Accepted ID Documents

Candidates taking the Korean Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (KOAI) must bring one of the "Accepted ID Documents" listed below. Only documents that are undamaged, unaltered, and within their validity period are accepted.

Commonly Accepted ID Documents

  • Resident Registration Card (a valid Resident Registration Card issuance application is also acceptable)
  • Driver's License (issued by the National Police Agency)
  • Construction Machinery Operator's License
  • Passport
  • Public Officer ID
  • Disability Registration Card (Welfare Card) (with the resident registration number shown)
  • Distinguished Service to the State ID and National Merit Registration Card
  • National Technical Qualification Certificate (for the list of accepted certificates, please refer to Note 1 below. Other certificates are not accepted.)
  • Nationally Certified Private Qualification (ITQ, GTQ, GTQi, DIAT, SQLD, ADsP, ADP, etc.)
  • Certificates issued by KITPA (Immersive Content Expert / Technology Startup Strategy Manager / ITAT)
  • Powered Water-Leisure Craft Operator's License (issued by the Korea Coast Guard)

Additional Accepted ID Documents for Elementary/Middle/High-School Students and Persons Aged 18 or Under

For elementary/middle/high-school students and persons aged 18 or under, the following are accepted in addition to the commonly accepted documents above.
  • Youth ID Card (a valid Youth ID Card issuance application is also acceptable)
  • Elementary / middle / high-school student ID (bearing a photo, date of birth, name, and the seal of the school principal)
  • Enrollment certificate issued through NEIS, Government24, or the school (must bear a photo, date of birth, name, and the school principal's seal) (issued within 1 month of the exam date)
  • Page 1 of the school record issued through NEIS, Government24, or the school (certified-true-copy stamp required) (issued within 1 month of the exam date)
  • If none of the above are available, the KITPA Identity Verification Form (form link)

Note 1. List of Accepted Certificates

  • Immersive Content Expert [issued by KITPA]
  • Technology Startup Strategy Manager [issued by KITPA]
  • ITAT [issued by KITPA]
  • All Craftsman-level (e.g., Craftsman Programming)
  • All Industrial Engineer-level (e.g., Industrial Engineer Information Processing)
  • All Engineer-level (e.g., Engineer Information Processing)
  • All Master Craftsman-level (e.g., Master Craftsman Telecommunications Equipment)
  • All Professional Engineer-level (e.g., Professional Engineer Information Management)
  • Service-sector National Technical Qualifications
    • Word Processor [issued by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
    • Computer Skills Proficiency [issued by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
    • Secretary [issued by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
    • Korean Stenography [issued by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
    • Business Information Visualization [issued by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
    • Computerized Accounting Operator [issued by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
    • e-Commerce Operator [issued by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
    • e-Commerce Manager [issued by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
    • Telemarketing Manager [issued by HRD Korea]
    • Social Survey Analyst [issued by HRD Korea]
    • Convention Planner [issued by HRD Korea]
    • Consumer Adviser Judge [issued by HRD Korea]
    • Clinical Psychologist [issued by HRD Korea]
    • International Medical Tourism Coordinator [issued by HRD Korea]
    • Vocational Counselor [issued by HRD Korea]
    • Sports Management Specialist [issued by HRD Korea]
    • e-Learning Operation Manager [issued by HRD Korea]
    • Multimedia Content Producer [issued by HRD Korea]
    • Game Graphics Specialist [issued by the Korea Creative Content Agency]
    • Game Planning Specialist [issued by the Korea Creative Content Agency]
    • Game Programming Specialist [issued by the Korea Creative Content Agency]
  • All National Professional Qualifications (Franchise Broker, etc.; the 209 qualifications searchable on the Private Qualification Information Service)
Certificates that are not accepted as ID include the following.
  • Privately operated qualifications such as COS, COS Pro