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Overseas Koreans
Registration of Family Relations of Korean Nationals Residing Abroad
Declaration Made Overseas
- Korean nationals residing abroad can, as stipulated by the Act on Registration of Family Relations, Etc., make a declaration or application to an overseas diplomatic office with jurisdiction (Article 34 of the Act on Registration of Family Relations, Etc.).
Copy of Certificate in Format Required Overseas
- When a Korean national residing abroad prepares a certificate pertaining to a declared incident in the format required in a particular foreign country, a copy of the certificate must be submitted to the person in charge of registering family relations at an overseas diplomatic office (Paragraph 1 of Article 35 of the Act on Registration of Family Relations, Etc.).
- If the region in which a Korean national is staying is not under the jurisdiction of an overseas diplomatic office, a copy of the certificate must be sent to the head of the city, eup, or myeon of the place of registration or the family relations registration officer at an office for the registration of family relations of Korean nationals residing abroad (Paragraph 2 of Article 35 of Act on Registration of Family Relations, Etc.).