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· The applicant should have a domicile in the Republic of Korea for at least two consecutive years, being married to a national of the Republic of Korea. Or three years should lapse since he/shebecame married to a national of the Republic of Korea and has a domicile in the Republic of Korea for at least one year consecutively.

· Theday the applicant legally completed a foreigner registration process is deemedthe beginning of the period of sojourn since which the applicant shall stay inthe Republic of Korea for at least two consecutive years. However, if it fallsunder any of the following subparagraphs, the applicant is deemed to have beenstaying in the Republic of Korea consecutively, including all the periodshe/she had stayed in Korea (Article 5 of the Enforcement Rule of theNationality Act).

1. Where the applicant who was granted re-entry permit in the Republic of Korea before the expiration of the permitted period of stay has departed from Korea and has reentered within the permitted period;

2. Where the applicant has departed from the Republic of Korea temporarily because he/she had not been able to extend his/her period of stay during his/her stay in Korea and has reentered with an entry visa within one month;

3. Where the Minister of Justice recognizes that adding up all the periods he/she had stayed in Korea is reasonable due to the reasons mentioned in subparagraphs 1 and 2 or other equivalent reasons.

· If it falls under any of the following subparagraphs and the Minister of Justice considers the case as reasonable, the applicant who failed to fulfill the requirements for the period of sojourn mentioned above may apply for permission for facilitated naturalization after he/she fulfills the requirements for the remaining period:

1. Where the applicant was unable to sustain marriage due to death or disappearance of his/her Korean spouse, divorce, or separation while being married to the said spouse;

2. Where the applicant is taking care of a minor born between him/her and his/her Korean spouse.

· In order to obtain permission for facilitated naturalization, a person who had filed a marriage report and has been maintaining a normal matrimonial relationship with his/her Korean spouse shall submit an application for naturalization (Form 2 of the Enforcement Rule of the Nationality Act) and the following documents to the head of the competent Immigration Service, the head of the office of the Immigration Service, the head of the branch office of the Immigration Service or the head of the branch office of the office of the Immigration Service(hereinafter referred to as the "head of an immigration office, etc.") (Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Nationality Act and Article 3(2) of the Enforcement Rule of the Nationality Act)

1. Document proving that the applicant is a foreigner;

2. Document falling under any of the following cases, proving that the applicant or any of his/her family members who live with him/her is able to support himself/herself.

A. Applicants for general naturalization shall submit one of the following documents:

① Income certificate proving the income exceeds the gross national income (GNI) per capita of the previous year notified by the Bank of Korea (issued by the head of a district tax office);

② Evidential document of financial assets (deposit, installment savings, stock, etc.) over KRW 60 million;

③ A document proving ownership over a property of which the officially assessed land price, the actual transaction price, or the market price announced by a bank is KRW 60 million or more, or a copy of a real estate lease contract where the lease deposit is KRW 60 million or higher, etc.;

④ Other documents deemed to be able to substitute for ① through ③ and reasonable by the Minister of Justice.

B. Applicants for facilitated naturalization shall submit one of the following documents:

① Evidential document of financial assets(deposit, installment savings, stock, etc.) over KRW 30 million;

② A document proving ownership over a property of which the officially assessed land price, the actual transaction price, or the market price announced by a bank is KRW 30 million or more, or a copy of a real estate lease contract where the lease deposit is KRW 30 million or higher, etc.;

③ A certificate of employment or a certificate of prospective employment;

④ Other documents deemed to be able to substitute for ① through ③ and reasonable by the Minister of Justice.

3. When a person is applying for accompanying acquisition, documents proving the relationship.

4. Certificate regarding the family relationship details of the Korean spouse. However, if the person married abroad and the marriage is not recorded in the Korean spouse's family relationship registry, a document proving the fact of marriage may be subs

· The Justice Minister conducts a comprehensive assessment under Article 48 (2)-3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Control Act (hereinafter “comprehensive assessment”) and interview-based examination for applicants for naturalization (Article 4 (3) of the Enforcement Decree of the Nationality Act).

※Those exempted from comprehensive assessment

· The comprehensive assessment shall be Facilitated Naturalization shall be exempted for those who have completed the societal integration program (hereinafter “societal integration program”), including education, provision of information and counseling the Justice Minister provides for societal adaptation by those who have applied for facilitated naturalization based on marriage-based immigration and foreigners who desire to obtain Republic of Korea nationality or a permanent sojourn permit and those who have obtained 60 or more points out of full 100 points in the comprehensive assessment within the last 3 years (Article 39 (1) of the Immigration Control Act, Article 4 (1)-5, 5-2, 6 of the Enforcement Rules of the Nationality Act, and Article 7 (1)-3 of the Guidelines for Handling Nationality Related Services).

※The interview shall be exempted for those marriage-based immigrants who have maintained a normal married relationship with the spouse and those who have obtained 60 or more points out of full 100 points in the comprehensive assessment among those who have completed the societal integration program (Article 4 (4) of the Enforcement Rules of the Nationality Act and Article 8 (3)-2 of Guidelines for Handling Nationality related Services).