Loading…
In depth
The hoju (household head system) was the Korean family registry system, similar to the Japanese koseki. It was abolished on January 1, 2008, and replaced by the individual-based family relations register (가족관계등록부, gajok gwangye deungnokbu).
For Korean CBD cases, hoju records (for pre-2008 events) and family relations register records (for post-2008 events) are the primary documents establishing family relationships and Korean citizenship.
The hoju system was patrilineal — the household head was always male, and citizenship was transmitted through the father. The 2005 reform and 2008 abolition addressed gender inequities, but the hoju records remain critical for historic CBD cases.
Related terms
A koseki is the Japanese family registry, the official record of family relationships that serves as proof of Japanese citizenship.
The OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card is the Indian document granting lifelong residency and most economic rights to persons of Indian origin, in lieu of full dual citizenship.
PIO (Person of Indian Origin) was a card for persons of Indian origin, merged into the OCI scheme in 2015.
The Law of Return (1950) is the Israeli law that grants Israeli citizenship to Jews, their children, grandchildren, and spouses.
Aliyah is the Hebrew term for Jewish immigration to Israel, the process by which Jews and their descendants claim Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return.
Misrad HaPnim (Ministry of Interior) is the Israeli government ministry that processes Israeli citizenship applications and issues Israeli identity documents.