My local bank is Shinhan. I need to ask the staff a question: in renewing my debit card, do I need to bring my passport, or is my alien-registration card (ARC) sufficient? See, I've scheduled Ilyang Logis to come and pick up my passport, along with some other documents, this coming Monday. Ilyang Logis sent me a note saying they'd pick up the package "within two days of the scheduled date," i.e., they'll be by on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. If Shinhan is okay with my not having/using my passport to renew my debit card, then there's no problem. If I have to have my passport because that's the ID I use every time I do an overseas transaction, then I'm going to have a problem. At a guess, not having the passport shouldn't be a big deal since I have my ARC. But we'll find out, I guess.
Take pictures of your passport in case something happens to it. It also doesn't hurt to keep copies of all your important credit/bank cards, IDs, birth certificates, passports, etc. in a safe location in case of disasters. Easier to replace if need be.
ReplyDeleteI have so many scans of my passport on file that it's not even funny.
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