Basic pension recipients with multiple citizenships more than double

The number of recipients of South Korea’s basic pension who also hold foreign citizenship more than doubled in four years, topping 8,000 in 2025, according to a National Assembly Budget Office report. The budget office warned that gaps in verifying overseas income and assets could lead to unequal treatment. Under a law promulgated in October, people applying for the basic pension from April 21, 2027, will generally need to have lived in South Korea for at least five years after turning 19. The n