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SuperFly
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 Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: Having a baby citizenship questions |
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| Wife is a Korean national but has permanent residence in USA. I'm an American citizen. We moved back to Korea about six months ago...We have a baby in Korea, what do I need to do to ensure that the kid has US citizenship? |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: Having a baby citizenship questions |
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| SuperFly wrote: |
| Wife is a Korean national but has permanent residence in USA. I'm an American citizen. We moved back to Korea about six months ago...We have a baby in Korea, what do I need to do to ensure that the kid has US citizenship? |
This topic needs to be a sticky, IMO! Go to the US embassy website- I'll find the link in a minute. The one thing I didn't know that I never read on the web, though, which caused me some troubles with immigration trying to go home to the US:
once you get the baby's passport, you have to Mokdong immigration (you're in Seoul, right?) and get an alien registration card for the baby if you want him to travel on his American passport. If you want him to enter Korea (in the future) on a Korean passport and forgo the alien card thing, then you STILL have to go to Mokdong and get a stamp in his passport saying he chooses to be considered a Korean and is living in Korean as a Korean citizen or something like that. Anyway, I didn't know I still had to go to immigration after I got his passport.
Er, where was the baby born? If he was born in the states and has a passport, he's all good in regards to citizenship.
Sorry for rambling.
*Edit* http://seoul.usembassy.gov/service.html
The link is for US Citizens' services, then click on the report of birth abroad...
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Unposter
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Apply for and recieve a U.S. passport. It should be as simple and as easy as filling out the documents that you are an American citizen (show your passport) and that this is your baby. You can do all this at the embassy.
Also, for your information, the U.S. recognizes dual citizenship but the ROK does not after the child reaches 18 years of age. If you want dual citizenship as it can make things easier here in Korea, you can. It is your choice.
Also, note that if you do not want dual citizenship for your baby, your baby will need a Korean visa within one month of birth or you will be fined.
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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Gracias compadres... 
We are not having a baby. She wants to have a baby this year. We've been trying to have one for 8.5 years! Anyway, I just wanted to know what I'd have to do IF we had a baby. Thanks again! |
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