Mobile alien registration card — you can keep it on your phone
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Registered foreigners aged 14 or older can get it. It has the same legal effect as the physical alien registration card. It can only be issued to a phone registered in your own name.
📌 Key points
If you have an IC alien registration card, tap the card in the "Mobile ID" app to get it issued immediately. If you don't have an IC card, go to the relevant immigration office (출입국·외국인관서) and scan a QR code to have it issued.
📍 Where to go
If you don't have an IC card: the immigration office (출입국·외국인관서) with jurisdiction over your residence
It can be used in place of the physical card, but this does not mean you should discard your physical registration card.
⚠️ Things to watch out for
The same applies when reissuing it. If you have an IC card, do it directly in the app; if not, book a visit on HiKorea (하이코리아) and go to the office again.
See also
Basis
- 법무부 출입국 · 외국인정책본부 「모바일 외국인등록증 발급」 공지 (2025-01-09) https://www.moj.go.kr/bbs/immigration/220/591020/artclView.do — 「14세 이상 국내 체류 등록외국인」 · 2025-01-10 시작 · IC 카드는 모바일신분증 앱 · 기존 카드는 관서에서 QR · 재발급
- 법무부 보도자료 (2025-02-21) https://www.moj.go.kr/bbs/moj/189/592181/artclView.do — 「실물 신분증과 동일한 효력」 · 본인 명의 휴대폰
- 코리아넷 (2025-12-16) https://www.korean-culture.org/koreanet/view.do?seq=1053374 — 본인 명의 · 14세 이상
- 하이코리아 「모바일 외국인등록증 발급」 (최종 수정일 2024-10-04) https://www.hikorea.go.kr/info/InfoDatail.pt?CAT_SEQ=7221&PARENT_ID=139 — 재발급 때 「하이코리아 방문 예약」 줄의 근거로만
This content was checked on 2026-10-05.