Under the Missing Children Support Act, adoptees considered as missing children are eligible to register their DNA. Since 2020, government agencies have collaborated to allow such adoptees to register their DNA at a Korean police station through the Korean Embassy or Consulate in their adoptive country. Following the reorganization of Korea’s national adoption system, with all adoption-related services now consolidated under NCRC, the issuance format for DNA testing certificates has been standardized.
Whether applying within Korea or through overseas diplomatic offices, all eligible adoptees will now receive the same document titled:
"Certificate of Adoptee Without Identifying Birth Parent Information for Genetic Testing".
1. Eligible Adoptees for DNA Registration
Adoptees who have submitted a Request Adoption Information Disclosureand fall under one of the following:
Adoptees listed as abandoned or missing children, with no information on birth parents in adoption records Adoptees whose birth parents’ information is inaccurate or insufficient to identify or locate them
2. How to Apply
- Submit the required documents via email
- Submission Email: familysearch@ncrc.or.kr
3. Required Documents (Please refer to attached forms)
① Request Form: Certificate of Adoptee Without Identifying Birth Parent Information for Genetic Testing
② Consent Form: Personal Information Collection and Usage Agreement
③ Copy of your valid ID card or passport
4. Issuance & DNA Collection Procedure
[In Korea]
- Download the attached file below.
- Fill out and sign the application form and consent form (one copy each).
- Submit the completed forms via email to (familysearch@ncrc.or.kr)
- Eligibility confirmation (adoption information disclosure & status as an adoptee without known birth parents)
- Receive the Certificate
- Visit your local police station with the certificate and your ID copy for DNA collection
[Outside Korea via Embassy/Consulate]
- Download the attached file below.
- Fill out and sign the application form and consent form (one copy each).
- Submit the completed forms via email to (familysearch@ncrc.or.kr)
- Eligibility confirmation
- Receive the Certificate
- Contact your local Korean Embassy/Consulate for DNA collection procedures
- Proceed with DNA collection at the designated diplomatic office
