GUIDE BLOG FOR FOREIGNER,
LIVING IN KOREA
PART # 03-C
Naturalization
Qualification
Foreign residents who meet one of the following qualifications may apply for naturalization
at the competent office of the Korea Immigration Service.
• To ensure that the detailed qualifications are met, it is recommended to carefully
prepare documents after consulting with experts.
① Foreign residents who have lived in Korea for five or more years
② Foreign residents whose father or mother was a citizen of Korea or was born in
Korea, who were born in Korea and who have lived in Korea for three or more years
③ Foreign residents who are married to Korean citizens and have lived in Korea for two
or more years
④ Foreign residents whose father or mother is a citizen of Korea
※ Foreign residents whose father or mother was naturalized may apply for a special permit for
naturalization, regardless of age, marital status or period of stay in Korea.
⑤ Foreign residents who have made a special contribution to Korea
Marriage Immigrants
Qualification
• Marriage immigrants who entered Korea, were registered as foreign residents, and who
have legally stayed in Korea for two or more years
• Marriage immigrants who have been married to Korean citizens for three or more
years, and who have lived in Korea for one or more years
• Marriage immigrants who have failed to maintain normal marital relations for a reason
attributable to the Korean spouse, including death, disappearance and other reasons,
and who have stayed in Korea for two or more years
• Marriage immigrants who have had children with Korean spouses and who are raising
the underage children, or who will raise underage children
Required Documents
• Application for Naturalization (attached: one color photo, 4 cm X 5 cm)
※ A copy of the first page of the application
• Statement of intention of naturalization
• Statement of reference (attached photo)
• A copy of passport
• Certificate of family relations and a copy of the resident registration of Korean spouses
• References proving financial ability (one of the following documents)
- A bank statement with the savings of KRW 30 million or more deposited in the name of the
foreign resident or a family member living together with the foreign resident
- A copy of real estate registration or a copy of a lease agreement
- References proving the income of the foreign resident or their spouse, including the
certificate of employment
• References proving the suspension of marital relations with the Korean spouse (if
applicable)
※ The adjudication of disappearance (if Korean spouses are missing), the death certificate (if Korean spouses
are dead) or the court decision specifying Korean spouses are responsible for the dissolution of the
marriage (if marriage immigrants have divorced or are separated from Korean spouses)
P.S
• If a marriage immigrant is raising Korean children after divorcing a Korean spouse, the
marriage immigrant shall submit a certificate of family relations of Korean children, and
references proving that the marriage immigrant is raising children or is responsible for
raising children.
• Service charge: KRW 100,000 ( P.S Check with call ☎1345)
Naturalization Procedure
① Naturalization Permission
Applications for naturalization are only accepted at the offices of the Korea Immigration Service that offer naturalization services. Your Korean spouse must accompany you to your
local office.
② Applicant Qualification Examination and Interview
• If you apply for naturalization, it will take over one year to have an interview,
including document screening and site survey.
• As notification of your interview will arrive two to four weeks before the day of your
interview, you must inform your local office of your new address if your address
changes after your application for naturalization.
• Foreign spouses are exempt from taking the written test, and only need to
be interviewed. Interviews will be graded based on the applicant’s Korean
communication ability and other basic qualifications as a Korean national.
• If applicants fail the first interview, they will be given two more chances to pass the
interview.
③ Naturalization Permit Granted
Once granted a naturalization permit from the Minister of Justice, you must register
your name in the family register, report renunciation of your foreign nationality, apply for
issuance of a resident registration card, and return your certificate of alien registration
④ Registering Your Name in Family Register
• You must visit your (eup, myeon, or dong) office to register your name in your family
register within a month of receiving notification of permission of naturalization.
• You must take your alien registration card and the notification of permission of
naturalization with you.
⑤ Renunciation of Foreign Nationality
• Within six months of receiving notification of permission of naturalization, you must
notify the embassy of your native country or the consulate office of the renunciation
of your original nationality, and receive a written confirmation of foreign nationality
renunciation. You must then submit this to the person in charge of nationality at
your local office of the Korea Immigration Service to receive your foreign nationality
renunciation confirmation.
