Method and apparatus for remotely providing profile in communication system

The present invention relates to an efficient method and apparatus for remotely providing/downloading a profile for use in a communication service in a communication system, and the method for downloading the profile in the communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a first server, first information for processing a request for downloading a profile; receiving, from the first server, address information of a second server processing the request for downloading the profile on the basis of the first information; transmitting, to the second server, second information for calling a function, of an application, related to the downloading of the profile; receiving, from the second server, the profile-related information as a response of the second information for calling the function; and connecting to a third server providing the profile on the basis of the profile-related information, and downloading the profile.