Requests for overseas Korean certification increased by 75.2% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year. The overseas Korean certification allows citizens living abroad to obtain certification using their overseas mobile phones or electronic passports without needing a domestic mobile phone.
On September 13, Kim Jun-hwan, a member of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee from the Democratic Party, revealed data submitted by the Overseas Korean Agency, indicating that there were 11,390 requests for overseas Korean certification in the first half of this year. This figure is approximately 1.7 times higher than the 6,501 requests during the same period last year. The issuance of overseas Korean I-PINs, which began in August of last year, saw only 618 requests from August to December 2022, but this year, it reached 2,097 requests by June.
The overseas Korean certification is praised for improving accessibility to digital services for expatriates, making it easier for them to use domestic public websites.
Kim stated, "The inconveniences of maintaining a domestic mobile line or visiting overseas diplomatic missions will be significantly alleviated. I hope the Overseas Korean Agency actively promotes the certification issuance service so that more overseas Koreans can utilize it."
On September 13, Kim Jun-hwan, a member of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee from the Democratic Party, revealed data submitted by the Overseas Korean Agency, indicating that there were 11,390 requests for overseas Korean certification in the first half of this year. This figure is approximately 1.7 times higher than the 6,501 requests during the same period last year. The issuance of overseas Korean I-PINs, which began in August of last year, saw only 618 requests from August to December 2022, but this year, it reached 2,097 requests by June.
The overseas Korean certification is praised for improving accessibility to digital services for expatriates, making it easier for them to use domestic public websites.
Kim stated, "The inconveniences of maintaining a domestic mobile line or visiting overseas diplomatic missions will be significantly alleviated. I hope the Overseas Korean Agency actively promotes the certification issuance service so that more overseas Koreans can utilize it."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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