Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Marley_Doug]

I know that this is somewhere on the board, but I can never get the search to find what I need...

Anyway, I am in Korea right now working with an E-2 visa. I did not get my F-4 because I did not know about until after I got here. My mom is Korean, but now a US citizen and my dad is an American. I want to get my F-4 in the near future since I am planning on staying in Korea for more than a year.

What papers do I need my mom to send me? What do I need over here on my part.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Marley_Doug

[blahblah]

I am not completely sure about the process in Korea.

You need:
your mom's hojuk
copy of your naturalization or home country birth certificate
visa
2 passport pictures
fill out a declaration waiver for military service

I think the immigration office in Seoul is in Mokdong.

[Pak Yu Man]

[ChuckECheese]

[jvalmer]

I assume your name is not in the hojuk.
If it is, I'm not sure what you have to do.

Anyways, you'll need:
- your mom's hojuk "호적등본 (말소.제적된자 포함) - with a "제적" indicated in the area where your mom's name is
- to get this hojuk you will need to go to some local office (take a Korean with you), you will need to know your mom's Korean name, the name of the "호주" (the head of the family), the "본적" (your mom's korean family's historical address)
- copy of your naturalization or home country birth certificate with both your parent's name on it
- a copy of your mom's naturalization papers
- a copy of your father's birth certificate
- 2 passport pictures
- i believe 60,000 won

At the immigration office, they will ask you to fill out a few more forms, I believe they are all in Korean. It would be a good idea to take a Korean speaking Korean citizen with you.

[Marley_Doug]

Maybe I should have asked this before. I'm getting a little confused the more I read about this. Is the F-4 the right one for me if my mom is Korean married my dad who's an American and got her American citizenship. I have my mom's side of the family still in Korea.

Thanks for your help.

md

[jvalmer]

You should be able to get the F-4 if your mom cancelled her Korean citizenship. I think you also can do it on her behalf. Also, go the immigration office in Seoul (you will need to use a Seoul address for the forms). They seem to know more about this visa then the offices in the provinces.

[Stinky Llama]

Yup... F-4 is the one you'd want. My situation is exactly the same as yours (Korean mom, American dad... mom's fam still in Korea, etc.) but I got my F-4 in Chicago before I came here.

I'm not sure about the process once you're actually in Korea but the two "difficult" things you'll likely have to do are 1) make sure your mom renounced her Korean citizenship (my mom didn't officially do that and had to do that in December after having been a US citizen for almost twenty years) and 2) have your fam in Korea get a copy of the family registry (hojok) for you.

Then of course, you need the other documents like others mentioned.

Good luck with that! ^^

[gyopogirlfromtexas]

[Whistleblower]

You don't need proof that you will be leaving but you do need an address where you will be staying with all contact info.

That will satisfy the immigration officials.

[Toon Army]

[gyopogirlfromtexas]