A Seoul court has rejected the naturalization of a Chinese woman, citing her record of “misbehavior,” court records showed Sunday.

The Seoul High Court recently overturned a lower court’s ruling, which had ordered the Justice Ministry to cancel its decision to deny the 38-year-old Chinese woman a chance to become a naturalized South Korean citizen.

She does not meet naturalization requirements, as her sham marriage and an illegal entry into the country are not in accordance with the naturalization rule requiring “decent behavior,” although she gained a base of living here as she married and has been living with a South Korean man nearly for a decade, court documents said.

“She has been officially registered as a foreigner ... and seems able to stay here by extending her sojourn,” the court also, adding the ministry did not abuse its power in the rejection case. (Yonhap News)