Muan-gun Offers Free Reissuance of Old Resident Registration Cards Vulnerable to Forgery and Tampering

Issuance of Enhanced Security New Resident Registration Cards to Prevent Forgery and Crime

Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 8th that it will reissue old resident registration cards issued before the security enhancement on November 1, 2006, free of charge, with significantly improved security through various anti-counterfeiting features.

Exterior view of Muan-gun Office
[Photo by Muan-gun]

The free reissuance is available not only for cards without security features (issued before November 1, 2006) but also for those who fall under reasons such as △natural defects of the resident registration card △changes in name, date of birth, or gender △insufficient space for address change history on the back of the resident registration card.

However, applicants must submit a photo taken within the last six months (3.5×4.5 cm) and return their existing resident registration card to the nearest eup, myeon, dong office, or administrative welfare center regardless of their address to apply for the free reissuance.

If the resident registration card is damaged or lost due to the applicant's intentional or negligent actions and cannot be returned, a fee will be charged.

Park Seong-seo, head of the Civil Complaints and Land Registration Division, stated, “Most holders are unaware that old resident registration cards are vulnerable to various crimes such as forgery and counterfeiting and thus neglect them. We will continue to promote so that citizens can receive the newly enhanced security resident registration cards free of charge.”

Muan = Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-ju just8440@asiae.co.kr

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