'Certificate of Seal Impression for Career Verification' Will Be Available for Issuance on Government24

Legislative Notice for Amendment of Enforcement Decree Related to Ministry of the Interior and Safety

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 11th that it will publicly notify for 40 days starting from the 15th the amendment to the "Seal Certificate Act Enforcement Decree," which allows seal certificates with low relevance to property rights?previously only obtainable by visiting the eup/myeon/dong community service centers in person?to be issued through Government24.

Last year, the total number of seal certificates issued was 30.75 million, categorized by purpose as 1.48 million (4.8%) for real estate sales, 1.84 million (6.0%) for vehicle sales, and 27.43 million (89.2%) for general use. Currently, regardless of the purpose, applicants must visit eup/myeon/dong community service centers or local government civil service offices in person to obtain a seal certificate, causing inconvenience.

With this amendment to the enforcement decree, from now on, except for cases where general-use seal certificates are issued for real estate registration or submission to financial institutions, certificates issued for purposes such as license applications, career verification, or subsidy project applications can be conveniently obtained through the electronic civil service portal (Government24).

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has established a dedicated form for the electronic civil service portal to distinguish it easily from existing seal certificates, and issuance through Government24 can only be requested by the individual themselves.

However, for seal certificates issued for real estate registration purposes related to property rights?such as registration due to donation or inheritance, mortgage rights, and leasehold rights?or for submission to financial institutions for loan applications or insurance claims, applicants must still visit the eup/myeon/dong community service centers in person to obtain the certificate.

Deputy Minister Ko Gi-dong of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety stated, “Since the seal certificate system was implemented in 1914, this is the first time that seal certificates can be issued online without visiting eup/myeon/dong community service centers in person, which is expected to enhance convenience for the public.” He added, “We will use this online issuance of seal certificates as an opportunity to resolve inconveniences related to seal certificates from the perspective of the people.”

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