One of the frustrations of many foreigners in Korea is that our ID numbers won't work with many computer systems as they are different to Korean's ID numbers. A Korean ID number takes the form of YYMMDD-XYYYYYY where X is 1, 2, 3 or 4 for most Korean citizens, 5 or 6 for foreigners, and 7 is a specific number allocated to people who make international transactions, to allow the tracing of all transfers without the need for stupid foreign exchange bank declaratory forms.
Korean citizens who hold permanent residency in another country lose their original number and have to apply for a 5 or 6 number, the logic for which escapes me.
I don't want a new number, I want my number to work. If you go somewhere and they tell you they can't handle your ID number, make some noise, I do.
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