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[doublepitch]

Hi -

I'm hoping you guys can help me.

I am supposed to leave Korea on December 27th (next Sunday), and I went to the Atlanta Consulate to get my F4 visa today. There I learned that they no longer accept the old hojuks and I need two other things from both my mom's side and my dad's side.

That's not the important issue though.

The lady at the consulate stated that I CANNOT get my F4 once I'm in Korea. She said I NEED to get it here before leaving.

Also, since I booked a ONE-WAY ticket, she said that they would not let me board since I have no visa.

That problem can be solved, since I can just book another ticket back before I leave. I can cancel that one (even if they fine me).

However, has anybody else done that? Gone to Korea on a round-trip ticket or a one-way ticket and THEN gotten their F4 visa in Korea?

I have all the other necessary documents. I'm just missing the �ki bon jung myong seo� and �ga jok gwan gye jung myong seo� (korean family census registry) which I can get in Korea.

If anybody could help I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

[pkang0202]

Without an f4 visa, you would be entering the country with a tourist visa. Immigration, no matter the country, doesn't like tourists with one way tickets.

What you do is get another one way ticket (refundable) from Seoul to anywhere out of the country. Once you enter Korea, you CAN get your f4 here. Be prepared to for your parents to mail you all sorts of documents and things for immigration.