If you have lost your driver’s license, it is important to report the loss as soon as possible. This is because there is a risk of personal information leakage, even if the possibility of theft is small. Let’s summarize three ways to report the loss of your driver’s license and how to get it reissued as soon as possible. 운전면허증 분실신고
Report of Loss of Driver’s License – Road Traffic Authority
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How to report the loss of a driver’s license
First of all, if you lost your driver’s license, you must apply for reissuance, not a report of loss. This is because there is no service called the report of loss of a driver’s license, and it has the same effect as the report of loss as it becomes impossible to use the existing driver’s license at the same time as the application for reissuance. There are three ways to report the loss of a driver’s license, that is, apply for reissuance.
Report the loss of the police department’s civil service office
The first method is to report it to the police station. If you look at your driver’s license, you can see that the police department manages that license. Therefore, if the loss of your resident registration card is reported by the district office, you can report the loss and apply for reissuance at the police department’s civil service office.
A resident registration card and passport are required to verify your identity, and it takes about 15 to 20 days to issue. 
The cost of reissuing the license is 8,000 won, and for the English driver’s license, an additional 2,000 won will be 10,000 won. In the case of reissuance application, it will be reissued the same as the previous picture, so you don’t need to submit a picture.
It takes longer than expected to be issued, so you can apply for a temporary driver’s license and use it temporarily during the waiting period. It can only be used temporarily for 20 days, so you need to receive and use the issued driver’s license. You can receive a text message when the issuance is completed.
Report of loss of driver’s license test sites nationwide
The second method is to report the loss of a driver’s license test site. The National Road Traffic Authority operates the nationwide driver’s license test site and offers a number of services related to driver’s licenses, so you can apply for reissuance for the loss. Reissuance takes less than an hour, so if you need to use your driver’s license right away, you can use the reissuance of the driver’s license test site.
Just like reporting a loss at the police station, you need an ID, and if you don’t have an ID, you can apply for reissuance with your registered fingerprint. Of course, if your fingerprint is worn out and is not recognized well or registered, please prepare an ID.
Application for Internet Reissuance
The last method is how to apply for reissuance of the integrated civil petition for safe driving by the Korea Expressway Corporation. It’s embarrassing to say that it’s an Internet application because you have to visit in person to receive it after applying. But it’s not a bad way to reduce the number of visits to one.
Integrated Complaints for Safe Driving – Driver’s License – Reissuance
Reissuance of a driver’s license for integrated safe driving civil petition
Please select Reissuing a License from the menu of “Issuing a Driver’s License (Mobile)” on the Integrated Safety Driving Civil Petition website.
Please enter your name and social security number and specify how to receive it and where to receive it. You can complete the application by entering your mobile phone and e-mail information and paying for it.
Once issued, you can receive a notification message just like applying for a police station. Reissued driver’s licenses can be received only from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays at the driver’s license test site or police station of your choice when applying for the Internet.
However, if you are an office worker, you will often not have time on weekdays. In this case, it would be better to check the driver’s license test site that operates on Saturdays in advance and apply.