{
  "id": 6521806,
  "title": "They grew up South Korean – then found out they may not be citizens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/they-grew-up-south-korean-then-found-out-they-may-not-be-citizens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T02:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/transnational-families-in-south-korea-may-not-be-citizens-6372781"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A South Korean man, born and raised in the country, now faces uncertainty about his citizenship after voluntarily acquiring Russian nationality at the age of two. This little-known provision in South Korea's nationality law can result in citizens losing their Korean citizenship when they acquire another nationality after birth. Fearing the consequences of losing his job and facing financial difficulties, the man hopes for changes to the law that would consider people in similar situations. Other families, unaware of the rule, continue living as South Korean citizens, but upon discovering the potential loss of their children's citizenship, they have been ordered to leave the country and repay various benefits they received.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}