Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school

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'Citizenship by investment' programs in Caribbean, Pacific states serve as gateway to elite education track in KoreaVanuatu, an archipelago of 83 islands in the South Pacific, is a paradise for nature lovers. But in South Korea, this beautiful island nation is gaining attention for a different reason: citizenship shopping

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[modestgoddess79]

Yet another example of how ridiculously competitive their education system is

[waves_of_light]

i find this interesting because i knew birth tourism was a thing, but never thought about getting citizenship for educational purposes. like, just to network with kids of rich families.

[xbriyeon]

Huh, is there a name for rich second-gen (ex-)nationals like this? ie. equivalentish to China's 'fu er dai'

[chikage_chan]

I work for admissions at a top university in Japan, and from my experience this trend is bound to increase. Another tactic nowadays to avoid having to change nationalities is to ship just the kid abroad to study in a foreign international school during high school.