ONLY.
Absurdly however, the Adoptee is often required to make the appointment themselves, necessitating coordination between the Adoptee and a translator when making an appointment by phone. It is likely easiest to make an appointment once you are in Korea and can most easily coordinate with a translator. However, if you are able to otherwise coordinate with a translator further in advance of your trip, we advise doing this. You can also try making an appointment via email. Please do NOT flood NCRC with emails, as they have very few workers!
Please note that NCRC offices do not offer Wi-Fi.
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Location 2: NCRC’s Temporary Storage Facility For ALL Korean Adoption Agency in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do (One Hour North of NCRC’s Main Office In Seoul).
Below — Aerial view:
Naver Maps Link
For detailed information, please see:
“NCRC Secures Adoption Records Preservation Facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province”
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IMPORTANT UPDATE — July 23rd, 2025:
NCRC: “Records to Be Publicly Accessible Starting October”
On July 23, NCRC held a press conference at the temporary facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do announcing that "By the end of August, around 260,000 records from private adoption agencies will have arrived. Starting in October 2025, Adoptees will be able to visit the facility."
Adoptees will be able to request access to their records via the KAS website. The NCRC will scan and send requested documents or allow in-person visits by reservation to the Goyang, Gyeonggi-do facility.
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[NAVER Map]
프레시로지물류센터물류센터 / Fresh Ji Logistics Center
688 Ogeum-dong Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si Gyeonggi-do:
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*Note: It does not look like Google Maps has updated in that area since 2018 and the building does not appear on Google Maps.
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Visiting NCRC’s Temporary Storage Facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do (One Hour North of NCRC’s Main Office In Seoul).
IMPORTANT UPDATE — July 23rd, 2025:
NCRC: “Records to Be Publicly Accessible Starting October”
On July 23, NCRC held a press conference at the temporary facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do announcing that "By the end of August, around 260,000 records from private adoption agencies will have arrived. Starting in October 2025, Adoptees will be able to visit the facility."
Adoptees will be able to request access to their records via the KAS website. The NCRC will scan and send requested documents or allow in-person visits by reservation to the Goyang, Gyeonggi-do facility.
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Maps Showing The Relationship Of The Major Locations Related To NCRC Related Birth Family Search.
The distance between NCRC’s main office in Seoul and NCRC’s temporary storage facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do.
Below: Note that NCRC’s New TEMPORARY storage location for ALL Korean Adoption Agency files which it takes possession of starting July 19th, 2025, is about a 50 minute drive by car and a 70 minute drive by public transportation north of NCRC’s NEW office location in Seoul.
Naver Maps Link
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Location 3: NEST.
For detailed information, please see:
Announcement —
NCRC Partners With Nest: “Support For Visits To Korea And Reunions With Birth Families” Program
Please Note: NEST appears to be within a very short walk of NCRC’s main office in Seoul.
NEST Address on Google Maps:
#404, 16 Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea
Phone +82-2-535-3217
Office hours: 09:00-16:00 KST
Email: office@nestkorea.or.kr
Website www.nestkorea.or.kr
Address #404, 16 Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea
NEST’s address appears on Google Maps as:
사단법인 둥지 (Nest Korea)
Corporate office
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The distance between NCRC’s main office in Seoul and NEST.
Click here to see the proximity of NCRC’s main office in Seoul and NEST on Google Maps.
Below — NEST’s address and map is also on its “Directions” page:
https://www.nestkorea.or.kr/pages/map_daum.php