South Korea Immigration Service : Restore & Obtain Nationality

Name of the Organization : Korea Immigration Service
Type of Facility : Restore & Obtain Nationality
Country : South Korea

Website : https://www.immigration.go.kr/immigration/index.do
Application: http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt?categoryId=2&parentId=398&catSeq=&showMenuId=377

Restore & Obtain Nationality :

Candidates :
** Foreigners that had Korean nationality in the past
** Those that lost Korean nationality through reasons stated to Nationality Act (A Korean Foreigner)

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** Those that renounced their nationality as a person with dual nationality
** Foreigners that acquired Korean nationality under the permission of Nationalship or married a Korean national before June 14, 1998, but the forfeited Korean nationality due to the fact that did not give up their original nationality within 6 months of acquiring Korean nationality, and have held onto that original nationality for more than a year after forfeiting Korean nationality.
** If the domestic family registry is still intact at the time of reinstatement.
** Those with foreign nationality that still have a valid family register must first cancel the register by reporting loss of nationality, then re-add themselves after reinstating their Korean nationality
** Even if their family registry was intact, since obtaining foreign nationality automatically invalidates the Korean one, the family registry merely represents an inaccurate record, and cannot be used again.
** In such cases, the affected foreigners must simultaneously declare the of nationality and apply for reinstatement of nationality. If the the register already records the original loss of Korean nationality, then there is no need to declare loss of nationality.
** In such cases, the affected foreigners must simultaneously declare the of nationality and apply for reinstatement of nationality. If the the register already records the original loss of Korean nationality, then there is no need to declare loss of nationality.
** Unlike naturalization, if men are reinstated their nationality at the age where military service is applicable, all military service laws will then apply to them. Thusly, if they did not fulfill military service in the past, they must do so.

Restriction concerning Permission of Reinstatement of Nationality :
** In the following cases, reinstatement of nationality is not permitted.
** Those that harms Korean society or Korea itself.
** Those with poor conduct
** Those that loses or renounces Korean nationality for the purpose of evasion of military service
** Those that the Minister of Justice restricts reinstatement of nationality for the sake of national security and public order.

Application Center:
Immigration Office of Nationality department
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Submission Document:
** The documents deemed necessary for the application procedure may increase or decrease.
** A Reinstatement of Nationality Application
** Submit 2 copies of the first page of the completed application.
** A Statement for reinstatement of Nationality
** Prepare the Identified Guarantee Description/ 2 copies of Identified Guarantee Description with photo attached
** A Copy of Passport (3 copies if Chinese Passport)
** Family Registry or Verifying Document to prove the applicant was a Korean national (or had previously acquired Korean nationality) Other equivalent verifiable document
** Document verifying reason and date of acquiring foreign nationality or losing nationality
** Ex: Permission of Naturalization. A Copy of Nationalship Certificate, Passport, Family Registry whose Twain or Japan nationals
** A Resident Registration
** If the child is accompanied, A Copy of Child’s Passport & Verifying Document that the child’s parent is a real father or mother (Birth Certificate).
** Proving documents of parents, spouse, children, marriage status or adoption of person who applied for restore nationality
** In case that the person who applied for restore nationality specifies the date of birth newly, a certificate proving this fact issued by Embassy or consulate’s office of their original country.

Fee: 200,000 KRW (Government Revenue Stamp)