Proof of giving up your foreign nationality, or a pledge not to exercise your foreign nationality
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You only need to submit one of the two. It is either proof that you have actually given up the foreign nationality, or a written pledge that you will not use that foreign nationality in Korea.
📌 Key points
There are two paths. ① Actually giving up the foreign nationality — you receive a certificate from that country's consulate stating that you have renounced the nationality, and submit it. ② Making a pledge — while you have an address in Korea, you write a pledge not to exercise your foreign nationality at the nationality counter. The law sets out who may take path ②, so please check first at the counter or at 1345. If you cannot give up your nationality because of the law of your own country, there is a separate path for that as well.
📍 Where to go and get it in person
Your own country's embassy or consulate (for the proof of renunciation) — the pledge is written at the nationality counter
Basis
- 국적법 시행규칙 제11조(국적선택 신고서의 서식 및 첨부서류) 제2항 제2호 (법제처 국가법령정보센터 — 현행 시행 2026-10-02 판으로 2026-10-05 대조 · 이 조문은 그 개정에 안 걸림(2026-10-02 개정은 별지 서식 문구뿐))
- 국적법 시행령 제11조(외국 국적의 포기방식 등) 제1항·제3항 (법제처 국가법령정보센터 — 현행 판(시행 2022-12-20 그대로) 2026-10-05 대조)
- 국적법 시행령 제13조(외국 국적 포기가 어려운 자 등) 제1항 (법제처 국가법령정보센터 — 현행 판(시행 2022-12-20 그대로) 2026-10-05 대조)
This content was checked on 2026-10-03.