Seongnam City to Operate Reporting Period for Unregistered Birth Children

Seongnam City Hall

The city of Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province is operating a reporting period for unregistered births until November 10.

This measure is a proactive effort to identify and support children with unregistered births who are outside the formal system, amid growing social interest in children whose births have not been registered recently.

The investigation is conducted either through a non-face-to-face digital method by accessing the Government24 app and responding to the resident registration fact-finding survey, or by a community leader or public official visiting the residence for verification.

Along with surveys on long-term absenteeism and school-age children not attending school, the investigation checks the actual residence status of vulnerable welfare groups, the survival status of suspected deceased persons, the survival status of centenarians aged 100 or older, and those missing for more than five years.

Reporting channels for unregistered births are also established at 50 neighborhood administrative welfare centers to receive resident reports.

If unregistered births are confirmed, integrated services such as birth registration, emergency welfare, and legal support will be provided.

Additionally, if residents voluntarily report incorrectly registered resident information to their local neighborhood administrative welfare center, fines imposed under the Resident Registration Act (ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 KRW) can be reduced by up to 80%.

A Seongnam city official explained, "This investigation is to establish accurate policies and provide administrative services."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.