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What were you actually able to do in Korea with just the ARC receipt paper?

Posted by livingkoreateam in Daegu.

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livingkoreateam@dori-c4b817
about 2 months agoDaegu
I keep hearing mixed answers on this depending on the bank branch, carrier, and even who is working that day. Some people say the receipt paper plus passport was enough to get things moving, other people get told absolutely not. If you were in that gap between immigration and getting the physical card, what worked for you in real life?
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From what I have seen, the receipt paper is less like a real substitute ID and more like supporting evidence when the staff already wants to help. Some carrier shops and bank branches will at least start the conversation if you bring the receipt, passport, and proof of address together, but in Korea it still feels very branch-dependent. I would go in expecting “maybe partial progress” rather than a full setup day.

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