Dual Citizenship

I just want to ask
kung may nakakaalam about acquiring
dual citizenship here in korea...

Nagbibigay ba sila?
I'm a Filipina (obviously )
Married sa Korean National.
Mag-a-apply n ako for Korean citizenship soon...
kya i'm wondering if i have the chance
to acquire dual citizenship.

Actually may nakilala akong pinay
na dual citizenship ang hawak nya...
pro matagal n kc cya nag-apply.
5-6 years n yta ang nakaraan
kya im asking

thanks in advance

DI lang ako cgurado Ma'am Marj but i have friends who are married to koreans also, I'll try to ask them.

ito rin ang gusto kung malaman matagal na kaya lang wala akong mapagtanungan. salamat sa sulyap pinoy.am just waiting kung sino ang nakakaalam dito.

Foreigners Can Apply for More Public Posts

Dual Nationality to Be Allowed Selectively

By Kim Tae-jong and Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporters

From October, foreign nationals will be able to apply for most civil service posts, except for ministerial and vice ministerial positions.

In addition they will no longer need to visit the Immigration Office to get permits for changing jobs inside Korea. Instead they can inform the office of their job status online.

The National Competitiveness Reinforcement Special Committee said Wednesday that foreigners _ currently only able to work for public organizations as contract workers _ will be able to apply for permanent positions.

But public service posts linked to national security will continue to be off-limits for non-Koreans. These were part of measures reported to President Lee Myung-bak who chaired the committee meeting for the second time.

Committee Chairman SaKong Il said the government will proactively consider allowing dual nationality through a revision of related laws in November, a move to discourage the outflow of talented manpower.

``We will seek the revision of the law on dual nationality after holding public hearings,'' SaKong said following a meeting of the justice, education and labor ministers at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul, Wednesday.

But he said nothing has been finalized yet, saying that it was a sensitive issue that needed a consensus from the people. It is estimated that more than 22,000 people are giving up their South Korean nationality each year.

A Ministry of Justice official said the government is in favor of adopting the system on a selective basis _ women, and men who have completed military services are expected to be eligible.

Once dual nationality is allowed, about 10,000 ethnic Koreans, mostly talented people with academic backgrounds overseas, are expected to apply for work here.

It is widely perceived that many young men give up South Korean nationality to evade their 2-year mandatory military service.

The committee said it plans to invite foreign professionals to work as heads of public companies.

Due to tight monitoring and cumbersome documentation requirements, Korea has underutilized talented foreign professionals for national development, he said.

These professionals will get a visa within a day through online application. Currently at least 12 days are needed for the visa processing. KOTRA will establish a so-called HuNet database of qualified foreigners for use by the government and private companies. About 25 major overseas KOTRA offices will open a ``Contact Korea'' desk with the purpose of helping domestic companies recruit talented foreign workers.

The ministry will also offer resident visas to those who make an investment in public businesses _ the minimum amount of investment will be set later.

The Lee administration is also seeking to deregulate visa extensions for professional foreign workers. Permanent and residential visas will be introduced for them.

In a move to improve the living environment for expatriate workers, graduates of international schools in Korea will be able to apply freely to domestic colleges.

Spouses of foreign professionals will also be permitted to work here, and foreign language interpretation and Korean language education programs will be drastically expanded, according to the committee.

Since taking office on Feb. 25, President Lee has repeatedly said he will make more government positions available to foreign experts in a bid to overhaul the nation's civil service.

He has said he will adopt the world's most open policy in hiring foreign nationals as civil servants.


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my mga kaibigan po akong mgapilipina na asawa ng mga korean at itoy nagkaroon nga ng dual citizenship..try nyo po tutal puede po nmang mngyare..GOODLUCK po sa iyo ate.

hi! talaga...ang alam ko walang dual citizenship dito sa korea.

ang alam ko sa anak meron
kc noong nagtanong ako sa embassy
sabi kung pinanganak ko ang anak ko b4 ako magkorean citizen
pwede ko ciang pa dual citizen
pero sa ating mga asawa ng koreano
ang alam ko di pa approve yon...
yon lang alam ko ha!
tanong mo na lang sa embassy para makacgurado ka

ang gusto ko lang ang anak ko ang magiging dula citizenship. sana may nakakaalam dito kung anong mga kakailanganing requirements na dapat kukunin. gusto ko kasi ang mga anak ko sana magiging dual citizenhip for the future baka kasi pagmalaki na sila gusto nilang mag bussness sa pinas..

jeonna wrote:ang gusto ko lang ang anak ko ang magiging dula citizenship. sana may nakakaalam dito kung anong mga kakailanganing requirements na dapat kukunin. gusto ko kasi ang mga anak ko sana magiging dual citizenhip for the future baka kasi pagmalaki na sila gusto nilang mag bussness sa pinas..

sis tawag sa ka embassy doon ka ask kung anong kaylanagn para sa dual citizen ng baby mo,pero mas maganda magpunta ka para maipaliwanag ng maigi sayo kung anong kaylangan mo kc medyo complicated lalo na yung sa Birth certificate ng baby mo kc kaylangan nun English para indi ka pabalik balik kung sakaling mali ung nadala mo.
saka ung renunciation mo nung nacitizen ka isa din un sa kaylangn,yun lang natatandaan ko sis,i hope nakatulong kahit konti

ako rin po pag kakaalm ko s mga anak lng pwede ang DUAL CiTIZEN,pro try nyo n lng po pmnta ng EMBASSY,bks po sila every 1st & 3rd sunday pra mksguro po kyo...

amie sison wrote:hi! talaga...ang alam ko walang dual citizenship dito sa korea.

puwede na pong mag apply ng dual citizenship sa pinas...katunayan nga po kasamahan ko umuwi siya 2 months ago...mabilis niyang nakuha kasi nagbayad siya alam mo na ang pinas...4 days lang dual citizen na po siya...

marj wrote:I just want to ask
kung may nakakaalam about acquiring
dual citizenship here in korea...

Nagbibigay ba sila?
I'm a Filipina (obviously )
Married sa Korean National.
Mag-a-apply n ako for Korean citizenship soon...
kya i'm wondering if i have the chance
to acquire dual citizenship.

Actually may nakilala akong pinay
na dual citizenship ang hawak nya...
pro matagal n kc cya nag-apply.
5-6 years n yta ang nakaraan
kya im asking

thanks in advance

mag apply ka sa pinas:) puwede kang maging dual citizen pag ikaw ay korean citizen na...PROVEN PO YAN...kasamahan ko sa work dual na po...

cguro nga sa pinas maari yan
kaya gawin mo na lang cguro marj pacitizen ka d2
then after nun saka ka magpadual sa pinas
try mo baka sakali tulad nga ng sabi ni goodheart may kakilala ciang dual na

bago po ako rito... legally hindi allowed ang dual citizenship sa korea...

sa pinas pwede... pero may catch dahil nga hindi allowed sa Korea...

you automatically lose your korean citizenship once you pledge loyalty to another country

in short, pwedeng makalusot kung hindi alam ng korea... yun nga lang risky

thanks po sa information.

SA MGA GUSTONG MAGPA DUAL CITIZEN CONTACT THIS NO. 01024150305 NAME NIYA MYRNA, MATUTULUNGAN NIYA KAYO KAHIT DI NIYO NA KAILANGANG UMUWI NG PILIPINAS,,,SALAMAT PO