Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Christinini]

After I've written all this out,

I see my friend's posted my issue here for me .. haha

but here's my question :


I am (or was .. ?) a dual citizen of Canada and Korea.

I lost my passports from both countries (they had expired anyway)

but because of the longer process I would've had to go through

to get a new birth certificate for the Canadian passport

(I was born in Quebec before 1994),

I replaced my Korean passport in time to leave the US.

Then the ATL consulate told me they shouldn't have issued it

because I am 21 and my Korean citizenship had been revoked

and that I should have shown them my birth certificate.


I was never asked for it and they really should

run checks on people so as not to waste their time

or my time - and money.

Who knows how many other people they issued passports to

who "shouldn't have been issued one."

Now I'm just venting ..


So I called the Houston consulate and the Korean embassy

and they told me my passport is valid until I turn 22.


I called the Atlanta consulate back

and told them I checked with other places

and that they told me my Korean citizenship is valid

until I turn 22 - to this, they said, "I guess we were wrong."

I wish they would all just stop guessing and

somebody, anybody, would tell me

straight up facts -


I am set to leave the US in 4 days

and I don't have time to get the replacement birth certificate

and then the Canadian passport -


Regardless, my Korean passport will be void in a month

should the Houston Korean consulate and

the Korean embassy have been correct about the age.


I know that the Canadian citizenship is permanent

as long as it is not formally given up,

but the Korean one is automatically lost at 21 - or 22.

The consulate told me I need to fill out a form

called "losing citizenship in Korea" or

something along those lines.

So I asked them if I would still be a Korean citizen

if I had not / do not fill out the form

and they said no ..

so if I have already lost my citizenship

or will be losing it regardless, why do I need to fill out that form ??


And if I choose to reclaim my Korean citizenship,

how would I go about doing that ?

And does Korea require

my giving up of the Canadian citizenship ?



They are not helping clarify anything,

and I'm sure there are other people

who are more knowledgeable than

the clueless people at the consulates.






Please, let me know if anyone has info,



Thanks





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[bobbybigfoot]

Why do you post in such a dreadful manner? I stopped reading because of it.

[Cerulean]

Yup, I stopped reading too.

[Kryten]

Hahaha.. as did I. Dude, are you trying to write in sonnets or is your Korean side getting the better of you?

[ilovebdt]

To enter Korea you need at least 6 months left on your passport before it expires don't u?

ilovebdt

[The Goalie]

You lost your passports. They were expired anyway. If this is all true you shouldn't be allowed out of your backyard. Find a place to live and stay there.

[m4l]

drama queen

[kimchi_pizza]

[Christinini]

I was looking for answers

not dumbasses with smug comments

if you didn't have answers,

you shouldn't have clicked on the link

that's plainly titled "help"

idiots, lol


ilovebdt, you were right -

but I'm in Korea now,

turns out it's 22 : )

[conrad2]

[oskinny1]