• You will automatically lose your Korean nationality if you do not receive a “written
confirmation of foreign nationality renunciation” from the embassy within six
months.
• If you cannot issue a “written confirmation of foreign nationality renunciation” in
time due to the immigration laws in your native country or because the embassy
of your native country does not exist in Korea, you may submit a “written pledge
of foreign nationality renunciation,” and receive a written confirmation of foreign
nationality renunciation reserve confirmation at your local office of the Korea
Immigration Service. You must submit this to apply for issuance of a resident
registration card.
⑥ Application for Resident Registration Card Issuance
• You must take your notification of permission of naturalization, a copy of family
register, and a written confirmation of your foreign nationality renunciation to
your local town, myeon, or dong office, and apply for the issuance of a resident
registration card.
⑦ Return of Certificate of Alien Registration
• You must return your certificate of alien registration to your local office of the Korea
Immigration Service within 14 days of receiving a resident registration card. Be sure
to take your notification of permission of naturalization, a copy of family registration,
your resident registration card, and your certificate of alien registration.
You will receive a resident registration card after you register your residence. Resident
registration cards prove that you have Korean nationality. Resident registration cards are
used when using administrative agencies and services, and when issuing civil documents.
P.S: Be sure not to lend your resident registration card, or tell your resident registration
number to another person. Your resident registration information could be used to
implicate you in a crime.
• Reissuance of a Resident Registration Card : If you lose your resident registration card,
you may have it reissued at your eup, myeon, or dong office by preparing a photo (3x4cm)
of yourself taken within the previous six months.
• In the Event of Change in Residence : You must report your new residence to your new
eup, myeon, or dong office within 14 days.
P.S: If you do not report your new residence, your resident registration could be cancelled
after an inspection.
Social Integration Programs
“Social Integration Programs” refer to the educational programs on the Korean language
and Korean society that have been standardized for immigrants. Immigrants who have
completed the programs at the organizations designated by the Ministry of Justice will be
given advantages during the naturalization process.
• Purpose of programs: To promote the early adaptation and successful settlement of
immigrants in Korean society
• Educational programs: ① Korean language courses ② Courses on Korean society
• Program hours: From 50 to 450 hours per person
- Up to 400 hours of Korean language courses, plus 50 hours of courses on Korean
society
- Frequency: Korean language courses – twice per year; Courses on Korean society –
three times per year
※ Required program hours may vary according to the learner’s Korean ability. Marriage
immigrants may skip Levels 3 and 4 of the Korean language courses (please refer to the
detailed map of the Social Integration Program)
• Organizations operating programs: 20 organizations (one per region and two or three
organizations in the Seoul Metropolitan area, as of 2009)
• Advantages for immigrants completing the programs
- Marriage immigrants: Waiting period for review for naturalization is shortened, and
the results are reflected in the interviews for naturalization.
- Other immigrants: Exemption from written examination for naturalization, shortened
waiting period for review for naturalization, and results reflected in the interviews for
naturalization.
※ At the request of learners, diverse counseling services can be provided during the
education.
Social Integration Program
Contact Imigeration office for more Detailed.. @ ( P.S Check with call ☎1345)
Your parents and relatives must apply at a Korean Embassy or Consulate abroad for you
to invite them to Korea. Required documents and the number of guests you may invite will
differ based on the Korean Embassy or Consulate abroad. Please consult with an agent at
a Korean Embassy or Consulate abroad.
Contact Information of Foreign Official Residences
Foreign Official Residence Contact Information
Consulate General of Guangzhou, China
86-20) 3887-0555
Embassy of Thailand
66-2) 247-7537
Embassy of Vietnam (Hanoi)
84-4) 3831-5110
Consulate General of Ho Chi Minh,
Vietnam 84-8) 3822-5757
Embassy of Mongolia
976-11) 32-1548
Embassy of the Philippines
63-2) 811-6139
Embassy of Indonesia
62-21) 520-1915
Embassy of Cambodia
855-23) 211-900/3
Embassy of Bangladesh
8802) 881-2088
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