# Talk:South Korean nationality law

Can we get a concrete example of a non-SK-citizen "of Korean descent" being drafted?  I've heard these stories too, but we need something a bit more verifiable.  -- Visviva 03:04, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Can someone add info about how to gain citizenship to South Korea?

The info can be found at US State Department website (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1018.html) scroll down to "Dual Nationality" section.  Sorry I do not know how to add sources.  This is in regards to the lack of source for the main article.

That's fine, but in the future it would be helpful if you specify which info... in this case the military-service info, rather than an answer to the question just above.  -- Visviva 17:39, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
Here is an english guide from a Korean government website that explains the requirements for naturalization. http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_kr.pt?catSeq=&categoryId=2&parentId=399&showMenuId=377

The section on people of Arab-Korean descent could use some more sourcing also.  The population of, for example, South Koreans of Omani descent must be quite small; have there actually been problems reported in a reliable source?  If not, how do we avoid violating WP:NOR here?  -- Visviva 17:38, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

http://migrant.kr/?document_srl=20515
Jidanni (talk) 20:23, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

This is a good development, and will make it easier for skilled Koreans to return, now that Korea has become such a livable place. Up till now, the only group I'm aware of that could hold dual citizenship past age 21 are those of royal descent. My kids, for example, did not get that letter from the Korean government at age 21 ("time to choose") because of our royal connection, but most young Korean/American males in that situation would choose the US citizenship if for no other reason than to avoid the Korean military service obligation. --Snow (talk) 17:46, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Eh? I thought South Korea did not officially recognize the monarchy. The latest english translation of the law (http://cryptmail.com/library/citizenship/korea.txt) makes no mention of any exception. I don't see it in the copy of the law on wikisource either, http://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/%EB%8C%80%ED%95%9C%EB%AF%BC%EA%B5%AD_%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%81%EB%B2%95 But if you have a source that discusses this, I'd be very interested to learn more about this.
Considering dual citizenship is allowed for anyone, wouldn't that make this law moot? Presidentbalut (talk) 23:23, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Am I just bad at speaking English or the person who wrote this does not know what that means? 

In addition, South Korean men over the age of 18, including foreign citizens of Korean descent, are subject to compulsory military service.

What I can understand from this is e.g. as a German citizen who is of Korean descendant should do military service in the RoK. How can the governement of the RoK force foreign citizens to do miliraty service only because their ancestors were Korean? If they meant dual citizenship holders, say so.130.83.142.97 (talk) 15:30, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

The relevant law (I can't find an english translation, but the original korean version is also available from wikisource, http://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/%EB%8C%80%ED%95%9C%EB%AF%BC%EA%B5%AD_%EB%B3%91%EC%97%AD%EB%B2%95 ) does not seem to allow for foreign nationals to join the army. In fact, foreign nationals who naturalize in Korea and give up their original nationality (and thus are only Korean nationals) aren't required to join the army! This is actually one of the reasons that dual nationality is opposed in Korea (see http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/02/116_61565.html and http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2010/02/19/201002190042.asp which mention this).
I have heard of ethnic Koreans who were forced into the SK army, despite lacking citizenship, but even then the (wrongly made) assumption was that these people were Korean citizens... (I only know about ancedotal stories, nothing verifiable.)
In all cases those foreign national Koreans were registered in the Korean family registry and thus are considered Korean citizens under Korean law. The main problem is that some ethnic Koreans are not even aware that someone from his family registered him in the family registry. That's why it is important for all ethnic Koreans to verify their status prior to a longer stay in Korea 175.193.212.16 (talk) 22:54, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

The article mentions that you can acquire citizenship if you are married to a Korean. However, it does not go into detail. Is it simply that? Get married in Korea and apply for a Korean Passport?Presidentbalut (talk) 23:16, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

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A separate article has recently been created at Citizenship of South Korea and may require merging with this one. Looking at Category:Nationality law, articles tend to be titled "Foo nationality law" or "Citizenship of Foo", but they don't appear to be separate or distinct topics. PC78 (talk) 21:57, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

While there is certainly overlap between nationality law and citizenship, there is an important distinction between a page that discusses legal norms and a page discussing the meaning of citizenship in a given country. Complex citizenship circumstances are becoming more common in today's globalized world, so there is significant value in highlighting these differences so that the consequences of liminal status are not overlooked. I have provided a few  links to pages on Wikipedia that are dedicated to citizenship despite the simultaneous existence of a page regarding nationality or nationality law: United States nationality law, Citizenship of the United States, British nationality law, British subject, German nationality law,Citizenship of the European Union, etc. Yadayadalex (talk) 22:26, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
Not my area of expertise so I'm happy to defer to your judgement, although I would expect a certain degree of overlap. I note that Citizenship of Japan redirects to Japanese nationality law, while Russian nationality law redirects the other way. PC78 (talk) 22:46, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
Yes, I noticed that when I was researching content for this page. I suspect that some of these discrepancies have more to do with language (and translations) than content. Regardless, the argument that these topics are connected is irrefutable. But I would venture to say that it is still worthwhile to untangle them from each other in service of advancing the conversations happening around them.Yadayadalex (talk) 23:59, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
Closing, given that independent notability has been established, at least for now. Klbrain (talk) 05:51, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

@Yadayadalex, Lighterside, Illegitimate Barrister, Horserice,  and Twofortnights: I propose to merge Citizenship of South Korea into South Korean nationality law. It seems they duplicate each other. (Generated using markasduplicate.js.) --Bouzinac (talk) 08:31, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

I support such a move. – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 09:32, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Support.--Twofortnights (talk) 12:15, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
There are indeed so similar that they can be merged into one page Jorahm (talk) 16:40, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
  Y Merge completed Klbrain (talk) 20:39, 27 November 2024 (UTC)