Jinju City Provides Customized Civil Service Convenience... 'Demand Night Civil Service Office' Receives Great Response

Operating every Wednesday until 9 PM ... 4,747 civil complaints handled in the past 4 years

Jinju City Wednesday Night Civil Service Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, has been operating the ‘Wednesday Night Civil Service Office’ since 2012 to provide customized civil service convenience centered on the needs of users, and it is receiving great responses from citizens.

The ‘Wednesday Night Civil Service Office’ offers various certificates that can be issued by the Civil Service Passport Department, such as passport services and seal certificates, to alleviate the inconvenience of citizens who find it difficult to visit City Hall during weekday working hours due to reasons such as busy work schedules, dual-income couples, studies, and livelihood. The operating hours are until 9 PM on Wednesdays. However, it does not operate if Wednesday is a public holiday.

Available services include ▲passport application and issuance ▲registration of family relations such as birth, death, and marriage reports ▲issuance of 28 types of certificates including resident registration, seal certificates, and family relation certificates.

According to Jinju City, as of the end of June, the Wednesday Night Civil Service Office has processed 4,747 civil service cases over the past four years, and the number of users is gradually increasing.

A office worker A living in Pyeonggeo-dong who recently visited the Wednesday Night Civil Service Office said, “I had many difficulties because I had to get a passport issued but could not find time during working hours,” and added, “I was very pleased to be able to get my passport issued by using the night civil service office.”

A city official said, “Although online issuance of certificates has become active and the number of certificate applications has not increased, passport applications continue to rise, so we plan to continue operating the ‘Wednesday Night Civil Service Office,’” and added, “Citizens who find it difficult to visit City Hall during weekday working hours are encouraged to conveniently use the night civil service office operated every Wednesday.”

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