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[TripleBz]

Hope someone can answer these questions.

Background:
I'm a gyopo, born in the states, and my parents were born in korea. Ive been told that for me to get an F4 visa, only my mother has to give up her citizenship.

However, I was also told that when my mother became an american citizen, she technically gave up her citizenship, just not on paper. Is this true?

Also, what really happens when you give up your citizenship? I doubt my mom will ever live in korea again, but I'd hate to know that I made her life difficult somehow by just getting a visa for a short period of time. Is her citizenship just a formality?

I figure i'll only go through getting the F4 if it doesnt affect my mother in any adverse way. And if everything is in the clear, does anyone know what office we can call/contact to get this de-citizenship-izing process in motion?

Thanks.

[CPJ]

All it does is get her name taken off her family tree. If someone tries to check her family registry, they'll see that she doesn't exist anymore.

She can go back to Korea whenever she wants and can even apply to be reinstated as a Korean citizen at a later time.

No harm done!

[TripleBz]

Really, that is definitely what i wanted to hear. Btw, how easy is it to get reinstated? Just curious.

[jennzy]

i'm on the same boat as you...
except the diff is that i was born in korea and came to canada at the age of 3

let me tell you, the korean gov't is making it hard to do this!
you need to get someone in korea, directly related to you or your mom (aka your grandmother or your mom herself) will need to go to korea and obtain all the necessary documentations, like the family tree and all that jazz. it sucks because my grandmother from mom's side passed away 5 yrs ago so my mom's side can't help me. and my dad's side grandmother is very ill and she is my last hope. it sucks let me tell you.
but thats what you need to do!

if your mom has US citizenship theres no point of her holding a korean citizenship because korea does not allow dual citizenship so even if she tries to use her korean passport, korea will not reconize that.

so my best advice will be if your mom has us citizenship, she should just give up the korean citizenship. its easier.... plus us passport is much better than the korean passport

though i heard that with the us passport you can stay in korea for 60-90days without a visa??? but if she wants to stay longer it'll be easier for her to obtain a longer visa because she was born in korea.

if she can, i'd recommend obtaining a cdn passport if she can somehow... i'm a canadian and i can stay in most countries without a visa longer than what the US passports allow. i can stay in korea for 6 months.
(exception: china but i think thats everyone )

good luck!

[Toon Army]

[samcheokguy]

You're not a gyopo, you a 1st generation American Citizen. Where is your sense of patriotism?

[New Balance]

If she gives up her citizenship, and if there is any distribution of family wealth among her siblings later on, she is forfeiting her right for any compensation. Take heed. Korean's are wily with money even among family.