Multicultural Families Applied by the Support for Multicultural Families Act- The term "multicultural family" means any of the following families (subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Support for Multicultural Families Act):
1. A family comprised of an immigrant by marriage defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Framework Act on Treatment of Foreigners Residing in the Republic of Korea and a person who has acquired nationality of the Republic of Korea since the time of birth pursuant to Articles 2 through 4 of the Nationality Act;
2. A family comprised of a person who has acquired nationality of the Republic of Korea pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of the Nationality Act and a person who has acquired nationality of the Republic of Korea since the time of birth pursuant to Articles 2 through 4 of the aforementioned Act.
- In addition, the provisions of support for multicultural families shall apply to multicultural family members who raise children born in de facto marital relationships between a foreigner and a national of the Republic of Korea (Article 14 of the Support for Multicultural Families Act).
- Even if a multicultural family breaks up due to divorce or other causes, the Support for Multicultural Families Act shall still apply to the children who were once members of the family (Article 14-2 of the Support for Multicultural Families Act).
※ Visit the website (https://m.easylaw.go.kr/MOM) and go to Multicultural Family for further information on support for multicultural families.