Is there a way that I can start service without physical ARC?

Is there a way that I can start service without physical ARC?

As you can see on our webpage, ARC is required documents to prove yourself officially. Not just for us, to prove your information to the Korean government.

So that we cannot start service without physical ARC to registering your information at the system. 

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