Koreans With Foreign Residency to Get Local Id Cards

South Korean nationals with foreign residency status may be entitled to have local identification cards as part of the government's efforts to help them lead a more convenient life here, the home affairs ministry said Tuesday.

The Ministry of Security and Public Administration, along with justice and foreign ministries, are working to revise the Residents Registration Act to allow Koreans to hold the national residence registration card in addition to a foreign green card during their stay here.

"The issuance of the national ID card is expected to remove their legal and economic constraints at home," an official of the home affairs ministry said.

"We plan to submit a revision bill to the National Assembly within this year to have it take effect as early as next year," he...