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quilter
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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 Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: Registering a foreign new born baby |
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My wife and I want to register our new born to get her ARC and Canadian passport etc. Just wondering what the process is. I was told we have to register the baby within a month, but I think we will need a passport for the baby to get the ARC, which would take about 3 weeks. Anyone been down this road before? What's the process?
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jaganath69
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: Registering a foreign new born baby |
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| quilter wrote: |
My wife and I want to register our new born to get her ARC and Canadian passport etc. Just wondering what the process is. I was told we have to register the baby within a month, but I think we will need a passport for the baby to get the ARC, which would take about 3 weeks. Anyone been down this road before? What's the process?
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First you have to get the passport. In my case a certificate of citizenship was first required from the Australian embassy before we could get it. Once the passport is secured you need to take the documents your Korean doctor gave you at the birth, your passports and ARC and the child's passport to immigration where the process will take about a week. You'll have to move swiftly, since in my case getting the documents meant two trips to Seoul and a period of greater than a month which resulted in a 100 000 won fine. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: Registering a foreign new born baby |
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| quilter wrote: |
My wife and I want to register our new born to get her ARC and Canadian passport etc. Just wondering what the process is. I was told we have to register the baby within a month, but I think we will need a passport for the baby to get the ARC, which would take about 3 weeks. Anyone been down this road before? What's the process?
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Is the mother Korean or foreign? It makes a BIG difference.
As a foreigner married to a Korean there is no rush. Because the baby is Korean by blood there is no need to register it as a foreigner. Just pop into the gu-office and register the baby there.
You can then do the Canadian birth registration and passport application at your convenience.
If you do NOT want the baby to have Korean citizenship then you have 30 days to register the baby as a foreigner with immigration. This gives you 7 days to register at the embassy after it's birth and apply for it's passport. The new passport will arrive in about 3 weeks leaving you a few days to get down to immigration.
For the case where BOTH the baby's parents are foreigners then the baby MUST be registered at immigration within 30 days. You will need it's foreign passport, your ARC, and the birth certificate issued by the hospital. They may also require proof of marriage between the parents - they asked for a copy of our wedding certificate even though my wife is here on an F3 visa.
If both the baby's parents are foreigners, the baby does NOT require a Korean name.
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you cannot obtain the passport and make the trip to immigration to register the baby within the required 30 days,
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take the passport application receipt and the hospital birth record down to immigraion and register the baby anyway. This will require you to make another trip to immigration when you get the passport but will save you the fine for late registration (100k per month).
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quilter
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Both my wife and I are foreign, so I guess we will have to move quickly and get the passport processed.
Any other info or pitfalls to avoid would be appreciated. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| quilter wrote: |
Both my wife and I are foreign, so I guess we will have to move quickly and get the passport processed.
Any other info or pitfalls to avoid would be appreciated. |
When you go to the Canadian Embassy you will (assuming you are the Canuk) need:
Baby's birth record (in English) from the hospital and signed/stamped by the doctor.
Your passport, birth certificate, ARC, copy of the WEDDING certificate (to verify paternity).
Passport photos for the baby (in the approved form and size) as well as birth registration photos (different size from the passport ones) in the approved form.
Application form filled in by you and the fees (127k won comes to mind but I don't know for certain).
You will get the 1 year passport in about 2-3 weeks. The birth registration card takes about 6 months. When you get the card, take it back to the embassy with the baby's passport and they will extend it to the full 5 years.
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| And during this time shouldn't the mother isn't resting in one of those pregnant mother places that Korean women go to for three months or however long it is. |
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quilter
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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The system set up for foreigners wanting to register their babies leaves a very narrow window to get it done without paying a penalty. It seems in Korea that mother and baby don't leave the house for at least 100 days, and who wants to take their new born to a photo shop to have passport shots done within a week of birth? Seems like a bit of a cash grab.
I guess we will take the passport registration receipt, along with all the other documents to immigration and then go back once we receive the passport. Can I get this done at Omokgyo? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| quilter wrote: |
The system set up for foreigners wanting to register their babies leaves a very narrow window to get it done without paying a penalty. It seems in Korea that mother and baby don't leave the house for at least 100 days, and who wants to take their new born to a photo shop to have passport shots done within a week of birth? Seems like a bit of a cash grab.
I guess we will take the passport registration receipt, along with all the other documents to immigration and then go back once we receive the passport. Can I get this done at Omokgyo? |
It isn't that bad. We did it last year without problem - complete with passport and within the 30 days.
You register the baby at the same place you are registered at (the office that issued your ARC.) You need to take 2 passport sized photos of the baby when you regsiter (for the baby's ARC).
It will be (if I remember correctly) 60k won to register the baby and 50k won more for a re-entry permit for it if you plan to travel during the next year.
The good news is that infants (under 24 months) fly for 10% of the IATA published fare on most airlines (international flights) and many of them allow the infant to travel for free on domestic flights. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't forget if you decide to actually register the babies birth then you'll be libel for the baby tax. I'd think twice about registering here! |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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The system set up for foreigners wanting to register their babies leaves a very narrow window to get it done without paying a penalty. It seems in Korea that mother and baby don't leave the house for at least 100 days, and who wants to take their new born to a photo shop to have passport shots done within a week of birth? Seems like a bit of a cash grab.
I guess we will take the passport registration receipt, along with all the other documents to immigration and then go back once we receive the passport. Can I get this done at Omokgyo? |
I didn't need to take the passport when I went to Korean immigration. I had all the other documents, took them down within thirty days, and paid the fee. I got a receipt and they know my son is registered. When the passport arrives, I take it to get the stamp and to get an alien card.
I'm more concerned with the lack of immediacy on the passport thing - what if travel is absolutely necessary before the passport arrives! |
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jbpatlanta
Joined: 02 Jun 2007
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject: You don't need the passport |
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Once your baby is born take the birth certificate from the hospital and go to immigration. They will open a file for our baby. When you get the passport go back to immigration and they will finish processing your baby ARC and visa. As long as you open a file for your baby you will NOT have to pay a late fee if it takes longer than 30 days to get your visa. This is what I did. I applied for my son's passport and went to immigration three weeks after he was born. Then I went back to immigration four weeks later when I had my son's passport and a day off of work. I was fine.
Just make sure you go to immigration right after your baby is born and tell them you will come back when you have the passport.
Congratualations on the baby! |
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quilter
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank for the well wishes jbpatlanta, and all the others who have posted with useful information. I will go to immigration with the documents before I get the passport and then later when I get the passport. |
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