SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An amendment of the Nationality Act, for which the Ministry of Justice recently issued a legislation notice, is causing a controversy over preferential treatment for Korean-Chinese people. The children of permanent residents can be acknowledged as Koreans only if they undergo the naturalization process after becoming adults. This is [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign-born underage Koreans will be given wider opportunities to choose South Korean nationality under a planned revision of the Nationality Act, the Ministry of Justice said Tuesday. The ministry said the legal revision will allow minor ethnic Koreans who acquired foreign nationality after being born and residing overseas to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Disillusioned by ruthless competition in academics and employment, and the uncertainty of Korea’s economic and social destiny, an increasing number of Koreans are giving up their citizenship, with many in their teens and 20s. Recent statistics from the Ministry of Justice revealed that 25,362 Koreans gave up their nationality [...]
SEOUL, Nov.20 (Korea Bizwire) – One out of five children raised in a multicultural family turned out to be unemployed or having difficulties adjusting to Korean society. In most cases, they lacked proper education. Most of the teenagers who followed their parents to Korea missed their chance to get job education while they were waiting [...]