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choreanz
Joined: 03 Sep 2010
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 Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:21 am Post subject: Korean American males and military service? |
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Have any other Korean American males encountered trouble teaching in Korea because of the military service? Last fall, I was trying to apply for the F-4, but then the Consulate told me I would have to serve in the military.
I was wondering if there were any E-2 holders who are working comfortably in Korea without the impending threat of military service. I mean surely, there have to be some Korean American males teaching in Korea, right?
Also, I'm half Chinese and half Korean, and I was born in the United States. My mom was not a US citizen when she had me, so somehow I am still Korean. At the same time, since I was born in the US, I am a US Citizen. |
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nate1983
Joined: 30 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| You should renounce your Korean citizenship (if, indeed, you can verify for absolute sure that you are a Korean citizen). Problem solved. |
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winterfall
Joined: 21 May 2009
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| nate1983 wrote: |
| You should renounce your Korean citizenship (if, indeed, you can verify for absolute sure that you are a Korean citizen). Problem solved. |
No its not.
Korea has a very specific law that says you need to choose your citizenship before your 19th birthday. Otherwise you owe service even if you renounce. I have gyopo relatives stuck in that boat.
OP your name is probably on the hojuk (Official family genealogy). Do you have any relatives in Korea that can get it for you and check?
You can come in on a tourist visa but that's 50/50. If your name shows up on the computer. They're take your passport away at the airport.
This is pretty accurate. Wikipedia usually isn't
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_nationality_law
And articles that describe the specific law that says you need to choose:
http://forums.yellowworld.org/showthread.php?t=15452
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/conscription.htm |
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choreanz
Joined: 03 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| My name isn't on the hojuk actually. |
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alwaysbeclosing100
Joined: 07 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:48 pm Post subject: re |
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| Given the declining birth rate and the number of months of military service has stayed the same(when it was expected to be reduced), the political climate here is ripe for finding additional sources of bodies to fill ROK army slots. F series resident visas will likely continue to get harder to get for males without doing military service. |
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choreanz
Joined: 03 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| What if I were to apply for just the E-2 though, and my name isn't on the hojuk? |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| choreanz wrote: |
| What if I were to apply for just the E-2 though, and my name isn't on the hojuk? |
they'll look at your korean face and they'll test for traces of korean blood.  |
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methdxman
Joined: 14 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| choreanz wrote: |
| My name isn't on the hojuk actually. |
You should be fine, what year were you born? |
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choreanz
Joined: 03 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| aug 2 1989 |
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