SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has upheld the government’s decision to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistani man who concealed his polygamous marriage when applying for naturalization. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled against the plaintiff, identified only as Mr. A, who had sued the Ministry of Justice to overturn the cancellation [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — It is an infringement of rights to equality to conduct a comprehensive assessment for the naturalization of foreigners only on Saturday, according to a human rights watchdog. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) recommended Monday that the 10 days on which the naturalization tests are held every [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A Thai-born professor has became the 200,000th naturalized citizen of South Korea, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday. The ministry held a ceremony to award citizenship certificates to the 15 people who obtained South Korean nationality most recently. They include Krisda Chaemsaithong, an English language and literature professor of [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners acquiring a bachelor’s or higher degree in South Korea may soon find it easier to become naturalized here, as a group of lawmakers have proposed easing the nationality law to help overcome the nation’s population reduction. Rep. Kim Kyung-jin of the minor opposition Party for Democracy and Peace [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 190,000 foreign nationals have become naturalized South Korean citizens over the past seven decades, government data showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Justice said the number of people naturalized here since the enactment of the Nationality Act on Dec. 20, 1948, reached 189,193 as of the end of November. [...]