Korea’s New Electronic Passport Without Resident Registration Number in 2020

The Amendment to the Korean Passport Act introduces a new Korean Electronic Passport. The passport excludes the Resident Registration Number and establishes a new system in order to ease administrative work of the government. This Amendment shall become effective in 2020.

The Passport Act of the Republic of Korea

According to Art. 7 Passport Act every Korean passport shall include:

• Type of passport;
• Issuing state;
• Passport number;
• Date of issuance and expiration;
• Issuing authority;
• Name of the passport-holder;
• Nationality of the passport-holder;
• Gender of the passport-holder;
• Date of birth of the passport-holder;
• Resident registration number of the passport-holder; and
• Photo of the passport-holder;

Due, facially, to protect personal information, the Korean Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee declared the low importance of the inclusion of a Korean Resident Registration Number in Korean passports. Therefore, the Amendment excludes the number from Korean passports.

Highlights of the Amendment to the Korean Passport Act

• Deletion of the Resident Registration Number from Korean passports.
• A Comprehensive Passport Information Management System.
• Establishment of a Passport Information-Sharing System operated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. This System aims is to enable Korean citizens to use their passport as a certified ID.

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