South Korean Court Upholds Constitution Mandating Foreign-Born Men Enlist Before Renouncing Citizenship

South Korean Court Upholds Constitution Mandating Foreign-Born Men Enlist Before Renouncing Citizenship
South Korean army soldiers stand guard before K-pop band BTS's member Jin enters the army to serve near an army training center in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on Dec. 13, 2022. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo
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South Korea’s court on Wednesday dismissed the petition of a man challenging the constitutionality of the Nationality Act, which mandates military service before renunciation of South Korean citizenship.

The man, who holds dual citizenship because he was born in the United States to South Korean parents, claimed that South Korea’s definition of intent to obtain permanent resident status was “ambiguous.”