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
· 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)