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Increasing number of Koreans in U.S. renounce Korean citizenship

By KH디지털2

Published : Jan. 11, 2016 - 09:44

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An increasing number of South Koreans in the United States are renouncing their Korean citizenship, with more than 2,000 such cases filed with the consulate general in Los Angeles, data showed Sunday.

A total of 2,117 people renounced their South Korean citizenship in cases filed with the LA consulate last year. It was the first time that the number of citizenship renunciation requests received at the mission has exceeded 2,000.

Such cases have been on the rise in recent years, with 1,468 in 2013 and 1,854 in 2014.

The South Korean consulate general in New York also reported a sharp 32 percent increase to 270 in the number of citizenship renunciation requests received last year. (Yonhap)