Resident registration on-site fact-finding survey September 8 – November 9, 2026 — village and neighbourhood heads visit in person
Source material is a Korean government announcement (in Korean).
From September 8 to November 9, 2026, an on-site resident registration fact-finding survey is carried out, with village and neighbourhood heads (이·통장) and officials of eup, myeon and dong offices visiting registered addresses in person.
Key facts
| Survey period | September 8 – November 9, 2026 (on-site survey) |
|---|---|
| Non-face-to-face survey | Conducted through the Government24 app from July 20 to September 7, 2026 (closed at midnight on September 7) |
| Households visited | Households that did not take part in the non-face-to-face survey and households that include someone in the priority survey group |
| Priority survey group | Households including people aged 100 or over, people whose residence has been unknown for 5 years or more, people suspected of having died, high-risk welfare crisis households, and children of school age who have been absent without approval for a long period or are not enrolled |
| Identifying the surveyor | Village and neighbourhood heads visit the registered address in person and check the household register, wearing a fact-finding surveyor's certificate to identify themselves |
| Follow-up | Where actual residence cannot be confirmed or the resident registration details differ, the details are corrected ex officio from November 10 to December 7 after notification and public announcement procedures |
| Enquiries | Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Local Autonomy and Innovation Office, Resident Division 044-205-3147 |
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The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (행정안전부) said on September 7, 2026 that an on-site resident registration fact-finding survey will be conducted from September 8 to November 9, 2026. The non-face-to-face survey through the Government24 app (정부24) ran from July 20 to September 7, 2026, and it is followed by a face-to-face survey in which village and neighbourhood heads (이·통장) and officials of eup, myeon and dong offices (읍·면·동) visit households that did not take part in the non-face-to-face survey and households that include someone in the priority survey group. The resident registration fact-finding survey is carried out every year for the whole population to check whether the registered address matches the actual place of residence, so that administrative services such as welfare and disaster management can be provided. Where the survey finds that resident registration details need to be changed, the details are corrected ex officio from November 10 to December 7 after notification and public announcement procedures.
Background — why this change
The resident registration fact-finding survey is carried out every year for the whole population to check whether the registered address matches the actual place of residence, so that a range of administrative services such as welfare and disaster management can be provided. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (행정안전부) said that, for the safety of the survey, it has provided safety-accident prevention training for the surveyors and asked the police to cooperate on safety management, and that it plans to run the survey schedule flexibly in view of weather conditions such as extreme heat.
Summaries below are factual notes based on government announcements and primary sources — not evaluations or opinions.
FAQ
Who comes for the on-site survey?
Village and neighbourhood heads (이·통장) visit the registered address in person and check the household register. They wear a fact-finding surveyor's certificate to identify themselves, and if actual residence still cannot be confirmed afterwards, an official in charge at the local government carries out an additional verification survey.
If the non-face-to-face survey has already been completed, is there still an on-site survey?
The on-site survey covers households that did not take part in the non-face-to-face survey and households that include someone in the priority survey group.
What happens if resident registration details differ from the actual situation?
Where a change is needed — for example where a move-in report was not filed, or where a resident registration was not cancelled after a death — the local government goes through notification and public announcement procedures guiding correction of the address, and the resident registration details are then corrected ex officio from November 10 to December 7.