DNA Test program
DNA Test program What is DNA test What is the goal of the DNA Testing System?
This system aims at confirming one’s paternity through the analysis of the genetic information of children with no known relatives in protective facilities or other institutions, and that of families with missing children, in order to find long-term missing children.
Since January 2020, and thanks to the collaboration of the relevant ministries, overseas adoptees of Korean origin who fall under the category of children with unknown descent are eligible to have their DNA collected and registered at local diplomatic missions without having to travel to Korea.
* 14 countries of adoption, 34 diplomatic missions abroad
Who can apply and how?
Eligibility
· Korean adoptees who can be considered Missing Children.
- Any adoptee who has no known relatives (of unknown descent) at the time of entry into an orphanage or adoption agency. (Article 11 of the Law on Protection and Assistance to Missing Children)
Procedure
- Request for disclosure of one’s adoption information to an adoption agency or the NCRC
- Check with the NCRC if you are eligible for DNA testing
- The collected sample is sent to the Korean National Police to be compared with the DNA information of missing persons' families.
- The collected sample is sent to the Korean National Police to be compared with the DNA information of missing persons' families.
