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Nationality Act — Article 11-2 (Legal Status of Persons with Multiple Nationalities)

국적법 제11조의2

(1) A person who has both the nationality of the Republic of Korea and that of a foreign country by birth or under other conditions prescribed by this Act and who is prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "person with multiple nationalities") shall be treated only as a national of the Republic of Korea only in applying the laws and regulations of the Republic of Korea. <Amended on Dec. 20, 2016>

(2) When a person with multiple nationalities intends to engage in a field in which he or she is not allowed to perform official duties while maintaining the nationality of a foreign country under relevant statutes, the person shall renounce the nationality of a foreign country.

(3) When the head of a central administrative agency intends to enact or amend statutes, to allow a person with multiple nationalities to be treated the same as with an alien, he or she shall consult with the Minister of Justice in advance.[This Article Newly Inserted on May 4, 2010]

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