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With the outbreak of the Korean war, there was a need to distinguish between legal residents and enemy spies. Thus the first Residents ID card was issued in 1950. On that card, detailed personal information such as address, and occupation, as well as weight, blood type, etc. were written to fit the special circumstances of wartime. [2]
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The ID Card is issued free of charge. Those who do not comply with the relevant law are subject to restriction of freedom (community sentence) for up to one month or a fine. [75] Pre-war Polish IDs were issued on-demand. Compulsory German ID cards (Kennkarte) were introduced during the Nazi-German occupation on 1939-10-26.
As of 26 November 2024, South Korean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 191 countries and territories, ranking the South Korean passport seventh in the world in terms of travel freedom (tied with the Swedish passport, and one ranking down from the Japanese passport) according to the Henley Passport Index. [17]
In North Korea, citizen's ID card (Korean: 공민증) is the main identity card. When citizens of North Korea become 17 years old, they must register their residence at the social security office in the area where they live. The residence registration application form must state their name, gender, date of birth, place of birth, and residence.
The Korea Minting, Security Printing and ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO; Korean: 한국조폐공사) is a state-owned corporation which is responsible to print and mint the banknotes and coins and other government documents. Its headquarters are located in Daejeon, South Korea.
On 26 July 2011, a hacking incident of SK Communications (owner of NateOn, South Korea's most popular messenger) took place, during which about 70% of all Korean citizens' numbers were hacked. [3] As a result, all South Korean websites were obliged to delete and are no longer allowed to use the number except for payments.