null Immigration/Stay Guide

Attainment of Nationality

By Birth

Nationality Act, Article 2 (Nationality by birth)
  • A person is deemed a Korean national by birth when s/he is:
  • born to a Korean national;
  • born to a father who was a Korean national at the time of his death;
  • born in Korea to parents who are unclear of citizenship or stateless; or
  • found in Korea as a foundling whose parents are unknown.
  • Whether or not you hold a citizenship of your father’s country or your birthplace, you are automatically a Korean national by birth when you were/are:
    -born after June 14, 1998 to a non-Korean father and a Korean mother; or
    -born to a Korean father in a country that follows the jus soli rule.
  • Individuals having more than one citizenship at birth, whether or not they’ve lost Korean citizenship, can report their birth in Korea. (See Rules for Family Relation Register, Sub-paragraph 326)

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