South Korean nationality law
Overview
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n citizen, as well as the procedures by which one may be naturalized
Naturalization
Naturalization is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen of that country at the time of birth....
into South Korean citizenship or renounce it
Renunciation of citizenship
Renunciation is a voluntary act of relinquishing one's citizenship . It is the opposite of naturalization whereby a person voluntarily acquires a citizenship, and related to denaturalization where the loss of citizenship is not voluntary, but forced by a state.-Historic practices:The old common law...
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South Korean nationality can be acquired in a number of ways:
- By being born to either a Korean national father or Korean national mother after June 13, 1998, or to a Korean national father before then.
- By being born in the Republic of Korea to parents who are stateless, or being found abandoned within the territory of the Republic of Korea.
- By being acknowledged by a Korean national parent while still a minor (under 20 years of age).
- By meeting the requirements for naturalization.
- A minor (under 20 years of age) can apply with a foreigner parent who is applying for naturalization.
- Those who were born to a Korean national mother and a foreign national father between June 13, 1978, and June 13, 1998, were able to apply for Korean nationality until December 31, 2004, by notification.
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