Reporting moving-in
Moving-in report- One of the following persons obligated to report shall make the moving-in report within 14 days of the day of moving in either by visiting the Eup office, Myeon office, or local community center of the new domicile in person or by connecting to this site [Government 24 website (http://www.gov.kr/)] (Articles 16 (1), 11, and 12 of the Resident Registration Act).
· Householder
· Person who manages the household
· Principal
· Delegate the spouse of the householder
· Delegate a lineal blood relative of the householder
· Delegate the lineal blood relative of the spouse
· Delegate the spouse of a lineal blood relative of the householder
· Manager of a dormitory or communal quarters
· Resident of a dormitory or communal quarters
- When reporting a move-in, if the householder or the household of the place he/she is moved in is different from the person who manages the householder or the household of the former residence, he/she shall obtain confirmation from the householder of the previous residence, the person who manages the household, or the person who has moved in (the main body of Article 23 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Resident Registration Act).
- Any person who fails to file a report or application within 14 days without justifiable cause shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding KRW 50,000 (Article 40 (4) of the Resident Registration Act).
Registration for modification of motor vehicle address- If the place of use of the vehicle is changed because of moving, etc., you have to register the change within 30 days from the date of the change, but if you have reported the move-in, there is no need to register the change (Article 22 (2) 2 of the Motor Vehicle Register Decree).
- If the address is moved to another special city, metropolitan city, or province, and there is a local license plate with the symbol of the competent authority on the vehicle license plate (for example, “Seoul O is O O O”), you must apply for vehicle change registration separately from the move-in registration (Articles 24 (1) 5 and 25 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Register Decree and Article 29 (2) 3 of the Motor Vehicle Register Rules).
- If you register to modify the motor vehicle address, you shall submit the following documents (Article 22 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Register Decree and Article 29 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Register Rules).
· Application for motor vehicle change register (Attached Form 11 of the Motor Vehicle Register Rules)
· Documents proving the reason for an application for change registration (the details of change)
· Vehicle Registration Plates (only where the registration number is changed)
· Where an agent applies, a power of attorney and a copy of the identification card verifying the identity of the delegated person (referring to a certificate of personal seal impression in the case of a corporation, but where the registration authority can compare and verify the presentation of seal for use submitted by the relevant corporation, it may not be submitted)
- In the case of not registering the motor vehicle change register, if the application period for change registration is within 90 days, a fine of KRW 20,000 will be imposed. Between 90 and 174 days, an additional fine of KRW 10,000 shall be imposed for each additional three days after calculating the fine of KRW 20,000 from the 91st. If the application period is more than 175 days, a fine of KRW 300,000 will be imposed (Article 84 (4) 2 of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, Article 20 of the Enforcement Decree of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, and Attached table 2).