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Uh-oh
Joined: 20 Feb 2006
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 Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: Baby questions - Canadian guy, Korean wife |
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| I just had a baby a week and a half ago and was wondering what I had to do for both the Canadian and Korean side of things. We were given a "birth certificate," which was just a typed statement signed by the doctor, and I understand that we have to go to the gu office within 30 days. What else needs to be done?[/b] |
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tzechuk
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations! What wonderful Christmas present for you both.
Not being Canadian, I don't know the deal but for the UK I just had to apply for Letty's passport and that, in effect, was her birth registration.
As for the Korean side of things, as you said, go to the City Hall (Gu-cheong) and fill in a form or two to put her in your wife's hojockdengbun and Joomindenglok. Then you can apply for his/her Korean passport. |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats!
You need to declare the birth of your child at the Canadian Embassy as well as start the citizenship/passport application process. You'll want to get on that ASAP.
Be careful about registering your child (especially if it's a boy) with the Korean family register - I'm not exactly sure, but I've heard horror stories of Gyopos or Half-Korean males visiting Korea only to be told they MUST do their military service because someone in their family registered them. |
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polonius
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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We had a baby 4 months ago, and what you need to do is the following:
Go to the Canadian embassy and get his/her passport. Then once you have this, assuming you are going to make the baby a Canadian citizen, then you have to go to immigration and apply for the F3 visa. While you are at the Canadian embassy you will also apply for the citizenship card. This takes about 6 months. The passport takes 1 month. If your child is going to be a Canadian citizen, you need to get to immigration within the 30 days.
(This info is based on 2 Canadians having a baby in Korea)
And, congrats on your bundle of joy. Boy Girl? Name.
My little boy's name is Noah Raymond |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Hanson wrote: |
Congrats!
You need to declare the birth of your child at the Canadian Embassy as well as start the citizenship/passport application process. You'll want to get on that ASAP.
Be careful about registering your child (especially if it's a boy) with the Korean family register - I'm not exactly sure, but I've heard horror stories of Gyopos or Half-Korean males visiting Korea only to be told they MUST do their military service because someone in their family registered them. |
This is true. As Letty is a girl, we had no hesitation in getting her Korean nationality / passport.
Plus, you have up to aged 18 to choose either to retain or renounce your Korean nationality... so for a boy, if he chooses to renounce his Korean nationality, then he doesn't need to do military service. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| Hanson wrote: |
Congrats!
You need to declare the birth of your child at the Canadian Embassy as well as start the citizenship/passport application process. You'll want to get on that ASAP.
Be careful about registering your child (especially if it's a boy) with the Korean family register - I'm not exactly sure, but I've heard horror stories of Gyopos or Half-Korean males visiting Korea only to be told they MUST do their military service because someone in their family registered them. |
This is true. As Letty is a girl, we had no hesitation in getting her Korean nationality / passport.
Plus, you have up to aged 18 to choose either to retain or renounce your Korean nationality... so for a boy, if he chooses to renounce his Korean nationality, then he doesn't need to do military service. |
He'll just lose his popularity if he's in a boy band. 
Yup, been going through all of this myself.
However, I decided to hold off on the Canadian passport - don't need it, and it's only good for a year or so (until you get confirmation of citizenship).
Why spend the money? |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
Plus, you have up to aged 18 to choose either to retain or renounce your Korean nationality... so for a boy, if he chooses to renounce his Korean nationality, then he doesn't need to do military service. |
Its a girl so thats not a problem. but for those who have boys, be VERY careful about that.
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| Any male whose name appears on the Korean Family Census Register must fulfill his two-year military obligation unless he has surrendered his Korean nationality before March 30 of the year he turns 18 years old. |
On your child's 18th birthday, most people are busy thinking about high school graduation, college admissions, becoming an adult. A lot of people DO forget about this until its too late.
Also, Korean government doesn't recognize dual citizenship. As far as they are concerned, everyone with dual citizenship is 100% Korean citizen. |
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Captain Corea
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
Also, Korean government doesn't recognize dual citizenship. As far as they are concerned, everyone with dual citizenship is 100% Korean citizen. |
Pretty sure most governments are like that. Some permit you to hold two passports, but they recognize that you are a citizen of their country alone (odd, but true). |
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Uh-oh
Joined: 20 Feb 2006
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Thanks for your congratulations and responses everyone! We had a girl:
Ji-na is her name and used my wife's family name as the middle name.
One more quick question, I am way down south and can probably get the time off of work but what if I can't make it to the Canadian Embassy within the 30 day period? |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| Uh-oh wrote: |
Thanks for your congratulations and responses everyone! We had a girl:
Ji-na is her name and used my wife's family name as the middle name.
One more quick question, I am way down south and can probably get the time off of work but what if I can't make it to the Canadian Embassy within the 30 day period? |
You can do it all at the consulate in Busan. |
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Norith
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