Naturalización especial — Padre o madre coreano (특별귀화)

Special naturalization (특별귀화) architecture: an alien with a 주소 (domicile) in the ROK may naturalize WITHOUT meeting 제5조제1호 (5-year domicile), 제5조제1호의2 (PR prerequisite), 제5조제2호 (adult capacity) OR 제5조제4호 (livelihood capacity), if they fall into one of three 제7조제1항 categories. Note the waiver set is precisely '제5조제1호ㆍ제1호의2ㆍ제2호 또는 제4호' — the 제5조제3호 (good conduct), 제5조제5호 (basic knowledge) and 제5조제6호 (ministerial acknowledgment) requirements are NOT waived for special naturalization.

• Special naturalization (특별귀화) architecture: an alien with a 주소 (domicile) in the ROK may naturalize WITHOUT meeting 제5조제1호 (5-year domicile), 제5조제1호의2 (PR prerequisite), 제5조제2호 (adult capacity) OR 제5조제4호 (livelihood capacity), if they fall into one of three 제7조제1항 categories. Note the waiver set is precisely '제5조제1호ㆍ제1호의2ㆍ제2호 또는 제4호' — the 제5조제3호 (good conduct), 제5조제5호 (basic knowledge) and 제5조제6호 (ministerial acknowledgment) requirements are NOT waived for special naturalization. - Special naturalization — Korean-parent category: an alien whose father or mother is a Korean national ('부 또는 모가 대한민국의 국민인 사람') may obtain special naturalization under 국적법 제7조제1항제1호, EXCEPT a person adopted as an adult under the Civil Act ('양자로서 대한민국의 「민법」상 성년이 된 후에 입양된 사람은 제외한다'). This is distinct from the 제6조제1항제3호 simplified route for adult adoptees: a minor/non-adult-adoptee with a Korean parent uses 제7조 (no residence-period requirement); an adult-adoptee uses 제6조제1항제3호 (3-year domicile).

• Naturalization takes effect at the OATH-AND-CERTIFICATE moment, not at the grant of permission: a person who obtains naturalization permission under 제4조제1항 acquires ROK nationality at the time he/she takes an oath of citizenship (국민선서) before the Minister of Justice AND is granted a certificate of naturalization (귀화증서), per 국적법 제4조제3항. The Minister may exempt a person from the oath where age or physical/mental disability prevents understanding it. Per 제4조제4항, the head of a regional immigration office may receive the oath / grant the certificate on the Minister's behalf. This oath-timing regime was INTRODUCED by Act No. 15249, effective 2018-12-20. (The oath provision is 제4조제3항, NOT 제5조.) - Naturalization-test mechanics (귀화적격심사 / 종합평가 + 면접심사) operationalize the 제5조제5호 basic-knowledge and 제5조제3호 good-conduct requirements at the Enforcement-Decree / Ministerial level: the eligibility examination is conducted as a written comprehensive evaluation (종합평가) and interview (면접심사) with a pass mark of 60 out of 100 (60점 이상); completion of the Social Integration Program (사회통합프로그램, KIIP) advanced level can exempt the written test. The test structure and pass-mark are NOT in the Nationality Act itself — the Act states only the substantive 제5조제5호/제3호 requirement.

Primary statute: 국적법 제7조제1항제1호. Operative 1948-12-20–present. Authority: Minister of Justice (법무부장관); Korea Immigration Service (출입국·외국인정책본부).