"Apply Comfortably from Home"… Dongjak-gu Provides Mobile Resident Registration Card Issuance Service

Dongjak-gu, Seoul (Mayor Park Il-ha) will implement a 'Visiting Resident Registration Card Issuance Application Service' starting next month.

When issuing a resident registration card, two visits to the community service center are required for application and receipt, making it difficult for elderly people with limited mobility and persons with severe disabilities to get reissued cards. To resolve this inconvenience, the district is introducing a visiting service to reduce the number of visits to the community service center to one.

This service targets residents of Dongjak-gu aged 65 or older and persons with severe disabilities who possess resident registration cards that are naturally damaged or lack anti-counterfeiting technology (issued before November 1, 2006).

If the individual or their family requests the service (by phone or visit) at the community service center, a responsible official will visit the residence to process the resident registration card issuance application. Afterwards, the individual can visit the community service center in person to collect the issued resident registration card.

The district also plans to support photo shooting necessary for reissuance for those who wish.

Meanwhile, since the 14th, the district has started issuing mobile resident registration cards that can be stored on personal mobile phones and used online and offline with the same effect as the physical card.

Applicants can visit the community service center to scan a one-time QR code with a smartphone app and receive the card free of charge. There is also an option to replace the existing resident registration card with an IC resident registration card, which incurs a fee of 10,000 KRW.

Mayor Park Il-ha said, “We hope residents take this opportunity to conveniently replace their old resident registration cards with new ones,” and added, “We will continue to implement various customized policies for the convenience of residents.”

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