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tremazing87
Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:24 am Post subject: Korean Consulate Juristiction |
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I've been living in the Washington, DC area for about 2 years now but I never bothered to get anything officially transfered to the area. My driver's license and passport both have North Carolina listed as my permanent address.
My question is this, If my passport says my address is in a different jurisdiction, do I have to use the consulate in that jurisdiction even though I technically live in Washington and all my other documents (background check, resume, etc) have a Washington address written on them?
I ask because it would be so much easier to just take the application to the embassy in person rather than send it all the way to Atlanta, especially since I'm a bit crunched for time. Has anyone dealt with this before? Do they make exceptions? Should I just get a local driver's license to make things easier? |
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tremazing87
Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:32 am Post subject: |
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Wait, I take that back. I just realized my passport doesn't have my address on it; it just has a place of birth.
So...revised question. How does the Embassy know/prove you live within their jurisdiction? Do I still need to get a new driver's license? |
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ttompatz

Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:24 am Post subject: |
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tremazing87 wrote: |
Wait, I take that back. I just realized my passport doesn't have my address on it; it just has a place of birth.
So...revised question. How does the Embassy know/prove you live within their jurisdiction? Do I still need to get a new driver's license? |
You are fine. You don't need a D/L to apply for a visa. Your passport is adequate ID everywhere on the planet outside of the US.
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tremazing87
Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Thanks. I felt a little silly after posting and then looking at my passport more closely. I had to put my address on the application so I thought it would show up on the passport itself.
I'll probably still get a new drivers license (renewing back in NC) because mine will expire before I get back. |
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OiGirl

Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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I have used both DC and Atlanta with a NC address. DC rocked; Atlanta sucked. You should have no problem. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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ttompatz wrote: |
tremazing87 wrote: |
Wait, I take that back. I just realized my passport doesn't have my address on it; it just has a place of birth.
So...revised question. How does the Embassy know/prove you live within their jurisdiction? Do I still need to get a new driver's license? |
You are fine. You don't need a D/L to apply for a visa. Your passport is adequate ID everywhere on the planet outside of the US.
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Your passport is adequate ID even in the US. |
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ttompatz

Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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CentralCali wrote: |
ttompatz wrote: |
tremazing87 wrote: |
Wait, I take that back. I just realized my passport doesn't have my address on it; it just has a place of birth.
So...revised question. How does the Embassy know/prove you live within their jurisdiction? Do I still need to get a new driver's license? |
You are fine. You don't need a D/L to apply for a visa. Your passport is adequate ID everywhere on the planet outside of the US.
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Your passport is adequate ID even in the US. |
No, many times in the US (and many parts of Canada) you will be asked for 2 pieces of ID even if one of them is your passport. On most of the rest of the planet your passport is considered adequate in and by itself for all purposes as a form of ID.
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