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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: If you're a male over 22 years old trying to obtain F4.. |
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Hello all. Well, I just came back from Changwon Immigration in Gyeongnam. They said I do not qualify for a F4 visa. Even though all the websites I checked said I qualify for a F4 visa, Changwon Immigration proved otherwise.
According to a new stipulation which was passed in 2009, any male that's 22 years or older had to have been added to the Ga jok gwan gye jung myong seo� (Korean family census registry). If you're not on the census registry and you're over 22 years old, then you're out of luck.
For everyone else that's under 22 years old, I would suggest finding out how your name can be added to the family registry. If you have to serve the Korean military then that's your call.
You should really ask yourself, is this F4 visa really worth it?
*by the way, I was born in the US and lived there all my life and only my mother has US citizenship. |
For me, it is damn well worth it. Sorry to hear you don't qualify and well, it's gonna be tough finding an employer who'll go through the trouble to give you an E-2 considering how many gyopos with F-4s are out there. |
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yik101
Joined: 15 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject: Still confused... |
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This is direct from Seoul Immigration's website:
"A person whose either of parents or either of grandparents with Korean nationality acquired foreign nationality"
So what does this mean? It clearly says ...whose EITHER of parents.
The last time I checked either means ONE OR THE OTHER.
Meaning if my mother OR father acquired foreign nationality then there shouldn't be any problems.
My mother did acquire US citizenship.
Anyone have any advice to help me? Thanks~ |
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fusionbarnone
Joined: 31 May 2004
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def PD
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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Question regarding the F4 visa documentation.
For the family tree/register do I need the information for both parents?
Also, regarding the birth certificate, does it need to be the original, or will the long form suffice? If the long form will suffice, does it need to be apostilled?
In addition, does the FBI background documentation need to be apostilled as well?
I myself am trying to get an F4 visa as well.
Thank in advance! |
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BackHOME
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Def, I'm kinda in your situation....
So here's my deal
1. Male, born and raised US, 27yrs old
2. Father, never renounced his citizenship--But is a US citizen--Naturalized AFTER I was born.
3. Mother-Became a US citizen before I was born
4. I am apparently not on the registry...
Am I screwed here for the F4 visa?
What if my father renounces his citizenship now? Can I get it after it becomes official?
Can I use my mom's citizenship instead of my dad's?
Cant do E2 visa because I had a couple drinking tickets... |
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EverGreen212
Joined: 16 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:17 pm Post subject: Confused! |
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So I saw on many posts (like this one) that I need to have a certificate of naturalization as a requirement for an F-4. I can't seem to find this anywhere on the official Korean Embassy site though...
The reason I'm wondering about this is because I automatically became a citizen through my parents (they were naturalized before I turned 1 and therefore I received my passport. Because I didn't have to go through the hoopla of getting the citizenship like most other people do (because I was a minor) I didn't get a certificate. So...if it's a requirement for the F-4 I have to go through the unnecessary process of getting this certificate which is going to cost me about $1,000...and I can't tell if officially this is mandatory.
Anyone have any ideas? |
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