Passport Issuance Now Available at Changwon Uichang District Office!

Gyeongnam Province announced on the 2nd that passport issuance will also be available at Uichang District Office in Changwon Special City starting January next year.

According to Gyeongnam Province, with the recent increase in travel demand, passport issuance in the Gyeongnam area has surged, reaching approximately 191,000 cases as of the end of July this year.

This already surpasses last year's total issuance of about 128,000 cases, and with the vacation and holiday seasons, many people are applying for passports at once, causing some passport service agencies to have waiting times exceeding two hours just to submit applications.

Residents visited the counter to apply for passports.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

Gyeongnam Province consulted with Changwon City and proposed the addition of passport service agencies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April.

On August 1st, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs designated Uichang District Office in Changwon City, increasing the number of issuance agencies in the province to 23.

Changwon City plans to start passport services at the Uichang District Office civil service center from January next year after expanding personnel and equipment.

An official from the province stated, “With Uichang District Office handling passport services, residents will be able to obtain passports more conveniently,” adding, “We will minimize any inconvenience for residents planning overseas travel by offering services such as nighttime issuance.”