They grew up as South Koreans — then found out they may not be citizens

When they say Korean-Russian, does that include Koryo-saram?

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlSzckpqnqs&amp;t=128">2:08</a> 1) Everything was fine until HE approached THEM to ask whether his kids were citizens 🤦‍♂otherwise they would have probably never known.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlSzckpqnqs&amp;t=185">3:05</a> You can only have dual citizenship if you acquire it at birth. They acquired it AFTER birth. The official on the phone was correct. If your child is born and you can register the birth at the Russian Embassy, by definition, they acquired that Russian citizenship AT BIRTH. Nobody lied to you. YOU didn&#39;t do your due diligence. Your question to them is not the same as the situation you got yourself in.<br><br>Thanks dad for screwing up your kids lives for what could be found with a 5 minute google search.

I my view, they need to pick one, not both countries. You can&#39;t pledge allegiance and loyalty to 2 countries or as they say, serve 2 masters. What if they go to war... like Korea/west vs Russia or China since Korea is a staunch ally with the west. I don&#39;t know why these Koreans want to be Korean citizens when they&#39;re already US or Australian citizens. Every Asian wants to live in the US or Australia. I guess it&#39;s greed. They want their cake and eat it too. Same with mix babies and couples. Don&#39;t make the same mistake the US made. Look at the fiasco US is facing right now: Birth tourism, anchor babies, 30 million+ illegal aliens many of whom can&#39;t be deported because of the anchor baby, immigration fraud, identity fraud, strains on government programs such as housing, schools, food, welfare, healthcare, etc... like the father who got childcare subsidies and healthcare benefits, which could go to those who are 100% citizens.

No double dipping! Being ignorant of the law isn&#39;t a free pass.

Allowing dual citizenship is dumb, they should just abolish it to avoid more complication and headache

That is what you get when you believe dual citizenship is something good. Pick a side!

Pick one citizenship. Don’t be a double dipper than act surprise. Korea, hold your ground.

Looks like they tried to take an advantage of dual citizenship to avoid mandatory military service and got messed up.

The Law is the Law unless the Government changes it with due process and the change does not revert back, it can only be effective going FORWARD.

it&#39;s obvious thing, in the age of AI, we no longer need to have large families. In fact, having too many children could become a burden, especially in developed countries. Immigration controls for people coming from less-developed countries should also be strengthened. Illegal immigrants should face permanent deportation and substantial fines.

If he is not citizen, they why would they made him serve the army?

The country has a birthrate issue, and is even encouraging single men to find wives overseas. Seems like a problem that should be addressed quickly before difficult to reverse life decisions are made.

Japan makes it easy: kids can be dual citizens, but at a certain age, they need to choose 1 country. But, Japan has been a bit lax with enforcing this law. At least for now.

This is an unacceptable miscommunication. The status of anyone taking dual citizenship should have been displayed online so that no confusion would occur. I feel bad for the affected parents n children. 😢<br><br>Furthermore the system should be able to register immediately if a child can benefit from subsidiaries or not, thus not having to suddenly ask them to pay back in the future when discovered.

terrifying state