How to Report a Child's Birth Abroad to Korea (and Why the ID Number Shows Only 6 Digits)
If your child was born outside Korea and one parent is Korean, your child can be registered as a Korean citizen. The short answer: you can report the birth to Korea without flying home, through a Korean embassy or a Korean administrative agent (행정사) . But the child's resident registration number will show only the first 6 digits until the child actually registers as a resident in Korea. Our child was born in Vietnam in 2019, and we moved to Korea in 2023. Here is how it worked for us. 1. Does my child get Korean nationality? Yes, in most cases. Korea follows the bloodline principle : if the father or mother is a Korean citizen when the child is born, the child is Korean no matter where the child was born . But nationality alone is not enough. You need to report the birth so the child is added to the Korean family register (가족관계등록부) . 2. Two ways to report a birth from abroad Option How it works Korean embassy or consulate Submit the documents at the Korean embassy or ...