(1) A person with multiple nationalities who intends to choose the nationality of a foreign state may do so insofar as he or she is domiciled abroad, by declaring his or her intention to renounce the nationality of the Republic of Korea to the Minister of Justice via the head of a diplomatic mission overseas having jurisdiction over the place of the person’s residence: Provided, That anyone prescribed in the main clause of Article 12 (2) or paragraph (3) of the same Article may make such declaration within the relevant period or only after the relevant grounds arise. <Amended on May 4, 2010>
(2) A person who has declared his or her intention to renounce nationality pursuant to paragraph (1) shall lose the nationality of the Republic of Korea at the time the Minister of Justice accepts the declaration thereof. <Amended on May 4, 2010>
(3) Requirements and procedures for declaration and acceptance thereof under paragraph (1) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on May 4, 2010>[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 14, 2008][Title Amended on May 4, 2010][Nonconformity to the Constitution, 2016Hun-Ma889, Sep. 24, 2020. The provisions regarding the main clause of Article 12 (2) in the proviso of Article 14 (1) of the Nationality Act (as amended by Act No. 10275 on May 4, 2010) is not in conformity with the Constitution. Such provisions shall continue to apply until amended by the deadline of September 30, 2022.]