Hello, this is easy-law. Today’s case is the story of Ms. Y, who struggles (?) to find out the date of birth. In times like these days, when you can’t see even an inch ahead, there are times when you want to be comforted by a supernatural being, feeling like you want to grab a straw. As such, there is a way for us to check the official document that was written at the time of birth registration at the district office. This is how to read the report.
When a child is born, parents are obliged to register the birth. It is to record demographic changes and to be granted the rights and obligations as citizens. The documents to be submitted at the time of birth registration are usually accompanied by a doctor’s opinion, etc., which contains the exact date and time of birth written by the medical staff. For those who are curious about the time of birth, this document will answer their questions, right?
Who can read the birth certificate? You and your family can apply. In this case, not only direct descendants but also brothers and sisters can apply for family. The required documents will be explained later. 출생신고서 열람
How to view and copy the birth certificate First of all, you need to find the department in charge of the Family Relations Registration Division of the competent court. The court that has jurisdiction over this in Seoul, the largest in Korea, is the Seoul Family Court located in Yangjae-dong. You can get information by contacting the Seoul Family Court Civil Service Office. If you are in the province, please inquire at the civil affairs office of each local family court. 좋은뉴스
How do I find the competent court? Based on the year of birth 2008, the criteria for dividing the jurisdictional court into before and after are different. Listen! 2008 was a time when the population management system completely changed from the family register system to the family relationship register. This is the stage where the contents of the family register, which used to be managed on paper, were 100% computerized and completed. So, for those who were born before 2008, the jurisdiction of birth registration was the registration base, that is, the area called the domicile. For your reference, the registration criteria are listed in a document that can be issued at the city office called the Basic Certificate. For those who were born in 1995 and whose place of registration is Daegu, the Daegu Family Court will have jurisdiction. On the other hand, those born after 2008 can go to any city hall to register their births, instead of registering their births according to the registration criteria, and the concept of a processing office is born. The processing office is listed in the part where the birth is recorded on the basic certificate. Oh, it’s difficult. Is there an easy way to know the jurisdiction? there is. After getting a basic certificate, check whether there is a section called [Processing Office] in its contents. For example, if you take out the basic certificate of a person born in 2009 and find that the [Handling Office] is the Seongbuk-gu Office, you can go to the Seoul Family Court in charge of family cases in the Seoul area.
Can I submit an application for a copy of the birth certificate by mail or fax? Unfortunately, it’s impossible. Because it is sensitive personal information, you can view and copy it only when you and your family have visited in person. This is because, precisely, according to the legal regulation that is based on this information, the person in charge can check and copy the original document while the public official in charge watches it. One more thing, if mail submission is possible, falsification and forgery may occur in the process of making copies in an indirect way, and it is not possible to say that you received the same document as the original without seeing the process in person. Therefore, there are cases where people living in Seoul directly visit a court in Busan or Jeolla-do to find a competent court.
What to bring If you are visiting in person, all you need is your ID and your basic certificate. When a family visits, additional explanatory materials are required in addition to the basic certificate of the person. 2) When a sibling visits, you can take the parent’s certificate of family relationship and attach the documents showing the child relationship.
right? Usually, it is time-consuming because it is necessary to review and review the application and attached documents, but it is possible to find out whether there is a birth certificate or not. It can take half a day, and if you are not too busy with civil servants, you are lucky enough to find them on the spot. Usually, the bigger the courthouse, the more organized it is, and you’ll be told to come back the next day. Therefore, it is necessary to complete the application at least one hour before the morning, when civil complaints are less busy, or at the latest, 6pm, the deadline for civil complaints. Here’s a tip: you have to come in person to submit the application, but you can get a copy of the result in any way you want. If you write your address on a blank envelope with registration fees, you can receive a copy directly. However, since this is at the discretion of the court official, it is best to ask the court as politely as possible for better results.
Note In the case of people born in 1992, there are some things to be aware of when reading the birth certificate. That is, it is decided whether or not there is a record before or after the birth in July 1992. Because this birth certificate document can be kept only for 27 years, not for life, documents have been preserved since July 1992, when these regulations were established and regulated, and all records before that have been virtually destroyed. If you were born in May or June 1992, it is a bit vague. Documents may or may not be present. Because there was such a transitional period, there were cases in which there were no birth certificates inevitably. In addition, there are very rare cases where data cannot be found even if it is within the retention period. In the process of monthly data pouring in from each regional family court, the data from city hall and county offices across the country are inserted into the wrong record or lost due to the city hall’s error. There are cases when it happens. Of course, because public institutions handle their work with a duty of good care, it cannot be attributed to the fault of a public official because of the lack of my data.
To eliminate these cumbersome processes, public institutions record 99% of their work using electronic systems. From birth registration to death and changes, the city hall and county offices computerize all basic certificates, family relations certificates, marriage relations certificates, and even adoption relations confirmation documents. There is still a pain in having to visit the court in person to read the birth registration record, but as time goes by, it will be improved into a better system. If today’s information was helpful, please subscribe and like, and look forward to useful legal knowledge in real life that neither the next lawyer nor the professor will tell you. thank you