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Overseas Koreans Agency Opens [Dedicated Window for Adopted Koreans’ Inquiries] at the Overseas Korean Services Support Center.
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“Overseas Koreans Agency Opens [Dedicated Window for Adopted Koreans’ Inquiries] at the Overseas Korean Services Support Center
YTN Original Article Sent on 2025-03-25 17:49
The Overseas Koreans Agency (OKA) has opened a [Dedicated Window for Adopted Koreans’ Inquiries] today (25th) at the Overseas Korean Services Support Center located in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.
When adopted Koreans returning from abroad visit the dedicated window, they can receive not only interpretation services but also detailed guidance on various government departments related to adopted Koreans, including the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the National Police Agency, and the Ministry of Justice.
During the opening ceremony, Lee Sang-deok, the head of the Overseas Koreans Agency, announced plans to carry out various activities to enhance the convenience of the estimated 170,000 adopted Koreans worldwide in cooperation with the Ministry of Welfare, the National Police Agency, and the Korea Child Rights Protection Agency (NCRC / National Center for the Rights of the Child).
Lee Sang-deok / Head of Overseas Koreans Agency: “We plan to hold regular meetings with relevant institutions and organize a conference for overseas adopted Koreans. We are currently preparing for this and aim to establish a network among adopted Koreans and create programs and platforms to strengthen connections with their home country.”
Recently, it was reported that about 18,000 Korean adoptees who were adopted by the U.S. during infancy are at risk of deporation due to the anti-immigration policies of the US administration.
In this regard, the Overseas Koreans Agency plans to collaborate with local embassies and overseas adoption organizations to provide legal counseling support, from acquiring citizenship to responses after arrests, for stateless Korean adoptees at risk of depor*ation in the U.S.
The U.S. enacted the “Adoptee Citizenship Act” in 2000, granting automatic citizenship to adoptees. Before this law, adoptive parents had to apply separately for their adoptees' citizenship.
As a result, there is a growing possibility that Korean adoptees who failed to acquire citizenship due to the negligence of their adoptive parents or legal loopholes may face depor*ation due to their (lack of) residency status, prompting the government to monitor related developments.”
YTN Kang Hyun-jung (khj87@ytn.co.kr)
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